European customs regulations expert
Didier LE GRAS
Customs engineering department manager
Expert & trainer for customs certification and accreditation
Field of expertiseEuropean (EU) customs regulations
Specialized inCentralized customs management
Customs procedures and accreditation
Customs origin & "made in"
Customs classification
Customs value
ActivitiesAudit, expertise, consulting and training
LanguagesFrench
Geographical areasAll French-speaking countries
ProfileTechnical expert
Didier Le Gras was trained by the customs authorities via a partnership with the private sector.
After about 20 years as customs agent in France's biggest port, Le Havre, he became manager of a customs department handling import/export for a wide range of products: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), petrol products, industrial machines and equipment, chemical products, textile materials and products, and other goods.
At ACTE International, Didier Le Gras has developed an operational customs department for Local Clearance Procedures (LCP), and he managed Full Authorized Economic Operator certification programs as early as 2009.
Armed with this experience and the confidence invested in him by the administration, his audit and consulting assignments have helped ACTE clients obtain key accreditations and certification to optimize their customs costs and secure their international supply chain.
A recognized customs expert for several organizations, Didier Le Gras can explain the most complex customs regulations in a practical context.
Didier Le Gras is a key link in the relation between companies and the customs authorities, able to maintain and respect both parties' interests.
Didier LE GRAS news
ACTualité
Des modifications pour les Déclarations d'Echanges de Biens (DEB) viennent de voir le jour et seront applicables au 1er janvier 2022. La Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (DGDDI) communique dès à présent sur le sujet auprès des opérateurs.
September 2021
ACTualité
Les conséquences du Brexit se font toujours ressentir côté britannique puisque les exportations vers l'Union européenne continuent de s'effondrer...
September 2021
ACTualité
La simplification des règles d'origine pour la zone pan-euro-méditerranéenne (PEM) doit entrer en vigueur le 1er septembre 2021. Une note* de la Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (DGDDI) présente la situation et explique les changements.
August 2021
ACTualité
Une note* de la Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (DGDDI) informe les opérateurs sur les modalités de dépôt d'une déclaration export sécuritaire (EXS) pendant la période de transition informatique du Code des Douanes de l'Union (CDU), soit jusqu'à fin 2023.
August 2021
ACTualité
L’Union européenne demande 47,5 milliards d’euros au Royaume-Uni pour régler la facture du Brexit.
July 2021
International customs regulations are at the heart of Global Supply Chain Management