Sr. Import Export Specialist

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Sr. Import Export Specialist

Company: Hitachi America

Division: Legal Group

Location: Rye Brook, NY or Remote

Status: Casual, Part Time
 

About Hitachi America, Ltd.

Hitachi America, Ltd. is the regional headquarters for Hitachi Group companies in the Americas, overseeing the U.S., Canada, and Latin America markets. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Hitachi Americas has been deeply committed to its Social Innovation Business since its establishment in 1959, addressing society's most pressing challenges through innovative solutions. Leveraging its expertise and resources, Hitachi Americas and its subsidiary companies operate across diverse sectors, including transportation, energy, mobility, industrial manufacturing, healthcare, digital engineering, data analytics and others. Driven by Digital, Green, and Innovation, Hitachi Americas remains at the forefront of pioneering solutions that shape the future. For further details, please visit https://www.hitachi.us/.

Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi generates value from integrating data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2024 (ended March 31, 2025) totaled 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com.

Responsibilities:

• Classify imported products under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the U.S. Determine most favored nation (MFN) duty rates along additional duty rates imposed under various statutes and executive orders.

• Ensure compliance with partner government agency (PGA) import requirements including Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Transportation.

• Prepare and file post-summary corrections and protests with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 

• Conduct post-entry reviews on entry summaries filed with CBP and advise divisions and subsidiaries of action items and recommendations.

• Maintain and store electronic records related to company importations in accordance with company policies and customs requirements.  

• Perform other administrative duties for the department, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in an import compliance field.

• Experience using global trade management platforms (e.g., Visual Compliance).

• Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently.

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.

• Customs broker license a plus.

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge 

For residents of New York City, New York, California, Washington, Ohio and Illinois as required under applicable pay transparency laws, the expected salary range for this position if filled remotely is $66,506 - $83,133. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi America’s variable pay program, subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to [email protected]. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.