Your LATAM Hiring Department.
Customs clerks who prep entries, gather paperwork, and shepherd cross-border loads through US Customs and CBP.
ISF and 7501 entry filing.
Tariff classification with audit trail.
FDA, USDA, EPA hold management.
We screen customs documentation clerks on the platform you already run before they reach your shortlist. No ramp-up on logistics tooling, no "we'll learn it on the job".
Every customs documentation clerk we shortlist for CargoWise has run it in production for a US logistics team. From day one inside CargoWise they handle: Prepare entries and ISF filings. Working your business hours.
Screened alongside CargoWise: hts code classification, isf / 7501 entry prep.
Every customs documentation clerk we shortlist for Descartes has run it in production for a US logistics team. From day one inside Descartes they handle: Classify products to HTS codes. Working your business hours.
Screened alongside Descartes: isf / 7501 entry prep, bond and pga coordination.
Every customs documentation clerk we shortlist for ACE Portal has run it in production for a US logistics team. From day one inside ACE Portal they handle: Coordinate PGA (FDA, USDA) clearances. Working your business hours.
Screened alongside ACE Portal: bond and pga coordination, bilingual carrier and shipper comms.
Every customs documentation clerk we shortlist for Flexport has run it in production for a US logistics team. From day one inside Flexport they handle: Track shipments through CBP release. Working your business hours.
Screened alongside Flexport: bilingual carrier and shipper comms, hts code classification.
Every customs documentation clerk we shortlist for Microsoft 365 has run it in production for a US logistics team. From day one inside Microsoft 365 they handle: Prepare entries and ISF filings. Working your business hours.
Screened alongside Microsoft 365: hts code classification, isf / 7501 entry prep.
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Your savings
$40,720 / year
That's $3,393/mo back in your P&L — 60% lower than your current US loaded cost.
The HiresLink Bench
Bilingual, US-timezone, college-educated. Top 3% AI + human vetted across 12,000+ applicants every quarter.
Hiring across borders scares most small business owners. It shouldn't. We've placed remote staff for 280+ US companies — here's exactly how the compliance side works.
We are the Employer of Record across 8 LATAM countries. Payroll, taxes, benefits, contracts — all handled. You sign one MSA with us, not 12 international agreements.
Every placement is W-8BEN documented and 1099-eligible. Your CPA will love us. No surprise tax exposure, no misclassification risk.
Pay one transparent USD monthly invoice. No FX swings, no payroll math, no benefits surcharges. What we quote is what you pay.
Our clerks work under your licensed customs broker. They handle the prep, filing, and follow-up; final entry sign-off stays with your licensed broker.
Customs Documentation Clerks start at $1,300/mo per month in salary, with no upfront fee. A comparable in-house customs documentation clerk in the US averages about $52K per year before payroll taxes, benefits, software seats and office overhead, so most logistics teams save roughly 70% on the same scope of work. Staffing adds a monthly management fee equal to the lower of $800 or 25% of the monthly salary (3-month minimum, 15-day notice). Direct hire is a one-time 20% of annual salary.
The flat rate covers sourcing, AI + human vetting, skills testing, reference checks, contracting, payments in local currency, compliance paperwork and ongoing HR support. You get a dedicated customs documentation clerk working your hours on CargoWise, Descartes, ACE Portal, Flexport — not a shared pool or a ticket queue.
You receive a shortlist in 5 business days of your intake call. Most logistics clients interview 2-3 pre-vetted customs documentation clerks in the first week and have someone onboarded in 7-14 days, because candidates are already tested on HTS code classification, ISF / 7501 entry prep, Bond and PGA coordination.
Every candidate passes a four-stage screen: AI-assisted resume and background parsing, a live English interview (C1 level or above), a hands-on software test in CargoWise, Descartes, ACE Portal, and two verified employer references. Only the top ~3% of applicants reach your shortlist.
Talent is based in Latin America (Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil), so they work US Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific business hours with full real-time overlap. Your customs documentation clerk joins your standups, answers Slack during your day and closes work in the same cycle as your onsite team.
Our logistics bench works daily in CargoWise, Descartes, ACE Portal, Flexport, Microsoft 365. If your stack is different, we screen specifically for it before the shortlist — day-to-day responsibilities include Prepare entries and ISF filings, Classify products to HTS codes, Coordinate PGA (FDA, USDA) clearances.
Yes. Every contractor signs an NDA and a confidentiality agreement, works through access you control (SSO, least-privilege roles, no local data storage) and is trained on W-8BEN, EOR, USD flat rate, Bilingual EN/ES. We handle local contracts, invoicing and tax documentation so there is no misclassification risk on your side.
On staffing, we replace them with no additional recruiting fee for as long as the engagement is active (3-month minimum, 15-day standard notice). On direct hire, replacement is guaranteed for 90 days. HiresLink staffs bilingual remote customs documentation clerks from Latin America for US customs brokers and importers preparing entries, classifying HTS codes, and coordinating PGA holds with EOR compliance and USD flat-rate pricing starting at $14/hr.
Yes. CargoWise is a standard requirement on our logistics bench — candidates complete a hands-on test inside CargoWise before they reach your shortlist, and most also work in Descartes. If you run a different platform, tell us at intake and we screen specifically for it.
Reviews from US companies that hired logistics staff through HiresLink.
"Cross-border freight means half my carrier calls are in Spanish. Their coordinators are fully bilingual and know the lanes. Load coverage improved and my dispatchers stopped working nights. I've hired five people from them since."
If it doesn't work out
Unlimited replacements with no additional recruiting fee during the engagement. Under 21 days average replacement turnaround.
90-day replacement guarantee, at no additional fee.
Staffing: 3-month minimum engagement, then a 15-day standard notice. Direct hire: you pay only when you hire.
Read the full replacement terms — eligibility, process and timelines in plain English.
Three ways to work with us
Same network, same vetting bar. The difference is who employs the person and who runs the HR layer.
For companies building a team.
HiresLink manages the hiring and HR/operational layer every month.
For companies making one specific key hire.
You employ the person directly. One-time fee, no recurring management fee.
For companies adding capacity to an existing team.
Vetted LATAM specialists plug into the team and processes you already run.
5-business-day shortlist. Real candidates, real software tests, real references.
Step 1 of 3 — takes 60 seconds