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Who We Are

 

       Ashok Sadhwani

Principal Consultant

Ashok Sadhwani has over 25 years of experience in international trade. He is familiar with the myriad number of issues relating to global commerce having traveled to more than 45 countries. He has lived and worked in Hong Kong, Osaka, Dubai, Cairo, Singapore, Bangkok, Calcutta and Los Angeles.

Ashok's business skills are in regulatory trade compliance. Besides being an educator and trainer, he directs his efforts towards providing insight into better practices in supply chain security and risk management.

Business areas of specialization include shipping and logistics, letters of credit, trade documentation automation and export marketing. With a Masters in International Customs Law and Administration from the University of Canberra, Australia, his studies also cover U.S. customs law, Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.

Ashok teaches courses in import and export at UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, as well as for the Business school in Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Some past projects include jobs for various governments such as that of Thailand, Bhutan and Fiji as well as projects in Morocco, Oman, Bahrain, Southern Sudan and The Philippines under USAID, State Department and EU programs.
 

"Educators train the people responsible for the work to work things out for themselves." - Stefan Stern on management - Financial Times, November 10, 2009
 

 
Qualifications

U.S. Customs Broker License #22900

Certified JCO (U.S. - Canada Military Joint Certification Program) Contractor License #0042997
Southern California District Export Council Member appointed by the Secretary of Commerce
Some sample projects
Client   Project description
Targus, Inc Import policy, customs automation, vendor and shipping manual
First National Bank Letters of Credit Training
Ministry of Commerce, Thailand Exporting to the U.S. Seminars
Bombardier Aerospace International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) training
Ministry of Finance, Government of South Sudan Technical training in customs law, modernization and capacity building
Bureau of Customs, The Philippines Assessment and Recommendation in Enhancing Integrity in Air Cargo Operations and Customs Procedures at Manila International Airport
Ministry of Trade, Fiji Islands Technical training and workshops in exporting Fiji products to the U.S.
General Dynamics International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) training
TradeSense (now a division of UPS Trade Management Group) ABI implementation and training, export control system business process
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Kingdom of Bhutan Training in marketing and exporting Bhutanese products to the
Events
Institution Subject
Web site
UCLA Extension Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Broker Examination Review https://www.uclaextension.edu/r/Course.aspx?reg=U9596
UCLA Extension Fundamentals of International Trade https://www.uclaextension.edu/r/Course.aspx?cn=X+460.903&dc=MGMNT
El Camino College International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) International Trade Compliance Institute

 
Published articles
New HTS changes for 2012 announced by WTO ICPA Blog
Incoterms® 2010 Simplified ICPA Blog

 
Editorial and Book Reviews
Export-Import Theory, Practices and Procedures Second Edition

Implementing and Configuring Sap Global Trade Services

SAP Press

 
Interviews
Export Impact for Good organized by the International Trade Center (ITC), Geneva World Export Development Forum, Chongqing, China, September 9-12, 2010

 

Contact Information:
ASMARA U.S.A. Inc.,
11301 Olympic Blvd #578
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 310-473-1884
Email:
ashok@asmara.com

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