Senior Import / Export Administrator - Food

CV-Library • Crewe, Cheshire • 22h ago

Import / Export Administrator

Location: Crewe, Cheshire Salary: £34,000 – £37,000 (depending on experience) Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Import / Export Administrator based in Crewe, Cheshire.

This role is focused specifically on import/export compliance, documentation accuracy, and audit-ready record keeping for EU trade.

Please note: This is not a logistics or shipping coordination role. Haulier booking and warehouse arrangements are managed separately.

The successful candidate will have strong experience in EU import/export administration, particularly in preferential origin, supplier declarations, Incoterms® 2020, and post-Brexit trade compliance. You must be confident working alongside external customs agents.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and control import/export compliance files, ensuring adherence to regulations and legal standards
Ensure correct application and evidence of preferential and non-preferential origin
Manage, review, and refresh supplier declarations and origin documentation
Review import/export documentation provided to and by external customs agents, ensuring accurate declarations, classifications, valuation and origin compliance
Apply and advise internally on Incoterms® 2020 from a compliance and risk perspective
Ensure records remain accurate, compliant, and audit-ready for HMRC and customs authorities
Maintain clear document retention, version control, and evidence trails
Review SPS-related documentation where applicable
Identify, document and escalate compliance risks
Monitor changes in import/export legislation and assess business impact
Keep up to date with evolving customs legislation and trade procedures

Essential Requirements

Proven experience as an Import / Export Administrator, Senior Import / Export Administrator, or Trade Compliance Administrator
Strong working knowledge of:
- EU–UK import and export regulations and procedures
- Preferential origin and Rules of Origin
- Supplier declarations and statements on origin
- Tariff classification, special procedures and duty reliefs
- Incoterms® 2020
- Tariffs and duties
Experience working with customs agents or freight forwarders (CDS entries completed externally)
Excellent attention to detail with a methodical, compliance-focused approach
Confidence to challenge incorrect or incomplete trade information
Ability to work on-site in Crewe, Cheshire

Desirable

Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) Level 3 qualification in International Trade (or equivalent professional experience in import/export compliance)

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