Customs Academy

2021 – 2023 Master of Business Administration, specialization: Logistics and Supply Chains, Kozminski University
2007 – 2009 Master of Engineering in Transport with specialization: Port and Fleet Operations; Maritime Academy in Gdynia
2007 – 2008 Master’s degree in commodity science with specialization: Product Manager; Maritime Academy in Gdynia
2003 – 2007 Engineer in Transport with specialization: Port and Fleet Operations; Maritime Academy in Gdynia

During her many years of activity in the TSL sector, she has gained experience in the daily work of freight forwarders and logisticians, as well as their subcontractors. As a result, she understands the intricacies of how the market works. With her knowledge of customs practices, she helps to streamline customs processes in all kinds of companies. She breaks down the supply chain into simpler processes and their resulting interdependencies.

• European Union and national regulations
• Implementation of foreign policy on trade in goods with the United Kingdom, Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Foreign trade in goods from the freight forwarder’s and carrier’s point of view
• Marketing authorization procedure, with specialization: application of Member States’ fiscal law
• Special procedures: transit and storage
• Export procedure
• Registration of economic operators, customs representation, European Union customs programs

2016 – 2017 Postgraduate studies, specialization: Marketing and PR on the Internet, Higher School of Administration and Business in Gdynia
2006 – 2011 Master of Law and Administration, specialization: International Law, University of Gdańsk
2004 – 2009 Master’s degree in international relations, specialization: State maritime safety, Naval Academy in Gdynia

Joanna has over 14 years of experience in the TSL industry. She is a sales and marketing expert, specializes in setting up complete logistics chains for LCL, FCL and oversized cargo. Joanna manages cooperation with partners and customers. She is an academic lecturer in Marketing and Logistics at WSAiB in Gdynia and Pomeranian University in Słupsk, and a coach in the field of customs law at the Customs Academy AC Porath Sp. z o.o.

• European Union and national regulations
• Implementation of foreign policy on trade in goods with the United Kingdom, Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Foreign trade in goods from the freight forwarder’s and carrier’s point of view
• Marketing authorization procedure, with specialization: application of Member States’ fiscal law
• Special procedures: transit and storage
• Export procedure
• Registration of economic operators, customs representation, European Union customs programs

992 – 1997 Master of Law and Administration, specialization: Customs Law, University of Łódź

As a long-time customs officer, Tomasz gained practical knowledge and experience in the application of customs law while holding various positions in state customs administration.

During a career spanning more than 30 years, he has worked in multinational corporations dealing with customs issues, both from a practical point of view (e.g. he has taken part in customs projects related to AEO, customs simplifications and VAT issues in export) and providing customs consultancy and advisory services.

In addition, he holds the position of Trade Compliance Manager for a multinational corporation, responsible for the company’s customs operations.

He holds a customs agent’s license, and actively cooperates with local traders in the implementation of obligations arising from INTRASTAT statistics, excise duty and many other issues of customs and tax legislation.

• Customs declarations and their completion according to customs procedures
• INTRASTAT and statistical obligations in foreign trade
• INCOTERMS and the application of trade rules in practice
• Special procedures: processing, temporary admission
• Excise Movements – EMCS 2PL
• Trade in “Dual Use” goods

2017 – 2018 EMBA, Warsaw School of Management

1995 – 2000 Master’s degree in Management and Marketing, specialization: Marketing Management in Enterprises, Rzeszów University of Technology

Małgorzata has managed issues of customs law, administrative law on exports, special procedures and imports and the practical application of trade policy measures for 20 years. It has become her passion and her path in life.

She is both a practitioner and theoretician of customs law. She holds active qualifications as a customs agent, accountant, and also holds an EMBA (Executive Master of Business Administration).

Many hours of training on customs topics allow her to keep abreast of changes in international law that have a direct impact on clients’ supply chains.

On a day-to-day basis, she deals with customs border services in the Poland-Ukraine region, with a specialization in the handling of goods requiring control not only by customs and tax authorities, but also phytosanitary, veterinary and commercial quality control of agri-foodstuffs on import, special procedures and export.

• Customs declarations and their completion according to customs procedures
• Sanitary, veterinary and commercial quality control of import and export of agri-foodstuffs
• TRACES, SINGLE WINDOW
• Goods classification
• European Union and national regulations
• Foreign trade in goods
• Marketing authorization procedure, with specialization: application of Member States’ fiscal law
• Special procedures: transit and storage
• Export procedure

2007 – 2008 Postgraduate studies, specialization: Risk management, Wrocław University of Economics
1999 – 2004 Master of Law and Administration, University of Wrocław

Since 2006, Piotr has conducted training courses for business, attended by more than 2,400 people, and for public administration, attended by more than 2,000 customs officers, employees of the tax administration and the Ministry of Finance. He is a lecturer in postgraduate studies at the Wrocław School of Banking in the field of Audit and lecturer-trainer at the National Revenue Administration (NRA). Piotr is a participant in task forces in the creation of systematic areas and methods of risk response and co-author of the analytical manual for the Customs Service (Ministry of Finance). He is an active analyst with fifteen years of experience, including as head of the risk management department in the Customs Chamber in Wrocław, as well as an author of publications on customs risk management and the practical application of heuristic methods.

• Customs status and origin of goods
• Customs Risk Management – for customs representatives and other operators
• AEO, simplified customs procedures and other facilitations under the Union Customs Code
• Product safety – Import of goods into the EU – Customs procedures
• Tariff classification of goods – Customs value of goods – Customs debt and ways of securing

2002 – 2004 Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance and Accounting, specialization: Accounting, University of Gdańsk

1999 – 2002 Finance and Banking, University of Gdańsk

Bogna has been involved in TSL and customs handling since 1995 and holds a customs agent’s license.  During her almost 30-year career, she has not only been directly involved in customs handling processes, but has also set up customs agency departments from scratch within the structures of both smaller local companies and international organizations. In this way, she has gained practical knowledge and experience in the application of customs legislation, including INTRASTAT reporting obligations.  She has many years of experience in building and developing teams of customs agents, creating and improving customs processes, researching customer needs and developing optimal solutions for the customer while overseeing and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations. She has led AEO certification projects and ensured subsequent compliance of the permit holder with the requirements. Bogna is well-versed in processes and procedures for obtaining permits issued by customs authorities. Her activities also include organizing and conducting training on customs issues for clients and within the organizations in which she works.

• Customs status and origin of goods, definitions, relevance to trade in goods
• Customs obligations and responsibilities of parties in the supply chain
• Customs procedures in international trade in goods; fiscal obligations
• Preparation of customs declarations, scope of data, liability of economic operators; practical completion of customs clearance documentation
• Calculation elements in customs declarations (meaning of customs classification and origin of goods, tariff measures, customs value and its elements vs. tax base)
• Registration obligations prior to the commencement of foreign trade in goods