Overview

Customs Manager Jobs in Capital District, Colombia at Sungrow Renewables Development Co., Ltd

Title: Customs Manager

Company: Sungrow Renewables Development Co., Ltd

Location: Capital District, Colombia

1、Key Responsibilities


UPME 1715 Tax Exemption Management

  • Select and manage tax exemption agents: Evaluate and appoint qualified agents or law firms with proven UPME 1715 track records; establish engagement agreements with clear deliverables, timelines, and quality standard
  • sReview agent deliverables: Before agent submission to UPME, review all application materials line by line — including tariff code (partidas arancelarias) classification accuracy, declared values versus actual procurement contracts, correct applicant entity (PA vs. SPV), and completeness of despiece (bill of materials
  • )Professional quality control: Identify errors and risks in agent work, including equipment classification deviations, inadequate technical documentation or certifications, improper functional unit decomposition, over- or under-declared values, and deadline management failures. Errors must be caught and corrected before submission, not discovered after UPME rejectio
  • nProgress tracking and escalation: Monitor the approval status of each UPME case; proactively push for resolution when agents are slow to respond or UPME requests supplementary informatio
  • nAdministrative replies and appeals: Assess the viability of appeals for rejected applications; guide agents or law firms in preparing completeness requests, clarifications and motions for reconsideration (recursos de reposición
  • )Case ledger maintenance: Maintain a real-time tracker covering case number, submission date, equipment category, declared value, approval status, validity period, and approved/rejected/pending status
  • .Government relationship building: Establish and maintain direct working relationships with UPME case officers and relevant DIAN contacts to stay informed of review preferences and policy development

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Customs Clearance & Temporary Import Regi

  • meCustoms broker oversight: Supervise customs broker execution quality; review DIAN declaration documents and VUCE filings for accuracy before release authorizati
  • onTemporary import lifecycle management: Bond (póliza de garantía) issuance, renewal tracking, expiration management, and nationalization (nacionalización) decisions. Establish a bond expiration early warning system — minimum 45 days advance noti
  • ceCompliance document review: Ensure RETIE/RETILAP compliance documentation is prepared and submitted prior to equipment arrival; review all compliance materials from customs broke
  • rsDuty payment decisions: Determine which shipments qualify for exemption and which require duty payment; calculate amounts due and process payment approvals through company syste
  • msException handling: Bonded warehouse holds, penalty (sanción) calculations, and allanamiento applications for late compliance. Assess whether agent handling of exceptions is appropriate; intervene directly when necessa

ry
International Logistics & Inland Transport Coordinat

  • ionCoordinate with HQ logistics team and freight forwarders on vessel arrivals, documentation, and port discha
  • rgeManage inland transport from port to project site: route planning, vehicle coordination, delivery scheduling, site readiness confirmat
  • ionEnsure delivery notifications to project site teams at least 72 hours in adva
  • nceHandle air freight clearance for urgent/replacement parts (bonding straps, fasteners, spare componen
  • ts)Track and report cargo damage: document at delivery site, coordinate with insurance, file claims within contractual deadli

nes
Reporting & Data Manage

  • mentMaintain a comprehensive import ledger: BL number, shipment content, customs status, tax exemption status, duties paid vs. exempted, bond expiration schedule, UPME case lin
  • kageSubmit weekly English-language status reports to HQ Supply Chain
  • teamProduce monthly financial reconciliation: taxes paid, taxes saved via exemption, pending exemption value, at-risk i
  • temsSupport project financial models with accurate duty/tax data for buyer due diligence and project transact

ions
Import Tax & Customs Pla

  • nningImport strategy formulation: During project bidding and initiation phases, develop import tax strategies based on equipment lists and procurement plans — including selection of optimal import regimes (temporary import vs. definitive import vs. bonded warehouse transit), identification of applicable exemption pathways per equipment category (UPME 1715 vs. FTA vs. standard tariff), and sequencing imports to align with exemption certificate time
  • linesTariff cost estimation: Provide detailed import duty and tax cost projections for each project, including: applicable tariff rates by category, exemption availability assessment, and worst-case full-duty scenarios. Outputs feed directly into project financial models and bid pr
  • icingEquipment classification optimization: Review equipment procurement lists from a customs perspective; recommend optimal tariff code classification strategies and functional unit decomposition approaches to minimize tax burden within compliance require
  • mentsPolicy risk assessment: Track Colombian trade policy changes, tariff rate adjustments, and UPME policy updates; proactively assess impact on ongoing and planned projects and recommend mitigation mea
  • suresPre-project support: Provide customs and tax feasibility opinions during new project bidding and initiation reviews — can the equipment be imported duty-free? Does the exemption application timeline align with project schedule? What policy risks e

