Arjun Nambiar

• Trusted advisor to multiple automotive and consumer goods global brands in Australia; providing advice on customs valuation, transfer pricing, trade compliance, customs duty management and customs clearance matters.
• Assisted a government trade agency to identify and consolidate authoritative sources of sector-agnostic and sector-specific trade and import regulations that apply to exports from Australia to over 30 destination markets.
• Assisted a global aerospace engineering company with export control assessment on the outsourcing of IT administrations services to a third-party service provider in India.
• Assisted an Australian medical technology company with export control assessment and regulatory advice in relation to their new nuclear medicine/imaging drug offering for Australia.
• Led a comprehensive trade compliance review of US head quartered defence contractor’s Australian operations spanning across multiple local sites - testing them on their ITAR and EAR compliance obligations for their key defence programs in Australia.
• Assisted over 30+ companies with tariff, ORIGIN and valuation ruling application preparation and submissions with the Australian Border Force with 100 percent success rate.
• Assisted multiple deals on the M&A front by conducting customs due diligence reviews.
• Leading a team of global trade managers, seniors and consultants focusing on assisting multinational clients on trade and customs issues in Australia.

• Trusted advisor to a global consumer goods company; providing advice on customs valuation, transfer pricing, trade compliance, customs duty management and customs clearance matters. Based on the work undertaken over the last few months, the project has yielded $AU 600K in customs duty refunds and annual duty savings of $AU 2million per annum.
• Advised a German retail group on authorization/permit requirement for the export of controlled technology and dual-use goods from Australia. The work also included assisting the client with Defence Export Controls (DEC) registration, Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL) Self-Assessment and submission of an application to DEC for an assessment.
• Advised a European Pharmaceutical major on the customs duty impact position of their royalty payment arrangements with their parent company located overseas.
• Assisted a FMCG company to undertake a customs duty and trade compliance review which resulted in processing of customs duty refunds and the implementation of duty exemption schemes.
• Advised a European Pharmaceutical major on the customs duty impact position of their royalty payment arrangements with their parent company located overseas.
• Assisted a FMCG company to undertake a customs duty and trade compliance review which resulted in processing of customs duty refunds and the implementation of duty exemption schemes in Australia.
• Assisted a global industrial conglomerate with the review of their customs duty payments in Australia and New Zealand. Upon conclusion of the review, we facilitated $AU 200K per annum in customs duty savings via the lodgment of TCO applications.
• Engaged by an industrial goods import distributor in Australia to undertake a customs duty review of their import data which resulted in customs duty refunds and savings for the client, which reduce their customs duty spend per annum by 50%.
• Assisted a global consumer goods company with a trade compliance review which covered all aspects of trade and customs regulatory in readiness for accreditation into a trade facilitation and supply chain security program in Australia “Trusted Trader”.
• Assisted multiple Fortune 500 and 1000 global clients with the handling of post clearance audits and customs issues in Saudi Arabia and the UAE (Free Zones).
• Led multiple VAT implementation focused supply chain restructuring projects and business transformation projects in the UAE.
• Advised a US Head Quartered EV company on the UAE market entry strategy from a customs and trade perspective.
• Advised a multinational engineering machinery company in reviewing their customs documentation and advising on potential customs risk and liability under GCC Customs law.
• Led a team of global trade consultants focusing on assisting multinational clients on trade and customs issues in the GCC, Australia and New Zealand.

• Assisted multiple Fortune 500 and 1000 global clients with the handling of post clearance audits and customs issues in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
• Advised a European automobile company on the UAE market entry strategy and business structuring from customs and regulatory perspective.
• Assisted a leading multinational industrial conglomerate with the review of their GCC sales and distribution model in order to identify potential customs duty risks.
• Assisted many multinational and local clients dealing in carbonated drinks, energy drinks and tobacco products to comply with the customs and excise tax regulations in the UAE.
• Advised a European fashion retailer on the utilization of EFTA-GCC Free Trade Agreement in the UAE and Oman.
• Led and management a team of ten consultants serving clients on a variety of trade and customs regulatory issues.

• Advised a global alcohol beverage company on developing their new customs valuation and transfer pricing strategy alignment across 40+ countries.
• Led multiple large scale- first sale of export implementation projects in the Asia Pacific region for a leading US sports apparel company saving them over US$ 2 million duty bills per annum.
• Advised a global software company on the customs documentation requirements for tech products in the South-East Asia region.
• Assisted global companies on M&A front by conducting customs duty due diligence reviews.
• Advised the Ministry and Trade Development Authority of an Asian country on enhancing cooperation among their FTA partner countries.
• Assisted a European Trade and Investment authority with research and summarization of the sector/product specific Rules of Origin under the various ASEAN FTAs.
• Developed and managed a team of three global trade consultants.

I was responsible for setting-up a global trade compliance centre and assist with the management of global trade compliance function for a US based multinational businesses. My key responsibilities included the following:

• Assist corporate risk management team to execute trade compliance strategies, drive and enforce global import processes, seek automation opportunities, and leverage new technologies.
• Drive scalable business solutions with the business stakeholders to ensure compliance with global trade regulations.
• Review of import/export processes, procedures and drive continuous improvement.
• Advise on customs valuation, product certification, labelling and country of origin determination issues.
• Assist with Free Trade Agreement utilization and duty cost savings.
• Incoterm advisory and setting up supply chain protocol for new products and clients.
• Resolve trade compliance issues/incidents - Root Cause analysis and CAPA implementation.
• HS Tariff and FDA OGA code classification for products, chemicals, and clinical trial products.
• Manage export control measures: ECCN and Schedule B number classification, restricted party screening & embargo check.
• Assist in Supply Chain Security Program implementation.

I was responsible for handling trade compliance and import/export operations covering Southeast Asia region and coordinating with the manufacturing sites in China, Thailand and India.