Imran Kareem
Customs Clearance Specialist
Dubai
Summary
Multi-tasker, self driver customs operations executive with 14 years experience in shipping and logistics management. Decisive leader and strategic problem solver with excellent communication and planning abilities.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Customs Clearance Specialist
DSV Air & Sea DWC LLC
Dubai
4 2010 - Current
- Well versed in Online Customs Documentation / Clearance through E-Mirsal II and Freezone Customs procedures.
- Ensuring the accuracy of shipment document before processing customs clearance.
- Prepare and process import and export documentation according to customs regulations laws or procedures.
- Shipstore customs bill process for various destination (Dubai drydocks, sharjah & fujairah ports).
- Ensures prepares customs bill for land movement, monitor & follow-ups at border agent for GCC clearance.
- Apply NOC and queries for custom restriction cargo.
- Ensure to apply VCC and vehicle Export Permit from customs.
- Prepare other emirates bills to secure freezone customs deposits.
- Advise customers on import and export restrictions, tariff systems, other customs-related requirements and legal or regulatory compliances.
- Ensuring the Exit certificate and Standing guarantee are submitted on time and follow up with dubai customs for refund claim.
- Ensuring on-time delivery schedule.
- Maintaining records of shipments and updating customers on weekly/daily basis.
- Issuing Delivery order for LCL import & Transshipment.
- Handle all problems or complaints that may arise from customers.
- Issuing & releasing delivery orders after verifying OB/L against the manifest and all supporting documents presented by the customers such as personal guarantee.
- LGP documents for inbound/outbound & PCFC gate pass.
- DP payment for breakbulk and RORO shipments.
- Coordinating with Dubai Ports, Customs for Import / Export as well.
- Apply Emirsal Code for customer (Exporter/Importer).
- Efficient handling of customer service while coordinating with Internal and External clients.
- Arrange VAT Custom inspection.
- Prepares & execution of waste disposal documents for DM permit.
- Coordination & arrangements with transporter for shipment deliveries.
- Independent handling of Operations and Billings - HALLIBURTON Worldwide (Oil & Gas)
Customs Assistant
DSV Air & Sea LLC
Dubai
04.2010 - 10.2016
- Follow up original documents for shipper (commercial invoices, packing list, certificate of origin & BL copy).
- Ensuring the accuracy of HS Code applied to import and export shipments.
- Request or compile necessary import documentation, such as customs invoice, Packing List, certificates of origin and cargo-control documents.
- Vessel tracking for ETA, DO follow-up & payment arrangements.
- Preparing the dispatch documents to transporter such as the delivery notes & customs documents.
- Exporter- Importer custom code renewal through Dubai custom portal.
- Initiate customs inspection bookings & follow-ups.
- Preparing exit/entry Document.
- Maintain track of standing guarantee and duty deposit for Airfreight & Sea freight shipments in liaising with customs.
Operations Assistant
Baltrans Logistics LLC
Dubai
07.2008 - 03.2009
- Enquiries with shipping line to match the delivery schedule of customer requirement
- Ensure a proper Customer Relationship
- Coordination for passing ED, DPC as authority’s requirements
- Preparing arrival notice to customer
- Arranged Door to Door, Door to Port, Port to Port, Door to 3rd Party transportation for international and domestic Cargo
- Job Costing billing Procedures
Education
Diploma - Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Skills
Logistics Expertise
Efficient Multi-tasker
Timeline Management
Customer Relations
Effective leader
Background investigation
Complaint resolution
Additionalknowledge
- MOFA, NMC and other Government Authorities approvals.
- Legalization and Dubai Chamber Attestation.
- Certificate of origin.
- MOFAIC attestation.
- SIRA approval.
- Ministry Of Health & Prevention (MOH) Permit.
- MS - Office.
- Logistics Software – Cargowise.
Disclaimer
I declare that the above information is true and correct to best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Customs Assistant
DSV Air & Sea LLC
04.2010 - 10.2016
Operations Assistant
Baltrans Logistics LLC
07.2008 - 03.2009
Customs Clearance Specialist
DSV Air & Sea DWC LLC
4 2010 - Current
Diploma - Engineering, Electronics & Communication
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