Ronnie Van Rooyen
Author of the “day-to-day-Customs” posts. Senior customs and global trade (customs) advisor with a 30 year accomplished career record covering a variety of customs disciplines such as valuation, tariff, origin, training and dispute resolution. Associate Director - Customs and Global Trade at Deloitte in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Customs supply chain management in times of uncertainty
It is clear that global trade has new challenges and John Finley made a good point when he said that [business] maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. The future is uncertain, but the key may well be to have a Customs supply chain that consists of a team working...
Customs compliance programmes tomorrow - focus on ‘prepare’, not ‘repair’
When we come to December and ponder what the new year may bring, it is an ideal opportunity to reflect on the past success and failure of our trade business in order to seek-out how to improve our business performance in the future. Let’s consider compliance reviews that deliver the...
Point of view on some aspects of trade, customs and career
Point of view on these aspects of trade, customs and career: Don’t just trade, provide global service. As a trader, respond positively to the role Customs plays within global trade. Six points to consider when planning your career as a customs advisor.
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Customs supply chain management in times of uncertainty
It is clear that global trade has new challenges and John Finley made a good point when he said that [business] maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. The future is uncertain, but the key may well be to have a Customs supply chain that consists of a team working...
Customs compliance programmes tomorrow - focus on ‘prepare’, not ‘repair’
When we come to December and ponder what the new year may bring, it is an ideal opportunity to reflect on the past success and failure of our trade business in order to seek-out how to improve our business performance in the future. Let’s consider compliance reviews that deliver the...
Point of view on some aspects of trade, customs and career
Point of view on these aspects of trade, customs and career: Don’t just trade, provide global service. As a trader, respond positively to the role Customs plays within global trade. Six points to consider when planning your career as a customs advisor.