Kensie Sugama

Kensie Sugama is a senior associate attorney and licensed customs broker at Trade Pacific in Washington, DC. Kensie represents publicly traded and privately owned manufacturers, exporters, and importers in trade remedy, customs, and litigation matters. She leads the firm’s customs practice and advises clients on U.S. Customs and Border Protection compliance, tariff classification, customs valuation, country of origin, protests, rulings, penalties, duty measures, and refund strategies.

Kensie earned a J.D., cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2019 and a B.A. in International Relations and French from the University of Iowa in 2014. Her academic background complements a practice centered on international commerce and regulatory systems. She is admitted in the District of Columbia and New York and before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Her experience includes antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as appeals before federal trade courts. Kensie has worked on IEEPA refund matters, UFLPA enforcement, customs protests, tariff classification and origin disputes, regulatory audits, and the release of detained merchandise. She also advises importers on Sections 232 and 301 duties and related recovery strategies.

Kensie Sugama brings both legal and customs-broker perspectives to clients managing complex import and trade obligations. Kensie serves on the 2026-2028 board of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association and has argued appellate matters involving international trade. Her work helps companies respond to customs enforcement, challenge adverse determinations, recover duties when available, and structure import practices that address operational and regulatory risk.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Trade Pacific PLLC
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Current Board Member, Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) (2026-2028)

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• New York

Education

• Temple University, Beasley School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• University of Iowa
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Relations and French

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