Tyler S. Threadgill
Customs and Trade Compliance Manager, Outdoor apparel equipment
Seattle, WA · (206) 555 0119 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/tylersthreadgill
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Twelve years in customs brokerage and corporate import compliance
INDUSTRIES
Outdoor apparel and equipment, footwear, consumer goods importing
SPECIALTIES
Tariff classification, valuation, free trade agreement qualification, supply chain security
SYSTEMS
SAP Global Trade Services, Descartes CustomsInfo, Automated Commercial Environment portal, Power BI
CREDENTIALS
Licensed customs broker and Certified Customs Specialist
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in international studies, University of Washington
Results at a Glance
$1.8m
Duty over two
640
Footwear and outerwear
6%
Percent by rebuilding
45
Buyers and planners
Executive Summary
Licensed customs broker managing import compliance for an outdoor apparel and equipment brand bringing in 9,000 entries a year from Asia. Twelve years across brokerage and corporate compliance, owning Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification, valuation, free trade agreement qualification and the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program.
Signature Achievements
- Recovered 1.8 million dollars in duty over two years through a drawback program built on export records that had never been claimed.
- Reclassified 640 footwear and outerwear items after a line by line tariff review, cutting the average duty rate by 2.1 percentage points.
- Closed a prior disclosure on misdeclared assists with no penalty by presenting a five year loss calculation and a corrected valuation method.
- Renewed Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism certification with no findings and moved the company into tier three status.
- Cut entry rejection rates from 6 percent to under 1 percent by rebuilding the broker instruction and adding a preentry data check.
- Trained 45 buyers and planners on country of origin marking, ending a recurring stream of marking notices at the port.
Professional Experience
Customs and Trade Compliance Manager
Cascade Summit Outfitters, Seattle, WA 2019 to present
Import program of 9,000 entries a year and 340 million dollars in landed value
- Own tariff classification, valuation and free trade agreement qualification for 11,000 active items.
- Manage two customs brokers against service standards and a quarterly account review.
- Run the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, including annual supplier security surveys.
- Prepare responses to Customs and Border Protection requests for information and lead post summary corrections.
Senior Trade Compliance Analyst
Puget Sound Trade Services, Kent, WA 2016 to 2019
Consulting practice serving fifteen importers in apparel and consumer electronics
- Wrote classification opinions and binding ruling requests for client product launches.
- Audited entry summaries against commercial invoices and filed post summary corrections.
- Delivered training on reasonable care obligations to client buying teams.
Entry Writer and Licensed Broker
Emerald Gate Customs Brokerage, Seattle, WA 2014 to 2016
Brokerage desk filing entries for ocean and air importers
- Filed entry summaries through the Automated Commercial Environment for 60 shipments a day.
- Cleared examinations, holds and antidumping questions with the port.
- Passed the customs broker license examination and took over quality review for the desk.
Licensure and Certification
Licensed customs broker, Customs and Border Protection
Certified Customs Specialist, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America
Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program administrator
Education
Bachelor of Arts in international studies, University of Washington
Certificate in international trade, Seattle Central College
Core Skills
Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification · Customs valuation · Free trade agreement qualification · Duty drawback · Prior disclosure management · Broker oversight · Supply chain security · Post summary correction · Import audit · Compliance training