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# Customs Clearance Clerk - Shift position at cargo-partner

- **Company:** cargo-partner
- **Location:** Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/cargo-partner/f4c27c58-1f36-49c4-be03-07b74440d30f

## Job description

Are you looking to kick-start your career with a growing global business?

For over 40 years, we have served our clients with our Air, Ocean, Road, and Warehousing portfolio and we have enjoyed another very successful year at cargo-partner having strengthened our global position by joining the Nippon Express Group.

We are growing our UK team and now recruiting a Customs Clearance Clerk to join our Manchester Airport branch where you will be responsible within a team to coordinate and organise the full range of import and export customs services. You will receive extensive internal and external training as well as an online training for customs legislation and foreign trade, giving you the skills required to build a successful career in the freight forwarding industry.

*Please note any applicants must be happy with working 1 in every 3 weekends - on these weekends they will have Friday off and Sundays will be paid at 2x*

At cargo-partner, we believe in comprehensive training, loyalty, and internal promotion to help our staff reach their full potential and our operations management team are there to support you in your personal development and give you the tools to build a successful career in the freight forwarding industry.

Who are we?

cargo-partner are a global info-logistics provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of air, sea, land transport and warehousing solutions. With nearly 40 years expertise in information technology and supply chain optimization, we design tailor-made services for a wide range of industries to create competitive benefits for our customers all around the world. We are a diverse workforce with over 160 offices in more than 40 countries across the globe with new locations having already opened this year as we look to continue our growth.

Daily Tasks

- Manage multiple customs inboxes to coordinate with clients, customs agents, freight forwarders, hauliers, and other customs brokers to ensure customs documentation is delivered within company KPI’s.
- Collating data from multiple commercial documents provided by customers, verifying that they meet the required standards, and using the information to create customs clearance documents, ensuring all shipments comply with international customs regulations and company policies.
- Communicate with the above via phone and email to resolve an issues related to shipments. Address and resolve any issues or discrepancies related to shipments, and submit post clearance amendments where needed.
- Create CHED documents for POAO shipments via Government Gateway
- Create T1 transit documents.
- Create GMR’s via Government Gateway.
- Create SPOT jobs for documentation and billing.
- Calculate tariffs and duties.
- Bill customs charges, duties, outlay fees.

Desirable Skills

- Knowledge of Customs Regulations: In-depth understanding of import/export laws and regulations.
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous and detail-oriented to ensure accuracy in documentation and compliance.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective interaction with stakeholders.
- Organizational Skills: Strong organisational abilities to manage multiple shipments and tasks simultaneously.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify and resolve issues promptly.
- Computer Proficiency: Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant software

Software

- SPOT
- TRAFF
- Thyme IT
- Government Gateway
- Destin8
- CNS
- Microsoft Office

## What we can offer

- Competitive entry level salary
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Newly refurbed Manchester Airport office
- Private healthcare
- Free parking
- Stability of employment working with a true international logistics business
- Opportunity to progress through the business
- A great team dynamic with a supportive and friendly culture

If you are interested in this new opportunity within a very positive team environment and culture please send your CV to: iain.campbell@cargo-partner.com

## About cargo-partner

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: cargo-partner is a full-range info-logistics provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of air, sea, land transport and warehousing services, with specialized expertise in information technology and supply chain optimization.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Member of the Nippon Express Group since January 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Fischamend, Austria (near Vienna)
- **Founded**: 1983
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
- **Target customers**: B2B, serving a wide range of industries including Automotive & Spare Parts, Foodstuffs & Perishables, High Tech & Electronics, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, and Retail, Fashion & Lifestyle
- **Mission/purpose statement**: To streamline all processes along the entire supply chain, focusing on quality assurance and sustainable progress to provide fast and efficient solutions and ensure the long-term success of the company, its clients, its employees, and its industry.