xist?
Agent Management & Stakeholder Coordi

  • nationAgent performance management: Establish a performance evaluation framework for customs brokers and tax exemption agents (delivery quality, responsiveness, success rate, financial capacity), with quarterly reviews. Recommend and execute agent transitions when service quality falls below sta
  • ndardsAgent capability audit: Periodically review agent staffing, professional qualifications, and financial health. The company has previously experienced operational disruptions due to failure to detect agent cash flow problems in advance — such risks must be identified proac
  • tivelyServe as the company's primary interface with DIAN, UPME, VUCE, and other Colombian regulatory bodies (directly or through a
  • gents)Manage relationships with tax advisors and legal c
  • ounselCoordinate with project managers, site engineers, and project consultants on documentation requirements and delivery sch

edules
2、Qualifi

cations

  • RequiredCustoms expertise: Minimum 5 years of experience in Colombian customs operations, foreign trade (comercio exterior), or logistics. Candidates must demonstrate systematic professional understanding of the Colombian customs framework, not merely operational-level e
  • xecutionImport tax & customs planning capability: Ability to independently formulate import tax strategies based on project equipment lists and procurement plans. This includes: selecting applicable import regimes, determining exemption pathways by equipment category, estimating tariff costs, and assessing policy risks. The role requires someone who can provide professional customs and tax planning advice during early project phases, not someone who simply executes clearance inst
  • ructionsAgent management capability: Proven experience managing, supervising, or evaluating the work output of customs brokers, tax agents, or legal counsel. Must be able to review agent-prepared filing materials, identify errors, and require corrections — intervening directly when n
  • ecessaryUPME / Tax exemption knowledge: Understanding of UPME 1715 (Ley 1715 / Ley 2099) tax incentive certification application processes, approval logic, common rejection reasons, and remediation pathways. Candidates are not required to have personally submitted every application, but must possess the professional judgment to assess whether application materials are of acceptable
  • qualityRegulatory knowledge: Working knowledge of Colombian customs law (Decreto 1165 de 2019, Estatuto Aduanero), DIAN procedures, temporary import regimes, VUCE/SIEX
  • systemsRETIE/RETILAP: Familiarity with electrical equipment import certification requ
  • irementsLanguage: Native Spanish. Professional working English (written reports, email communication, video conferences with China HQ). CEFR B2
  • or aboveEducation: University degree in International Business, Foreign Trade, Law, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or relat
  • ed fieldTools: Proficiency with VUCE platform, SIEX, DIAN online systems, and Excel/Google Sheets for data ma
  • nagementLocation: Based in or willing to relocate to Bogotá. Willing to travel to project sites a

s needed
Preferred (the following will significantly strengthen a candidate's competi

  • tiveness)⭐ Direct working relationships with UPME or DIAN (personally acquainted with key approvers, familiar with internal review preferences and policy
  • dynamics)⭐ Hands-on experience filing UPME 1715 applications with successful outcomes (please specify number of cases and approval ra
  • te in CV)Experience in renewable energy, power generation, or large-scale capital equipment import
  • projectsExperience working with Chinese companies or other Asian enterprises in
  • ColombiaMandarin language ability (a
  • ny level)Professional certifications in customs brokerage (Agente de Aduanas) or fore
  • ign tradeFamiliarity with project finance and buyer due diligence processes (understanding how tax incentives affect project v

aluation)
3、Working

  • ConditionsOffi
  • ce: BogotáHours: Standard Colombian
  • work weekTravel: As required; travel to project sites in other departments and to major ports such as Buenaventura
  • /CartagenaReporting line: Proje

ct Manager

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