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Job Description

Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-3021.05

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Immigration and Customs Inspectors”.

Also Known As…

• Immigration and Customs Inspectors
• US Customs and Border Protection Officer (US CBPO)
• Supervisory CBP Officer
• Special Agent
• Inspector
• Import Specialist
• Customs Port Director
• Customs Officer
• Customs Inspector
• Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO)
• Canine Enforcement Officer (K-9 Enforcement Officer)
• US Customs and Border Protection Officer CBPO
• US Customs and Border Officer
• Supervisory Customs and Border Protection Officer, Port Director
• Supervisory Customs and Border Protection Officer
• Supervisor/Port Director
• Senior Patrol Agent
• Senior Officer
• Senior Inspector
• Senior Customs and Border Protection Officer
• Patrol Inspector
• Law Enforcement-Customs and Border Protection Officer
• Immigration Inspector
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent (ICE Special Agent)
• Drug Inspector
• Drug Enforcement Agent
• Deportation Officer
• Customs Opener-Verifier-Packer
• Customs Import Specialist
• Customs and Immigration Officer
• Customs and Border Protection Supervisor
• Customs and Border Protection Inspector (CBPI)
• Chief, Port Director
• Border Patrol Officer
• Border Patrol Agent
• Agriculture Specialist

Tasks for “Duty Officer”

• Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations.
• Institute civil and criminal prosecutions and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of those in violation of immigration or customs laws.
• Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S.
• Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action, such as deportation.
• Testify regarding decisions at immigration appeals or in federal court.
• Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions.
• Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise.
• Investigate applications for duty refunds and petition for remission or mitigation of penalties when warranted.
• Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers.
• Collect samples of merchandise for examination, appraisal, or testing.
• Determine duty and taxes to be paid on goods.

Related Technology & Tools

• Videophones
• Personal computers
• Fingerprint scanners
• Side-handle batons
• Digital video cameras
• Metal handcuffs
• Hydrometers
• Mobile data computers
• Police shotguns
• Measurement calipers
• Laptop computers
• Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System VACIS
• Mobile truck X ray units
• Radioisotope detection devices
• X ray inspection equipment
• Pepper spray
• Hazardous material detectors
• Tire deflation devices
• Compound light microscopes
• Plastic handcuffs
• Service revolvers
• Radiation portal monitor terminals
• Radiation portal monitors RPM
• Security inspection mirrors
• Desktop computers
• Identification card scanners
• Gamma ray spectrometers
• Radiation isotope identifier devices RIID
• Ion mobility spectrometers
• Personal radiation detectors PRD
• Two way radios
• Barcode scanners

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• SAP
• National Crime Information Center NCIC database
• Treasury Enforcement Communications System TECS
• Microsoft Office
• Automated Manifest System AMS
• Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
• Law enforcement information databases