Customs officer in French
In France, this job is advertised as “Agent des douanes”. To search for jobs in France, type “Agent des douanes” or “Agente des douanes”.
- Masculine
- Agent des douanes
- Feminine
- Agente des douanes
- ROME code
- K1501
Source: France Travail, ROME 4.0 occupation directory (v61, published 15 June 2026) · Data downloaded on 18 October 2026
Common synonyms
- douanier
Official ROME job titles
Job titles France Travail attaches to this occupation, useful as search keywords.
- Agent / Agente d'administration principal(e) des douanes
- Agent / Agente d'administration principal(e) des impôts
- Agent / Agente d'administration principal(e) du Trésor
- Agent / Agente d'assiette des impôts
- Agent / Agente de constatation des douanes
- Agent / Agente de constatation des impôts
- Agent / Agente de constatation ou d'assiette des impôts
- Agent / Agente de recouvrement du Trésor
- Agent / Agente motocycliste de la douane
- Agent(e) de constatation des douanes branche surveillance
- Agent(e) de constatation des douanes et droits indirects
- Chargé / Chargée de recouvrement des recettes de l'Etat
- Contrôleur / Contrôleuse des douanes branche surveillance
- Préposé / Préposée des douanes
Working as a customs officer in France
Customs officers in France are civil servants of the DGDDI, recruited by competitive exam at several levels: catégorie C (agent de constatation, no diploma required), catégorie B (contrôleur, Bac level) and catégorie A (inspecteur, degree level). Training at the École nationale des douanes is compulsory before taking up a post. Nationality conditions are set in each exam notice, and posts involving the exercise of sovereignty, such as armed surveillance, are reserved for French nationals. Search for « agent des douanes », « douanier », « contrôleur des douanes » or « déclarant en douane » for private-sector roles.
French job profile (in French): Agent des douanes
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