Tax administration

Customs and tax officer CV: example and template

This example is for officers of the Polish Customs and Tax Service at customs offices, ports, airports and border crossings, for people after their service, and for customs agents and freight forwarders who want to join the service.

The employer wants to know which checks you carry out, which rules you know, how you detect irregularities and how you work with systems and documents. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: customs and tax officer

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Slawomir Kasprzak

Customs and Tax Service officer

Gdynia +48 123 456 789 slawomir.kasprzak@example.com

Professional profile

Customs and Tax Service officer with 10 years of service, the last 5 at a customs office in a seaport. I carry out customs checks of containers and cargo, verify customs declarations and transport documents, check excise goods and monitor the transport of sensitive goods. Over the last 3 years the consignments I selected for inspection led to more than a dozen smuggling and irregularity findings.

Work experience

Officer, port customs office

03.2021 - present

Customs and tax office, Gdynia

  • Customs checks of containers and cargo, including with a scanner.
  • Verifying customs declarations, customs value and the classification of goods.
  • Checking excise goods and their transport documents.
  • Monitoring the transport of sensitive goods in the electronic system.
  • Selecting consignments for inspection and more than a dozen smuggling findings in 3 years.

Officer, road checks

09.2016 - 02.2021

Customs and tax office, Gdansk

  • Checks of goods transport by road.
  • Checks of gaming machines and points of sale.
  • Documentation and proceedings.

Education

Master's degree, economics, transport and logistics

2011 - 2016

University of Gdansk

Skills

  • Customs checks
  • Customs declarations and customs value
  • Tariff classification of goods
  • Excise duty
  • Monitoring the transport of goods
  • Selection and risk analysis

Training

  • Initial and specialist training in the Customs and Tax Service
  • Tariff classification of goods training, 2022
  • Container scanner operation training, 2021

Languages

  • English: B2
  • German: B1

Additional information

  • Shift work
  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a customs and tax officer CV

Professional summary

Write how long you have served, at which office and which checks you carry out. Add a result, for example irregularities found. If you are moving to a company, say where you want to use your experience, for example at a customs agency or freight forwarder.

International freight forwarder with 4 years of experience at a port, familiar with transport documents and customs procedures. I organise container transport and work with a customs agency. I am applying to join the Customs and Tax Service.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the office, types of checks, declarations, excise, systems and selection. Show results in numbers, without case details. Add the equipment you use, for example a scanner. Do not give classified information.

Weaker: Checks.

Better: Customs checks of containers and cargo, including with a scanner.

Weaker: Documents.

Better: Verifying customs declarations, customs value and the classification of goods.

Weaker: Results.

Better: Selecting consignments for inspection and more than a dozen smuggling findings in 3 years.

Skills worth listing

List customs checks, declarations, classification, excise, transport monitoring and selection. In your soft skills show observation, accuracy and impartiality.

Professional skills

  • Customs checks
  • Customs declarations
  • Tariff classification
  • Excise
  • Transport monitoring
  • Risk analysis

Personal skills

  • Observation
  • Accuracy
  • Impartiality
  • Composure
  • Teamwork

Training

List Customs and Tax Service training, tariff classification courses and inspection equipment operation. The service recruits through a qualification procedure.

How to become a customs and tax officer

Candidates go through a qualification procedure of the National Revenue Administration with tests and an interview. Knowledge of foreign trade and logistics helps.

After the service, the experience is useful at customs agencies, freight forwarders, foreign trade companies and compliance departments.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A port office needs container checks and maritime documents, a border crossing fast traffic checks, and an excise unit the rules on excise goods. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a customs and tax officer CV

Questions and answers

What should a customs and tax officer put on a CV?

Length of service, office, checks, declarations, excise, systems, results, training and languages.

How do you join the Polish Customs and Tax Service?

Through a qualification procedure run by the revenue administration chambers.

Which jobs suit former officers?

Customs agencies, freight forwarding, foreign trade and company compliance departments.

Do foreign languages help?

Yes, especially at ports and airports.

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