Vacancies

The Customs Service takes on staff for the frontier posts, the Talas Customs Clearance Terminal and the central office in Talas. Posts are filled by open competition; the conditions are given in each notice.

Open competitions

CS-26/15

Specialist, press service (translation)

Place of work
Central office, Talas
Grade
Grade 10; salary 3,600 som a month
Applications until
13 November 2026

Duties: translating notices, press releases and documents of the Service between Iradi, Russian and English; preparing texts for the website; answering simple questions of journalists under the direction of the head of the press service.

Requirements: higher education in philology, translation or journalism; full command of Iradi and Russian and good English; a test translation is part of the competition. Resident of the Zone; no criminal record.

CS-26/11

Customs inspector

Place of work
Kyzyl-Tuu customs post (Lower Naryn District)
Grade
Grade 9; salary 3,300 som a month plus the frontier allowance; service housing in Tash-Kömür for officers from other districts
Applications until
20 November 2026

Duties: checking declarations and papers of lorries, farm traffic and travellers; inspection of vehicles and goods; calculation of duty; work in shifts on the roster of the post, which follows the hours of the Uzbek post opposite.

Requirements: secondary specialised or higher education; Iradi and Russian; Uzbek is an advantage. Resident of the Zone; aged 21 to 45; no criminal record; fit for shift work, confirmed by a certificate of the polyclinic.

CS-26/12

Scanner image analyst

Place of work
Talas Customs Clearance Terminal
Grade
Grade 10; salary 3,600 som a month; night shifts paid at the higher rate
Applications until
30 November 2026

Duties: examining the X-ray images of containers and lorries; comparing them with the declaration and the manifest; ordering a physical inspection where there is cause; keeping the log of the scanner.

Requirements: higher education (technical or natural sciences preferred); good eyesight; ability to work at a screen for long periods; Iradi and Russian, English an advantage. Training on the scanner is given by the Service. Resident of the Zone; aged 21 to 45; no criminal record; fit for shift work, confirmed by a certificate of the polyclinic.

CS-26/13

Senior specialist, Tariff and Customs Value Department

Place of work
Central office, Talas
Grade
Grade 11; salary 3,900 som a month
Applications until
4 December 2026

Duties: assigning goods to the duty bands; checking the customs value of declarations selected by risk; preparing written answers to importers on the band of their goods; keeping the list of goods on the website up to date.

Requirements: higher education in economics, law or commerce; at least three years in customs, a broker's office or the foreign trade department of a company; good knowledge of the Customs Code of 2008; Iradi, Russian and English. Resident of the Zone; no criminal record.

CS-26/14

Customs inspector (rail)

Place of work
Nurzhan rail border station
Grade
Grade 9; salary 3,300 som a month plus the frontier allowance
Applications until
15 December 2026

Duties: clearance of wagons and containers on the rail line to Kazakhstan; checking seals and transit documents; weighing and sampling of ore and concentrate under the instruction of 2025; work in shifts round the clock.

Requirements: secondary specialised or higher education; Russian and Iradi; experience on the railway is an advantage. Resident of the Zone; aged 21 to 45; no criminal record; fit for shift work, confirmed by a certificate of the polyclinic.

How to apply

Applications are accepted until 17:00 on the closing date given in each notice. The application is addressed to the Director of the Customs Service and handed in at the Administration and Personnel Department (Administration Building, Terminal, room 108) or sent by e-mail to hr@customs.iradgov.org, with the reference of the vacancy in the subject line.

Documents: the application; a curriculum vitae; a copy of the passport or residence card; copies of diplomas; the work record book or a certificate of employment; a certificate of the polyclinic; a certificate of no criminal record; two photographs 3×4 cm. Originals are shown at the interview.

The competition has two stages: a written test on the Customs Code of 2008 and the work of the post, and an interview with the competition commission of the Service. Candidates are informed of the result within ten working days of the interview. Appointment is made by order of the Director under the Labour Code with a probation period of three months.

Questions about vacancies: Personnel, +996-39-2-54-10-30, Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00.

Closed competitions