Section 301 Tariffs & Trade Compliance Consultants | MJ USA Customs | Mark Jones

About MJ USA Customs & Principal Consultant Mark Jones

MJ USA Customs is reshaping how importers navigate complex international regulations. We deliver the targeted, strategic insights necessary to turn regulatory hurdles into true competitive advantages. Staying ahead of evolving trade frameworks requires proactive planning. My mission is to provide highly effective, data-driven global trade compliance consulting services that allow your business to thrive securely and confidently in international markets.Direct Expert Guidance for Complex Trade Environments

When you partner with MJ USA Customs, you work directly with me (Mark). I help companies navigate high-tariff environments, maximize duty recovery, and manage complex regulatory shifts without the overhead or middle-men of a massive firm. Whether you require an executive compliance review, immediate defense against an active CBP audit, or dynamic supply chain repositioning, my custom, one-on-one strategies keep your operations completely protected. Direct Expert Guidance for Complex Trade Environments

When you partner with MJ USA Customs, you work directly with me—an independent, licensed customs broker and international trade specialist. I help companies navigate high-tariff environments, maximize duty recovery, and manage complex regulatory shifts without the overhead or middle-men of a massive firm. Whether you require an executive compliance review, immediate defense against an active CBP audit, or dynamic supply chain repositioning, my custom, one-on-one strategies keep your operations completely protected.

Section 301 Tariffs Strategy, Exclusions & Duty Mitigation

Manage exposure and protect corporate margins. Working alongside trade specialist Mark Jones allows you to re-evaluate how recent regulatory actions impact your bottom line, including the latest USTR updates and structural duty frameworks.

Section 301 Tariff Exclusions: Auditing product portfolios against specific exclusion parameters to lower entry expenditures.
Tariff Engineering & Sourcing Realignment: Structuring Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) code assignments and verifying country-of-origin positioning.
CBP Defense & Proactive Audits: Formulating defensive documentation strategies to support supply chain structures during federal audits.

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Corporate Contracting

we can embed directly with your company to Augmate your Trade Compliance program

Duty Drawback & Tariff Mitigation Structuring: Incorporating strategic legal and operational mechanisms into supply contracts to maximize recovery of paid import duties via duty drawback programs and free trade agreements
Proactive Voluntary Self-Disclosure (VSD) Advisory: Reviewing historical transaction records and structural contract failures to prepare, draft, and file voluntary disclosures with CBP, BIS, or OFAC to dramatically reduce potential penalties
Distributor & Broker SLA Management: Drafting and reviewing performance-based service level agreements (SLAs) for customs brokers and freight forwarders to legally enforce accurate HTS classification and timely filings.

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Export Compliance Advisory

Gain access to dependable on-demand regulatory knowledge. Secure authoritative determinations directly from a leading trade compliance consultant to shield your supply networks from federal export liabilities.

Accurate assessment of Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN) and Schedule B codes.
Development of robust Export Management and Compliance Programs (EMCP).
Comprehensive cross-border transactional risk analysis and standard operations charting.
eemed Export Contracting for Personnel: Constructing specialized employment and independent contractor agreements that include strict technology access controls, preventing unauthorized technical data transfers to foreign nationals (Deemed Exports).

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Import Compliance & Customs Brokerage Advisory

Establish a highly resilient regulatory foundation. I partner directly with your internal logic teams to construct transparent strategies tailored precisely to your import requirements.

Rigorous validation of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classifications and entry paperwork.
Country of Origin verification to minimize transshipment and regulatory exposure.
Qualifying specialized product lines for free trade agreements (FTAs) and preferential duty programs.

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