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Customs Broker resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what customs brokers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most customs brokers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Licensed Customs Broker with a background in regulatory compliance and trade facilitation. Skilled in preparing customs declarations, classifying goods under the Australian tariff, and resolving clearance issues with the Australian Border Force. Adept at advising clients on trade agreements, quarantine rules, and import restrictions to ensure cost-effective and compliant outcomes.
Key skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Risk and internal controls
- Data analysis
- Integrated Customs System (ICS)
- Tariff databases
- Cargo management software
- Email and document systems
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Written communication
- Stakeholder management
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared and lodged customs declarations for import and export shipments, ensuring compliance with Australian Border Force requirements and minimising clearance delays.
- Classified goods under tariff codes, calculating duties and taxes, and identifying opportunities for duty savings under trade agreements.
- Liaised with the Australian Border Force and other regulatory agencies to resolve non-compliance issues and expedite cargo release.
- Arranged cargo inspections and provided advice to clients on quarantine rules and import restrictions, reducing the risk of penalties and storage costs.
- Advised clients on trade agreements and tariff concessions, achieving cost savings on eligible imports.
Education
Typically requires a Bachelor degree in International Business, Logistics, or a related field, or a Diploma of Customs Broking, plus licensing as a Customs Broker by the Australian Border Force.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Australian Border Force
- Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
- Tariff classification
- Customs Broker Licence
- Trade agreements
- Quarantine rules
- Import restrictions
- Duty calculation
- Cargo clearance
- Regulatory compliance
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.