Customs Specialist in Pittsburgh

Job Description

🚨 URGENT HIRE: Customs Specialist – Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid) 🚨
Salary: Depends on experience
Location: Pittsburgh, PA | Hybrid Work Schedule

A top-tier legal team in Pittsburgh is urgently seeking a Customs Specialist to support attorneys on complex customs, import, and trade compliance matters. If you have deep knowledge of customs regulations, HTS classification, valuation, and trade compliance audits — this role puts you at the center of high‐impact international trade work.

🔍 Key Responsibilities:

• Support attorneys on customs classification, valuation, duty drawback, and Free Trade Agreements (USMCA)
• Assist with in-bond transfers and trade compliance audits
• Prepare and respond to CF-28, CF-29, Customs audits, Protests, and Prior Disclosures
• Conduct research and analysis related to U.S. customs laws and import regulations
• Collaborate with attorneys and clients on enforcement matters and trade-related strategies

🎓 Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in International Trade, Business, Law, or related field
   — (Customs broker license, legal experience, or equivalent on-the-job experience preferred)
• 3+ years in customs compliance, trade law, or related field
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. customs laws, HTS, and import regulations
• Hands-on experience with customs filings, duty drawback, and classification rulings
• Excellent analytical, research, and writing skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative legal environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal research tools

⭐ Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Customs Broker (LCB) or 3+ years as a Customs Import Specialist
• Experience with trade remedy laws (antidumping, countervailing duties)
• Familiarity with global trade compliance programs (CTPAT, ITAR, EAR)

💼 Bonus Experience (Highly Valued):

• Export controls & sanctions
• Free Trade Zones
• Broader international trade compliance work

• Eager to take ownership of cases and contribute to a collaborative firm culture

Salary commensurate with candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

How to Apply:
 Email your resume to: jackie.tucker@gogpac.com
 Phone/Text: (605) 305-3814

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