Navigating French trade compliance dynamics
DGDDI & EU Customs Law
Specialist hiring for French customs operations, OEA status, and EU dual-use compliance governance.
SBDU & Export Controls
Recruiting for SBDU licensing, military/dual-use goods, and French national export control regulations.
Key French Trade Hubs
Service across Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Toulouse for leadership and operational trade talent.
Recent mandates delivered across France’s key industrial, aerospace, and logistics hubs.
Trade compliance placements in France
Senior Export Controls Manager — Paris
Led SBDU dual-use and US re-export assessments for a French HQ, aligning internal policies with DGDDI and EU guidance.
Customs & Trade Compliance Lead — Marseille
Managed DGDDI relations and owned customs, valuation and origin strategy for a major port-based operation in southern France.
Head of Trade Compliance — Lyon
Built a centralised trade compliance framework covering export controls, customs and sanctions across French industrial sites.
Customs Operations Manager — Toulouse
Optimized aerospace supply chain customs operations, transit procedures and audit readiness for a key hub in southern France.
OEA Specialist — Lille
Facilitated OEA certification and improved broker management for commercial and supply chain teams in northern France.
“Alex and his team were incredibly discreate and professional in their approach, controlling the external message to the local market”
TaylorCurcio led a discreet search in France for a senior trade compliance leader, balancing DGDDI and SBDU expectations with the client’s need for someone who could influence stakeholders in Paris and across the regions.
Regional Director of Trade Compliance, Aerospace Sector, Paris
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