## Products & Services
- **Air Freight**: Full-range air cargo services including a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) program that can reduce CO₂e emissions by up to 80% compared to conventional fossil fuels.
- **Sea Freight**: Comprehensive sea cargo solutions, including the use of Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF) — the company reduced CO₂e emissions by 811 tonnes through SMF in the first half of 2026.
- **Road Transport**: A rapidly expanding European Road Transport network with a strategic focus on trade flows linking Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland with Italy, Türkiye, the UK, and Ireland.
- **Warehousing & Logistics**: Over 300,000 m² of warehouse space, including the iLogistics Center in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia, a key hub for automotive and high-tech sectors.
- **SPOT Platform**: A proprietary IT platform enabling easy collaboration and full transparency throughout the supply chain.
- **Supply Chain Management & Consulting**: Teams analyze customer processes along the value creation chain, identify optimization opportunities, and implement improvements.
- **Specialized Industry Solutions**: Dedicated competence centers for Automotive, Foodstuffs, High Tech, Pharmaceuticals (with unbroken cold chain from -70°C to +30°C), and Retail/Fashion.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company, member of the Nippon Express Group)
- **Key Metrics**: Annual Revenue of EUR 2.06 billion (LinkedIn estimate) or EUR 1.7 billion Turnover (2024 company fact sheet); 3,800+ employees; 150+ offices in 35+ countries
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company is Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. (since January 2024). The company has a history of strategic acquisitions including Transcargo (2021), Gibon Logistics (2021), Repalog (2021), and Associated Customs & Forwarding (2021).
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Significant expansion of European Road Transport network in response to nearshoring trends
  - 1,191,035 total shipments in 2024
  - Handling 176,000 tonnes of air cargo, 162,000 TEU of sea cargo, and 1,306,000 tonnes of road transport annually
  - Awarded EcoVadis Silver Medal for sustainability (score of 72, 85th percentile)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Nippon Express Group Backing**: Since January 2024, cargo-partner has the financial strength, global network, and brand credibility of one of the world's largest logistics groups.
- **Proprietary Technology (SPOT Platform)**: Their own fully integrated IT platform provides end-to-end transparency and collaboration, a key differentiator in a traditionally fragmented industry.
- **Sustainability Leadership**: Offers concrete green logistics programs (SAF and SMF) and holds an EcoVadis Silver Medal, appealing to environmentally-conscious clients.
- **Specialized Industry Expertise**: Dedicated competence centers for Automotive, Pharma, High-Tech, and Food provide deep domain knowledge that generalist competitors cannot match.
- **Strategic European Network**: Strong presence in Central and Eastern Europe with an intermodal logistics hub in Slovakia, well-positioned for nearshoring trends.

## Strategic Focus
- **Network Expansion**: Actively expanding Road Transport services across Europe, particularly on the Slovakia/Czech Republic/Poland to Italy/Türkiye/UK/Ireland corridors.
- **Sustainability**: Growing their SAF and SMF programs to help clients decarbonize supply chains; targeting continued improvement in EcoVadis ratings.
- **Integration with Nippon Express**: Leveraging the parent company's global reach to offer seamless end-to-end solutions, particularly for clients with Asia-Europe trade lanes.
- **Digital Transformation**: Continuing to invest in the SPOT platform and IT capabilities to improve transparency and efficiency.
- **Industry Specialization**: Deepening expertise in high-growth verticals like pharmaceuticals (cold chain) and high-tech electronics.

## Why Work Here
- **Global, Diverse Environment**: Over 3,800 employees across 35+ countries, offering opportunities for international collaboration and career mobility within the wider Nippon Express Group.
- **Variety of Career Paths**: Clearly defined career profiles in Operations, Sales, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Legal & Insurance, and Training & Quality Management.
- **Meaningful Work**: Employees directly impact global supply chains for critical industries like pharmaceuticals and food, with a growing focus on sustainability.
- **Stability & Growth**: Backed by a major global logistics group (Nippon Express), with a 40+ year history of consistent growth and a track record of strategic acquisitions.
- **Work Policy**: Not explicitly stated as remote/hybrid; likely office-based at specific logistics hubs and offices given the operational nature of the business. The headquarters is in Fischamend, Austria, with major hubs in Slovakia and across Central/Eastern Europe.
- **Employer Rating**: 3.7/5.0 on LinkedIn (94 reviews), with Work-Life Balance scored at 3.8/5.0.
- **Perks & Culture**: The company emphasizes an "Empowering Culture. Rewarding Opportunities. Exciting Possibilities." and actively encourages unsolicited applications if no perfect match is found.

## Sources
1. [cargo-partner.com - Company Profile](https://www.cargo-partner.com/company/profile)
2. [cargo-partner.com - Homepage](https://www.cargo-partner.com/)
3. [cargo-partner.com - Careers](https://www.cargo-partner.com/career)
4. [LinkedIn - cargo-partner](https://at.linkedin.com/company/cargo-partner)
5. [jobs.lever.co - cargo-partner](https://jobs.lever.co/cargo-partner)

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