U.S. Customs & Tariff strategies for European exporters
Thinking about expanding your business internationally or optimizing your existing U.S. operations?
With the regulatory environment constantly shifting, navigating U.S. customs compliance is more critical than ever for European businesses.
We are hosting a webinar focusing on U.S. customs & tariff strategies for European exporters. Together with Alongsight, we designed this session to help you navigate complex customs valuation challenges, identify opportunities for tariff mitigation, and explore strategies for U.S. market entry and supply chain optimization.
Key topics include:
• Recent U.S. tariff developments and potential opportunities for tariff mitigation
• The White House's recent Strengthening Customs Enforcement Executive Order and what it means for overseas companies operating under foreign status.
• Customs valuation and "first sale" opportunities
• Valuation "unbundling" and common customs audit pitfalls
• U.S. trade defense and special regimes
The experts:
Carmen Munoz: As Vice President of Business Development at TABS, Carmen specializes in transforming the complex process of U.S. expansion into a clear, compliant, and profitable path for international businesses. With a strong background in international markets, Carmen's expertise is centered on providing comprehensive Go-to-Market strategy, detailed market intelligence, and the critical compliance groundwork that makes foreign market entry effortless. She has a specialized focus on FDA compliance and market-specific regulations, ensuring companies in sensitive sectors like AgriFood and Life Sciences can enter the U.S. without costly legal exposure.
Teresa Echeverria (moderator): Teresa Echeverria is the Senior Relationship Manager at TABS and she brings a decade of international experience in Venture Support, Strategic Partnerships and Program Leadership. Leading the newly established TABS Madrid office, she provides direct support to Spanish high-growth companies targeting the U.S. market.
Kristof Van Ael is Partner Customs & Trade Compliance at Alongsight, a niche boutique firm focused on customs, excise and trade compliance. He has more than a decade of experience advising companies on customs valuation, tariff classification, origin and duty optimisation, with a particular focus on aligning legal requirements with pragmatic, business-oriented solutions.
Elise Pressley is a Customs & Trade Compliance Associate at Alongsight. Before joining the firm, she worked as a trade policy attaché at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the run-up to and during the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, where she followed EU trade policy and WTO developments and prepared briefings and reports for high-level meetings.