OUR TEAM OF CUSTOMS & INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONSULTANTS

James helps UK and EU based businesses minimise the import customs duty. 

With 20 years experience in working with companies of all sizes, James specialises in tariff classification and suspensions.

James also assists companies with the preparation of duty reclaims and with fighting duty assessments raised by the customs authorities. 

With twenty years experience, Holly has extensive knowledge of UK and EU customs procedures. 

Specific areas of speciality include authorised economic operator (AEO), temporary storage (ETSF), customs warehousing, excise authorisations and guarantees.

Holly is also an ICC Registered Trainer of Incoterms 2020.

 Claire  has over ten years experience in customs consultancy and application management. Specific areas of expertise include AEO, customs warehousing, temporary storage and inward processing. 

Claire oversees the training content and delivery, both online and on site. Training areas include importing, exporting, transit, special procedures, customs entry completion and CDS. 

Zach has a background in CDS customs declarations, sanitary and phytosanitary controls and temporary storage facility management.  

At Avocet, Zach is the first point of contact on our Helpdesk service and works closely with clients operating special procedures, in particular inward and outward processing and customs warehousing to ensure their declarations, supporting records and bills of discharge are in compliance with their authorisations.