Qualities of a good customs broker

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Qualities of a good customs broker
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• Customs broking is a career that involves the
  clearing of goods through customs barriers for
  importers and exporters usually for commercial
  purposes. The clearing of these goods is usually
  geared towards ensuring that the goods are
  delivered in an appropriate manner that enables
  then to reach their destination on time.
  Education is a determining factor as to whether
  one qualifies to be a customs broker or not. For
  one to be successful in this profession, he must
  attain a college degree and major in areas like
  economics, international trade, as well as
  transportation and business. Brokers ensure that
  all processes done during shipping meet all
  federal and state regulations. The qualities that
  are quite essential to make it as an effective
  customs broker are as follows

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• The most important aspect that a customs broker
  must entail is honesty. Honesty is essential as
  the profession demands that you will deal with
  people and thus for them to want to work with you
  they must find you trustworthy. A good broker
  must be organized and able to pay attention to
  detail. Customs brokers must be aware of laws and
  regulations for shipping goods and ensuring that
  these goods reach their destination on time.

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• A good broker must be endowed with good problem
  solving skills. He should be able to solve
  problems in the most professional way while
  giving attention to the most important details.
  He should be able to know the cause of the
  problems and follow up strategies of dealing with
  the issues at hand, and preventing them from
  recurring in the future. For this to work, the
  broker must have a high level of integrity, in
  order to abide by his professional laws.

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• A good broker must be thorough when it comes to
  dealing with paper work and documentation. This
  profession entails a lot of paper work that must
  be handled carefully as most of this paper work
  deals with laws and procedures and also the
  insurance cover of the clients.
• Different nations also apply their own set of
  laws, when it comes to one qualifying as a custom
  broker. For instance, for one to become a customs
  broker in Canada, he must be approved by the
  Canada Border Services Agency. However, most
  brokers are licensed by the Canadian society of
  customs brokers (CSCB).CSCB is more convenient
  because it provides opportunity for those
  aspiring to take up this profession by offering
  classes for those who want to train brokers.