# Customs Officer

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##### About this job

Customs officers combat the importation of illegal goods, firearms, drugs or other dangerous or illegal items while checking the legality of items brought across national borders. They are government officials who control the documents to ensure entry criteria and custom laws are complied with and control if the custom taxes are paid correctly.

Scope note: Excludes <a resource="http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a3ef0728-7540-4676-ad18-cf0a7913b3ce"" typeOf=""http://data.europa.eu/esco/model#Occupation"" href=""http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a3ef0728-7540-4676-ad18-cf0a7913b3ce""><span property=""http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label"" xml:lang=""en"">customs and excise officer</span></a>."

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