Will “Customs Officer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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 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)
• Duty Officer
• Drug Inspector
• Drug Enforcement Agent
• Deportation Officer
• Customs Opener-Verifier-Packer
• Customs Officer
• 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 “Customs Officer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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