International Trade Compliance

Internal Audits: Assess your current compliance practices to identify strengths, gaps, and areas not applicable to your business, ensuring a streamlined and efficient process.

Education and Training: Equip your team with the knowledge of trade compliance regulations and responsibilities, empowering your organization to handle import and export activities confidently.

Policy and Procedure Development: Develop and implement comprehensive trade compliance policies and procedures that are tailored to your specific business needs.

Compliance Risk Assessment: Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify potential compliance risks and implement strategies to mitigate them.

Import/Export Manual Creation: Develop detailed manuals tailored to your operations, ensuring all procedures align with regulatory requirements.

HTS Classifications and Matrix Creation: Assist in accurate product classification and matrix creation to ensure compliance with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).

Documentation Review: Review and ensure all trade documents, including commercial invoices, packing lists, and bills of lading, meet regulatory standards.

Export Control Documentation: Prepare and manage documentation related to export controls, including licenses and permits.

Entry Verification and Audit Programs: Implement thorough audit programs for each shipment, providing confidence and accuracy in your submissions to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Recordkeeping Compliance: Establish and maintain robust recordkeeping practices to comply with regulatory requirements and facilitate audits.

Post-Entry Audit Services: Conduct post-entry audits to ensure compliance with customs regulations and identify any discrepancies.

Building Relationships with Customs Brokers: Facilitate strong partnerships with customs brokers to ensure smooth and efficient clearance processes.

Broker Performance Monitoring: Monitor and evaluate customs broker performance to ensure compliance and efficiency.

Trade Spend Analysis: Review and analyze your compliance expenditures, identifying opportunities for cost savings.

Post Summary Corrections and Protests: Apply for corrections or protests to recover excess duties paid on incorrectly classified products. Our expertise has resulted in over $1M in duty reimbursements from CBP.

Duty Drawback Programs: Assist in the implementation and management of duty drawback programs to recover duties on exported goods.

Sector-Specific Compliance Solutions: We have extensive experience in diverse industries including medical devices, automotive, military, and aerospace, allowing us to tailor our services to meet the unique regulatory challenges of each sector.

Program Handoff: Create robust, sustainable trade compliance programs ready for seamless integration into your organization’s daily operations.

Continuous Improvement: Implement continuous improvement initiatives to keep your compliance program up-to-date with changing regulations.

Trade Agreement Utilization: Help you leverage free trade agreements and preferential trade programs to minimize duties and tariffs.

Export Control Compliance: Provide guidance on complying with export control regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Customs Valuation Strategies: Develop and implement customs valuation strategies to ensure accurate duty payments and compliance with regulations.