Holly Jade O’Leary is co-founder and director of Alinea Customs – a UK customs brokerage. Alinea Customs provides same-day clearance at ports across the UK, out-of-hours support, T1 documents, and volume discounts for clients making regular shipments. Trade clients are assigned an account manager, and provided with a direct line in order to facilitate efficient and professional cross-border practices, and provided with ongoing support for any customs queries. Alinea Customs have in-house legal expertise and, in addition to customs brokerage services, provide consultancy in all areas of UK customs law and practice. 

Holly Jade O’Leary has a distinction-grade diploma in Advanced Customs Compliance, and a management degree, in addition to 14 years of business management experience. She assists clients in handling customs transactions, advising on areas such as tariff classification, customs valuation, product-specific rules of origin, temporary admission, licensing and permits, sanitary and phytosanitary controls, and accessing the benefits of international trade agreements and quotas. She has provided customs consultancy and training to domestic and international businesses, and accountancy firms. In 2021 Alinea Customs published a white paper report – Business After Brexit 2021, written and edited by Holly Jade O’Leary in collaboration with co-founder and solicitor Geoff Caesar and Bloomberg’s Trevor Charsley, providing in-depth insight into managing change for organizations that trade in goods with Europe.