WadysTejada Flórez
Coordinator of Fexlaw's Customs Law practice. Doctoral candidate in Law at Universidad Externado de Colombia, with more than 20 years in international trade and customs control.
Customs law and international trade.
Wadys Tejada Flórez is Coordinator of Fexlaw's Customs Law practice. He is a doctoral candidate in Law at Universidad Externado de Colombia, with expertise in constitutional, customs and administrative law, free trade zones, trade agreements, Incoterms, and the tax and foreign exchange rules governing imports and exports.
He has extensive experience in international trade and supply logistics for large-scale energy sector projects. He took part in the DIAN and MINCIT working groups that drafted Colombia's new customs regulations and free trade zone regime.
He was the plaintiff in case C-441 of 2021, in which the Constitutional Court struck down the customs penalty regime as unconstitutional, and in case C-005 of 2017, which extended protection to pregnant women who depend financially on their partners.
From customs to Fexlaw.
- 012001 – 2009
Customs brokerage in Colombia
Area Lead
- Supervision, control and assurance of customs processes and supply logistics.
- 022009 – 2013
Customs brokerage in Colombia
Lead Tariff Classifier
- Tariff classification, import and export approvals, and customs and foreign exchange inquiries.
- 032013 – 2018
Bonded warehouse in Colombia
Lead, Tariff Classification and Special Procedures
- 042018 – 2024
Customs brokerage in Colombia
Legal Lead, Customs and Foreign Trade Matters
- Trade and supply logistics operations with customs control and risk mitigation, including for ECOPETROL S.A.'s logistics operator.
- 052023 – Present
Fexlaw Abogados
Coordinator, Customs Law
Educated in Colombia.
- Doctorate in Law (in progress)Universidad Externado de Colombia
- Master's in Constitutional LawUniversidad Externado de Colombia
- Graduate Specialization in Management, with an emphasis on Logistics and International TradeUniversidad Externado de Colombia
- Law DegreeUniversidad Católica de Colombia
- Finance and International BusinessUniversidad Santiago de Cali
Plaintiff before the Constitutional Court.
He was the plaintiff in case C-441 of 2021, which struck down the customs penalty regime as unconstitutional, and in case C-005 of 2017, on the protection of pregnant women who depend financially on their partners.
He is the plaintiff in pending cases D0015887, on the new customs penalty regime under Decree-Law 0920 of 2023, and D0015690, on social security coverage for parents who depend on the insured member.
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Reading, film and travel.
He enjoys reading, film, sports, music and travel.
Languages: Spanish · English
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