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Global trade compliance team in China 

Specialist recruitment for export controls, customs and trade compliance roles across mainland China and Greater China, with a focus on complex cross-border supply chains and evolving regulatory expectations.

Navigating China trade compliance dynamics

Export Controls & Sanctions

Specialist hiring for China-focused export controls, sanctions and internal trade compliance frameworks across mainland China and Greater China.

Customs & Free Trade Zones

Recruiting for customs operations, bonded warehouses, free trade zones and origin/valuation across China and APAC supply chains.

Major China & APAC Hubs

Service across Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and key APAC hubs, supporting China HQs and regional leadership teams.

Recent mandates delivered across China’s key trade, industrial and logistics hubs.

Trade compliance placements in China

Senior Export Controls & Licensing Specialist — Shanghai

Led China-focused export controls and sanctions assessments for a regional HQ, aligning internal policies with evolving global requirements.

Customs & Trade Compliance Operations Lead — Shenzhen

Owned customs, valuation and origin strategy for a major manufacturing and distribution hub in southern China.

Regional Trade Compliance Director — Beijing

Built a centralised trade compliance framework covering export controls, customs and sanctions across China and wider APAC.

Bonded Warehouse & Customs Operations Manager — Tianjin

Improved customs broker management, bonded zone operations and audit readiness for a key logistics hub in northern China.

Trade Compliance Business Partner, Greater China & APAC

Partnered with commercial and supply chain teams to embed trade compliance into new product launches and routes to market across Greater China.

China trade compliance expertise

Hiring activity is concentrated around Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and key Greater China hubs, where multinationals and Chinese groups need senior trade compliance leaders who can balance global export controls, customs and sanctions with local regulatory nuance.

“They helped us navigate the realities of hiring senior compliance talent in China, to find someone who could implement a robust function from scratch.”

TaylorCurcio ran a search for a China-based trade compliance leader, balancing global export controls and sanctions expectations with local regulatory nuance and language requirements.

Trade Compliance Counsel, Global Manufacturing Group

Make your next China trade compliance hire with a specialist partner.

Start with a strategy call — or share your requirement — and we’ll advise on salary, talent availability and realistic timelines for China-based and regional roles.

Pre-Hire Strategy Call

Get clear on salary benchmarks, talent availability and notice periods for China and APAC trade compliance hires.

30-minute call. No commitment. Clear next steps.

Discuss Your Hiring Requirement

Have a defined role in China or APAC? Share your requirement and we’ll sense-check scope, seniority and market fit.

Speak first. Align on approach. Then decide.

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