Steven Roy

Steven Roy
Steven joined the Tradewin team with over 15 years of industry experience, including extensive exposure to Customs and freight forwarding practices. Prior to joining Tradewin, Steven was a Customs Brokerage Manager and has successfully counseled Boston Scientifics on intricate supply chain and trade compliance matters, using his strong operational background to clearly explicate sophisticated yet practical solutions. His coverage of duty mitigation strategies, regulatory compliance management, and interaction with other government agencies regularly includes consideration of excise, countervailing and anti-dumping duties, production assists, Tariff Concession Orders, By-Laws, and Biosecurity regulations. Steven is a licensed Customs Broker in Australia, holds accreditation with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, and has completed a Bachelor of Applied Science with Queensland University of Technology.

Recent Posts

What You Need to Know About the 2024-2025 Australian Federal Budget

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The 2024-2025 Australian Federal Budget was released last month, and while it specifically mentioned measures likely to affect Importers and Exporters, a number of nuances implied are worth exploring in more detail. 

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Topics: Australia

Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI ECTA)

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If it feels like the Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (AI CECA) has been a long time coming, it’s only because it has…

Negotiations commenced in May of 2011 and suspended in 2015 while both countries pursued multilateral agreements before recommencing in June of 2020. On the 2nd of April 2022, however, an interim Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI ECTA) was signed, effectively fast-tracking some of the key economic benefits whilst the larger AI CECA continues to be negotiated.

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Topics: Asia, South Pacific

Australia Imposing Additional Tariffs on Russia & Belarus

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Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced that the Australian Government would enact further economic measures against both the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

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Topics: Asia, South Pacific

The Carrot and the Stick - Australian Goods Compliance Update

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The final compliance update from the Australian Border Force (ABF) for any year is always an interesting one. Not only does it snapshot the operational statistics of what is, for many, the busiest few months of the year, but it also can potentially give us some insight into the tactical approach of ABF compliance activities for the coming year.

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Topics: South Pacific, Export Consulting, Import Consulting