Job Description:

• 1) Unpacks, verifies, and repacks mail shipments of imported merchandise to assure compliance with federal revenue laws and U.

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• 3) Customs Service Regulations: Determines containers to open, according to nature of merchandise, country of origin, and shipper.

• 4) Unpacks containers and visually verifies identity and quantity of merchandise against declaration or invoice.

• 5) Weighs and measures commodities.

• 6) May write descriptive verification as compared with declaration or invoice.

• 7) Lists damaged goods.

• 8) Records evidence of tampering, pilfering, shortages, excesses, or other unusual condition of merchandise.

• 9) Inspects goods for violations of marking, trademark, or copyright regulations.

• 10) Inspects containers for contraband and smuggled goods.

• 11) May disassemble and drill into merchandise and containers suspected of containing contraband or undeclared items, using handtools and electric power drill.

• 12) Records date, name, and address of importer or sender on mail entry form.

• 13) Unpacks and lays out representative samples of merchandise for examination by CUSTOMS IMPORT SPECIALIST.

• 14) Repacks merchandise after examination, for release to postal service and subsequent delivery.

• 15) Attaches envelope containing completed mail entry form to container.

• 16) Hand stamps container to indicate examination completed and need to collect duty.

• 17) May testify during court appeals by importers.