P. Nadaraja was formerly with the Royal Malaysia Customs (1981-1997) as a Senior Officer of Customs having served in various units and his key areas of focus includes customs administration, import and export procedures, classification, valuation, licensing and compliance matters. He possess an in-depth knowledge of various customs legislations including Customs Act, Sales Tax Act, Service Tax Act, Excise Act and other subsidiary legislations. He has vast experience in Customs
matters and has been a
guest lecturer at the Royal Malaysia Customs Academy in Malacca on various occasions to deliver
lectures on various aspects of Customs laws and
procedures.
In 1997 he left the Customs Department on optional
retirement for private practice as an Advocate and
Solicitor.
He is now involved in legal practice and at the same
a time is actively involved in conducting seminars
and workshops on customs matters. He has also
conducted in house training for various companies
including statutory bodies and has advised and
consulted upon by companies on issues such as
customs and sales tax valuation, classification,
service tax matters, drawback, refunds, exemptions and others. He was officially appointed by the
Customs Department to conduct Basic Customs
Course for forwarding agents during the year 2005 –
2007.
He is also an Associate of the Malaysia Institute of
Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ACIS) and
the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (ACTIM) and
is currently involved conducting seminars and
rendering of consultancy/advisory services on customs matters.
