What do Customs Brokers do?
Customs Broker: The Import Specialist The customs broker is a highly-trained import professional. Licensed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the customs broker must possess thorough knowledge of tariff schedules and Customs regulations and keep abreast of the amendments made through constant changes in the law and administrative regulations. The complexity of the job is evident when one considers that for every shipment entering the United States there is an official greeting: 500 pages of Customs regulations and thousands of tariff items. The broker must be well versed in determining proper classifications and dutiable value, and be fully aware of the vast number of commodities subject to quotas. Many brokers help clients choose modes of transportation and appropriate carriers, which require analyses of a vast body of data. They also provide assistance to importers in assigning shipments the best routes. There are estimates for landed costs, payments of goods through draft, lett
