Doris Gruchey

Career

More than 35 years of experience with customs and excise duties in industry: first responsible for tobacco duty and spirits duty in the tobacco industry, then 15 years heading customs controlling and risk management in a DAX group.

• since 2025Specialist in customs and excise duties at BITZER MAINFORT
• since 2023Freelance project work in customs and excise duties
• 2007–2023Head of Customs Controlling and Risk Management, Bayer Business Services, Leverkusen
• 1986–2007Customs and excise specialist, Japan Tobacco International (formerly R.J. Reynolds Tobacco), Trier, Cologne and Antwerp
• 1992–1995Part-time studies in business administration (Betriebswirtin VWA), Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie Trier
• 1971–1977Training as an industrial clerk and sparkling wine duty clerk, Sektkellerei Faber, Trier

Areas of expertise

• Customs valuation
• Special customs procedures
• Import processes
• Customs audits
• Risk management in customs and foreign trade
• Internal control system
• Tobacco duty
• Alcohol duty
• Sparkling wine duty