Tom Gould Vice President of Global Customs and Trade FLEXPORT
Tom Gould currently serves as the Vice President of Global Customs and Trade at Flexport, where he has worked since 2019. As Vice President of Global Customs, Mr. Gould leads a team of global trade experts and licensed customs brokers to build sophisticated, data-driven service offerings for Flexport’s client base. With the belief that trade chaos breeds opportunities for savings, Mr. Gould has spent the past 25 years in trade advisory, helping clients save millions through duty saving and deferment strategies, country of origin shifting, classification services, and more.
Mr. Gould uses his skills as a licensed customs broker and consultant to advise clients, provide training and speak to audiences of importers and customs brokers on issues of U.S. Customs compliance including reasonable care, classification, valuation, supply chain security, free trade agreements and other international trade issues. Additionally, he is the author of “Apparel Classification,” a comprehensive guide that serves as a valuable resource for importers, designers, production managers, customs brokers and compliance managers.
Prior to working at Flexport, Mr. Gould served as Senior Director, Customs and International Trade, for Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. He is also a member of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Trade Support Network and leads its executive committee and serves as past president and member of the board of the Foreign Trade Association.