Austin Haywood

Austin is a licensed customs broker with over 10 years experience in the customs industry. During his time with FOCUS he has served in various capacities, including nearly 5 years on-site at Tier 1 Automotive suppliers. While on-site he worked directly with senior Customs managers and corporate personnel. Austin has managed various customs processes (Value/NAFTA Reconciliation, Drawback, US/CA HTS classification, ISA broker compliance testing, and FTA duty avoidance) and developed databases to support/automate these processes. Austin is responsible for supporting numerous clients with special projects and has provided assistance to those undergoing US Customs audit, preparing Prior Disclosures, and assessing companies’ overall internal controls for customs compliance. He is also tasked with overseeing new system development and launch.