Customs Compliance professional leading international trade compliance initiatives in the Americas region. Collaborating with teams to navigate complex regulations and ensure adherence to customs and export controls.
Responsibilities
Lead and oversee international trade compliance, customs compliance, export controls, licensing, and sanctions adherence across the Americas region.
Develop, implement, and audit robust programs covering import/export classifications, valuations, licensing, sanctions screening, and FTA utilization and associated filings.
Collaborate with supply chain, legal, sales, and procurement teams to support business growth while navigating complex regulations from U.S. CBP, BIS, DDTC, OFAC, and other authorities across the Americas region.
Administer export/import licensing under EAR (ECCNs), ITAR, and dual-use controls; prepare BIS/DSP-5 applications and associated filings and track validity.
Manage training programmes for export control laws in U.S., LatAm, and global jurisdictions; assess applicability and risk impact.
Implement OFAC/SDN screening of business partners, customers, intermediaries, and transactions, sectoral sanctions (Russia, Venezuela), and country-specific restrictions (Cuba, Iran proxies affecting LatAm).
Develop sanctions compliance policies, including risk-based due diligence for third parties, financial transactions, and humanitarian exemptions.
Review end-use and end-user documentation to ensure no violations of embargoes or illicit transshipments.
Oversee customs compliance for imports/exports across North America, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and other LatAm markets.
Determine HTS/HS codes, ECCN/EAR99, country of origin, customs valuation, and assist with duty optimization.
Manage interactions with brokers, customs authorities and government agencies, support audits, inspections, and investigations.
Develop, maintain, and enhance trade compliance policies, SOPs, and internal control frameworks for Americas region.
Requirements
5 years of experience in international trade compliance, with strong exposure to the Americas region.
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