A professional who unpacks, verifies, and repacks mail shipments of imported merchandise to assure compliance with federal revenue laws and U.S. Customs Service Regulations. Responsibilities include:

• Determines containers to open, according to nature of merchandise, country of origin, and shipper.
• Unpacks containers and visually verifies identity and quantity of merchandise against declaration or invoice.
• Weighs and measures commodities.
• May write descriptive verification as compared with declaration or invoice.
• Lists damaged goods.
• Records evidence of tampering, pilfering, shortages, excesses, or other unusual condition of merchandise.
• Inspects goods for violations of marking, trademark, or copyright regulations.
• Inspects containers for contraband and smuggled goods.
• May disassemble and drill into merchandise and containers suspected of containing contraband or undeclared items, using handtools and electric power drill.
• Records date, name, and address of importer or sender on mail entry form.
• Unpacks and lays out representative samples of merchandise for examination by customs import specialist.
• Repacks merchandise after examination, for release to postal service and subsequent delivery.
• Attaches envelope containing completed mail entry form to container.
• Hand stamps container to indicate examination completed and need to collect duty.
• May testify during court appeals by importers.