PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Born in Turin on 22 December 1966, Enrico Perticone has been registered with the Italian Customs Brokers Register (Albo degli Spedizionieri Doganali) since 1989 and has developed his professional practice with a particular focus on customs and international trade consultancy. He has founded Perticone Srl, a company specializing in customs services. He currently heads Enrico Perticone Trade Consultant and Enrico Perticone Consulting Srl, both professional consulting firms integrated into and coordinated by Studio Legale Padovan.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Enrico Perticone provides advisory and expert witness services in the fields of customs law and international trade. His core areas of expertise include: product characterization and classification (tariff classification, origin, export controls, and environmental sustainability); analysis of customs procedures and related regulatory simplifications; assessments, audits, procedural and compliance models; indirect taxation; dual-use goods; contractual aspects of international trade; and the correct management and application of Incoterms® delivery terms.
EDUCATION
He graduated cum laude in Economics and Business Administration with a thesis “Commodity Fraud in International Trade” from the Faculty of Economics of the “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara. He also completed the advanced course in “Culture, Law, Economics and Politics of the European Union”, organized by the Institute of Legal Studies of the Faculty of Economics within the framework of the Jean Monnet international programme.
SELECTED ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Since 2005, he has held the Chair of Customs Commodity Science as Adjunct Professor at the “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, School of Economics (Master’s Degree Programme in Legal Sciences for Internationalization).
He served as a member of the National Council of Customs Brokers (Consiglio Nazionale degli Spedizionieri Doganali – CNSD) from 2011 to 2026, holding the positions of President and Vice President.
He is a member of the Technical Committee established to implement the Italian Tax Reform pursuant to Ministerial Decree No. 99/2023 and Law No. 111/2023.
He previously served as Chairman of the Small Industry Committee and Vice President of Confindustria Chieti-Pescara.
He is a member of the Customs Working Group of Confindustria at the national level.
He serves on the Customs & Trade Facilitation Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Italy) and was also a member of the ICC Italy Working Group responsible for the review of Incoterms® 2020.
He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) and of the Centre for Customs Law and International Trade Studies at the University of Insubria (Como).
He is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences organized by public institutions, industry associations, employers’ organizations and professional bodies. He also lectures and provides training in postgraduate courses and university master’s programmes on topics related to international trade.
