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Yves KOUAME – Customs Technical Expert & Legal Security
I support companies in securing customs situations at risk, ensuring legal reliability and operational performance.
My role: transform customs into a lever of security, not a point of risk.
My 4 pillars of expertise
1. Audit & Strategic Optimization
• Comprehensive analysis of customs flows and processes
• Identification of technical and legal risks
• Verification of classification, regimes, and preferential origin
• Concrete recommendations and prioritized action plan
2. Support for Sensitive Cases
• Management of complex or disputed cases
• Optimization of flows with legal security
• Preparation for a control or audit
• Restructuring of critical processes
3. External Technical Referent – Premium Subscription
• Validation of sensitive technical positions
• Support in case of control
• Review of strategic files
• Personalized regulatory watch
4. Advanced Technical Training
• Securing complex tariff classification
• Mastering risks related to origin and preferential agreements
• Building legally defensible positions
Why choose me?
• Sharp technical expertise for sensitive cases
• Ability to challenge existing firms and recommendations
• Transverse vision: supply chain, legal, customs operations
• Reliability and anticipation: to keep your operations secure and optimized
French
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- ErametHead of CustomsRAW MATERIALS INDUSTRYFebruary 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)Paris, FranceCustoms Compliance, Simplification of customs clearance processes and payment of duties & taxes, Customs Control
- L'OréalCustoms ManagerFASHION AND COSMETICSJanuary 2022 - February 2024 (2 years and 1 month)Orléans, FranceSpecial regimes, Tariff classification, Customs control, Circulation of alcohol and energy products.
- Thales LAS FranceCustoms Nomenclature ReferentDEFENSE AND MILITARYJanuary 2017 - December 2021 (5 years)Orléans, FranceTariff classification: Determination of product tariff positions and creation of a database- Customs valuation: Definition and implementation of a product valuation strategy and determination of repair costs within MCO contracts- Special Regimes: Submission of applications and management of authorizations in SOPRANO and CDMS- Circulation of War Materials and Assimilated: Mapping of Export Control and Customs constraints within the framework of the Repair Program (DOP Presentation, DGA favorable opinion request or License exemption)- Customs advice: Provide customs recommendations to reduce risks and secure (compliance) operations_Help programs better position Thales against competition- ECS: Implementation of an ECS clearance procedure
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Education
- Master 2, Business and Tax LawUniversity of Rouen2012- Impôt sur les sociétés * Territorialité et calcul * Régime d’imposition des plus ou moins values * Intégration fiscale et régime mère fille - Impôt sur les revenus * Les revenus à déclarer * Le calcul de l'impôt sur le revenu * Les réductions et crédits d'impôt - TVA
- Master in Customs Law, Transport and Logistics LawUniversity of Rouen2011- Nomenclature douanière, Origine et Valeur en Douane - Contentieux douanier - Procédures douanières - Régimes particuliers - Fiscalité indirecte - DEB et DES