May 13, 2020
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Interview with the Senior Appraiser of machinery and equipment in Brazil

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We are honored to introduce a new member of the editorial board of the Customs Compliance & Risk Management journal - Mr. Roberto Raya da Silva from Brazil, the expert in foreign trade, customs valuation, and tariff classification. Mr. Raya is an Accredited Engineer from the Federal Revenue Service for launching technical reports to customs. He became the first Senior Appraiser for the machinery and equipment section in Brazil.

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