How to become a Customs and Border Inspector

Official title: Customs and Border Inspectors

Enforces government regulations at customs points and borders, inspecting goods, people, luggage and documents.

Main tasks

• Patrol borders and territorial waters to prevent illegal entry and exit and the smuggling of money, goods or people
• Check travellers' luggage, goods and documents to make sure they comply with regulations
• Inspect imported and exported goods and confirm that duties and fees have been paid
• Detain people entering or leaving illegally and seize prohibited or undeclared goods
• Coordinate and work with other agencies on enforcement, deportation and prosecution

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Demand for Business and administration jobs is projected at about 1,465,000 in 2024 and about 1,502,000 in 2030. (+2.5%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Government Tax and Excise Officials
• Government Social Benefits Officials
• Government Licensing Officials
• Police Inspectors
• Other Government Regulatory Associate Professionals

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Questions people ask

Is a Customs and Border Inspector a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change 2.5% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Customs and Border Inspector?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026