Joining us today are Tony Sargis from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Joe Raycraft from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade, and Jay Charkow from International Tariff Management. I'd like to ask each of you to tell our listeners a little bit about the expertise that you are bringing to this conversation. 

Tony Sargis is a senior international trade specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service out of Middletown, Connecticut. In this capacity, Tony works with small and medium sized companies to assist them in developing and achieving their export strategies. Tony assists clients with market research, export counseling, trade advocacy and business matchmaking.

Joe Raycraft is an export finance manager for the New England region with the U.S. Small Business Administration and is part of SBA's Office of International Trade.
As export Finance manager, Joe works to promote SBA's export loans through direct outreach to partner lender banks, small business Exporters and Exporter Research Partners. Joe has more than 25 years of private sector business experience, including international roles in the areas of manufacturing, commercial finance and banking.

Jay Charkow is the president of International Tariff Management and a frequent guest on our podcasts. Jay has been working with U.S. Customs for over 40 years
and is an expert in duty drawback services, classification, and free trade agreements.

We hope you will gain some valuable insight into the world of customs tariffs. With all the supply chain challenges the world is facing, our aim is to maximize your duty drawback dollars and boost your bottom line. We hope you'll subscribe to our podcast to stay current with each new episode in which will unveil numerous ways to improve your international trade profitability. Thanks for listening.