Michael Tomuscheit
Michael Tomuscheit is Partnert of AWB, a company specialising in legal, tax and business consultancy on customs, export controls, excise, sustainability and VAT matters.
After completing his studies at the Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences in Münster, Westphalia, Michael started his career in the senior ranks of the German customs administration. At the same time, he furthered his education by studying business law at the University of Saarland.
As Senior Manager of customs consultancy at Deloitte and Ernst & Young, Michael advised national and international companies on all legal aspects of customs, excise and foreign trade as well as the implementation of customs and customs-IT projects. As Trade Compliance Manager at Intel Corporation and Global Manager Customs Strategy and Governance at the BMW Group, he specialised in international project management in all areas of customs and foreign trade law. Thereby, he established and implemented process and organisational structures, risk management systems and customs-IT.
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Customs clearance and trade compliance in the EU course
In the EU, companies - various stakeholders of the international supply chain - report shortage of customs clearance and trade compliance specialists. The overall aim of the course is to fill the gap. This extensive course provides newcomers and cross-functional employees with the knowledge needed to successfully manage compliance and...
Methodical approach to identify added value through digitization and automation
Companies planning customs IT projects face recurring challenges around data quality, stakeholder alignment and choosing the right project methodology. Michael Tomuscheit of AWB Consulting GmbH, recorded at the 8th European Customs Practitioners' Conference in Vilnius (May 2023), sets out a methodical approach for identifying added value through digitization and automation....
Current progress towards a fully digital EU customs environment
From the point of view of many customs operators, especially those who conduct cross-member state customs activities, the developments in IT are rather sobering. Although the legal framework for further standardization and harmonization has been established, isolated solutions and uncoordinated development statuses within the EU are delaying a real breakthrough....
Customs IT systems in a company: the landscape
This lesson gives customs and trade compliance professionals a general overview of how customs IT systems are typically structured within a company, as part of a holistic global trade management solution. Topics covered: The translation and exchange of data between external sources (authorities, content providers) and internal feeder systems (ERP,...
Central customs IT processes in a company: classification
Tariff classification sits at the centre of a company's customs IT landscape, feeding everything from clearance to export-control sanctions screening - this lesson explains how to design a classification process and part master that scale across countries. Topics covered: Why tariff classification serves multiple purposes: customs procedures, origin determination, and...
Customs IT systems in a company
Customs IT systems are an integral part of operational customs handling, enabling customs processes to be automated and made more efficient, while at the same time increasing compliance levels. In this course, you will get an insight into the typical setup of the customs IT structure of enterprises. Furthermore, approaches...
Digitalisation of customs processes and the strategy of the customs department
Overseeing the digitalisation of business processes is a particularly great challenge for executives responsible for customs and foreign trade - in addition to those presented by trade wars, Brexit and sanctions, which can change on a daily basis. The influence of digitalisation on production, purchasing, distribution and logistical processes relating...
Customs broker’s profession: views and news
The previous article highlighted the role of the customs broker in checking compliance and lodging a customs declaration. There is much more that customs brokers do and/or can do in regard to adapting their services to meet the challenges of an ever-changing trading and regulatory environment. We share views and...
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Customs IT systems in a company
Customs IT systems are an integral part of operational customs handling, enabling customs processes to be automated and made more efficient, while at the same time increasing compliance levels. In this course, you will get an insight into the typical setup of the customs IT structure of enterprises. Furthermore, approaches...
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Current progress towards a fully digital EU customs environment
From the point of view of many customs operators, especially those who conduct cross-member state customs activities, the developments in IT are rather sobering. Although the legal framework for further standardization and harmonization has been established, isolated solutions and uncoordinated development statuses within the EU are delaying a real breakthrough....
Digitalisation of customs processes and the strategy of the customs department
Overseeing the digitalisation of business processes is a particularly great challenge for executives responsible for customs and foreign trade - in addition to those presented by trade wars, Brexit and sanctions, which can change on a daily basis. The influence of digitalisation on production, purchasing, distribution and logistical processes relating...