John Pokocky

Manage staff of 3 within the in house customs department clearing shipments in both Canada & USA.

Process PARS and PAPS shipments for clearance

Post audit of customs entries for compliance with US and Canadian customs regulations.

Monitor compliance with other government department regulations.

Maintain parts data base with H.S. codes and country of origins.

Support trade agreements, USMCA, CETA and others depending on country of origin, creation of own certificates of origin and maintain those of vendors for customs audit purposes.

Arrange and track air, ocean, truck and courier shipments to and from customer and vendors around the world.

Liaise with customs, trucking companies, freight forwarders and other company departments.

Managed staff of 7 in a busy customs brokerage operation.

The department cleared shipments for a very diverse clientele, from automotive parts to food importers and candy manufacturers.

Monitor compliance with customs and other government dept. regulations.

Pre and post audit of customs entries to ensure compliance.

Arranged freight in all modes when the freight department required assistance.

Prepared customs entries for the brokerage dept.

Pre-Audit and Pay of freight bills for clients.

Audit freight bills, submit refund claims to freight companies of overpayments made by clients.

Retrieved over 30K from UPS in overpayments for one customer.

Arranged trucking on behalf of clientele.

Managed staff of 2.

Prepared and submitted customs entries for clearance.

Arranged air and ocean freight for clients.

Liaise with customs, trucking companies, freight forwarders and clients.

Customs brokerage and freight sales.