Customs About

A career in the customs department of the Government of India provides immense job security and other perks related to government services such as housing and concessions. It also gives individuals an opportunity to serve their country. Custom officers work at the airport and their work involves preventing entry and exit of illegal goods such as narcotics, other than that they are also tasked with the collection of taxes on various goods going out and coming into the country.

Customs
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Career Roles & Responsibilities
  • Identifying people to question on the basis of prior offenses/likely risk etc
  • Searching baggage and individuals for smuggled items
  • Making arrests of people suspected of smuggling
  • Seizing smuggled goods
  • Checking documentation relating to imported goods
  • Detecting and prosecuting drug smugglers
  • Collecting and supplying trade statistics
  • Writing reports
  • Fighting the increasing problem of alcohol and tobacco smuggling
  • Helping to combat the worldwide illegal trade in endangered species of animals and birds
  • Dealing with revenue due on imported goods
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Career Education Path Summary

How to Pursue a Career in the Customs Department

 

Stream

Graduation

After Graduation

After Post Graduation

Path1

Clear Class XII with any stream

Graduation in any stream with a minimum of 55% marks

Clear Staff Selection Committee (Graduate level)

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Path2

Clear Class XII with any stream

Graduation in any stream with a minimum of 55% marks

Clear Civil services examination and fill preferences for IRS

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Important Facts

Graduation in any stream. 

SSC as well as the civil service examination does not ensure a job in the customs department, one can only give his/her preference, but it is still up to the selectors which services are you given a job in.

 

Tax Assistant

Tax Assistants provide administrative assistance. Their main work involves performing tax and accounting duties wherein they file taxes for the patrons of the airport they are posted on and prepare reports and financial documents. They need to have a basic understating of tax laws, in order to perform their duties.

Inspector

An inspector at the customs acts as a team leader for a group of preventive officers and like them also has search, seizure, and arrest powers if they think any individual on the airport is trying to carry illegal goods.

Preventive officer

Preventive Officers are posted at various international airports in order to keep a vigil that no illegal goods enter or exit the country through the airport. They have the power to search, seize and arrest individuals or goods.

Assistant Commissioner

The post of Assistant commissioner is one of the highest entry-level posts in the customs department. As an assistant commissioner, one is tasked with the management of the personnel under him/her. But unlike other posts which are filled through SSC exams, these are only filled through Civil Service examination.

Similar Careers
  • Inspect travelers and goods coming in and going out of the country
  • Regulate the law and order during import and export
  • Prevent illegal elements to enter the country
  • Check and seize any terrorist and illegal activities
  • Understand the various laws and under what conditions they can be implemented
  • Record and manage the activities of import and export
  • Look after the country as well as the state of its affairs
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Career Pros Details
  • Attractive employee benefit plan
  • Most respected & prestigious profession
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Career Cons Details
  • Expected to be updated with laws of different countries
  • Irregular working hours and hectic work schedule
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
  • Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
  • Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
  • Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
  • Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things
  • Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
  • Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
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