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Kelli Thompson, a Senior Adviser with StoneTurn, is a customs and international trade advisor, licensed customs broker, and certified customs specialist. A former Supervisory Import Specialist with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, she leverages both public and private sector experience in classification, valuation, rules of origin, free trade agreements, drawback, intellectual property rights, and other customs and trade issues.
Kelli serves as a customs advisor for international trade organizations, working with foreign customs administrations to improve trade facilitation advising them on their policies, regulations, and operations. She works closely with clients across industries on global trade compliance, advising on complex rules and regulations, classification/tariffs, trade law, valuation, risk management, ADD/CVD, import/export audits, and provides trade and compliance training. In addition to advising commercial clients, Kelli has also advised governments in Africa and Latin America.
Earlier in her career, Kelli founded her own trade consulting firm that served clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She previously served for nearly seven years with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, rising from Import Specialist to Supervisory Import Specialist. In this role, she also trained newly hired import specialists nationally.