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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
• 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
• Special Agent
• 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 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 “Special Agent”

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

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

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