Import Export Specialist
Manage customs, duty, documentation and shipping arrangements for international trade.
This UK import export specialist career guide covers what the role involves day to day, typical salary at each stage, the usual entry route, the skills employers expect, and related careers worth comparing.
Quick facts
- Starting salary
- £28,000 - £34,000
- Mid-career salary
- £36,000 - £48,000
- Senior salary
- £55,000 - £75,000
- Work environment
- Office
- Time to entry
- 1 - 3 years
- Degree required
- Preferred
- Category
- Logistics and Supply Chain
What a Import Export Specialist does
Manage customs, duty, documentation and shipping arrangements for international trade.
How to become a Import Export Specialist
- Look up Import Export Specialist roles on LinkedIn or Indeed and read 5 real job ads
- Talk to someone already working as a Import Export Specialist - even a 15-minute call helps
- Find one beginner course or qualification used by people in this role
- Build one small piece of evidence you've explored this (project, shadowing, short course)
- Apply to one entry-level role or related opportunity within the next month
Key skills
- Customs / HMRC procedures
- Incoterms
- Documentation
- Languages helpful