Career of the Week – Customs Officer

Customs Officer

Are you passionate about keeping NZ safe? Would you like to work at the Airport? If yes, then a career as a Customs Officer may be for you. Customs officers control the entry and departure of goods, ships, planes and people to and from New Zealand.

Customs officers may do some or all of the following:

• inspect mail and goods for illegal items

• patrol wharves and search ships and aircraft for prohibited and restricted goods

• check passengers’ passports and travel documents

• check passengers for prohibited and restricted goods

• assess and collect taxes on goods coming into the country, and on alcohol and tobacco made in New Zealand

• gather import and export data

• gather intelligence and assess security risks

• carry out drug and commercial investigations

• keep notes and evidence for legal investigations.

To become a customs officer, you need to:

• be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident

• have lived in New Zealand (or in a country approved by the New Zealand Customs Service) continually for the last five years

• have a current driver’s licence.

  

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