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Summary Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations & Rulings, National Commodity Specialist Division, located in New York, NY. Responsibilities CBP Office of Trade is the architect of the most robust customs system in the world and the second largest revenue source for the U.S. Government. We facilitate legitimate trade, enforce U.S. laws, and protect the American economy as well as consumer health and safety. Collaborating with industry and government partners, we create a fair, competitive, and safe trade environment, and we enforce U.S. trade law to protect national economic security. Our expertise in the trade community allows us to lead the development of streamlined and efficient processes that provide certainty for legitimate importers, while combatting transnational crime. This position starts at a salary of $105,481.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $137,128.00 (GS-12, Step 10). In this position you will have the opportunity to serve as National Import Specialist Associate (NISA) to assist and support in providing authoritative information and advice to CBP employees, the trade community, and the general public. Typical work assignments include: Preparing and writing technical documents to clearly and grammatically correctly explain in writing the application of laws, regulations, precedents, to specific merchandise or fact patterns, on sensitive, novel, or controversial information. Preparing comments and opinions on Requests for Internal Advice, Protests for Further Review, and other matters related to classification, origin and free trade agreement eligibility within an assigned line of merchandise. Reviewing and preparing binding rulings for importers and other interested parties relating to classification, country of origin, marking, and the applicability of free trade programs. Coordinating with an NIS, advising CBP field officers' administration of trade programs such as quota, orderly marking agreements, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), and other types of programs covered by international agreements, conventions or special reporting procedures. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the