Trade Compliance and Consulting Services
Choose a focused review or broader advisory support based on the trade issue your business needs to address. Each service below explains the work we review and how to request help.
Trade Compliance Consulting
Review classification, valuation, origin, recordkeeping, and internal controls. Identify compliance gaps and prioritize corrective actions before an audit, expansion, or change in trade activity.
Learn moreImport Consulting
Review import documentation, tariff classification, customs valuation, and origin information. Get practical findings your team can use alongside its existing customs broker.
Learn moreExport Consulting
Review export documentation, procedures, and export control considerations. Get support with classification questions, licensing requirements, recordkeeping, and staff training where relevant to your activity.
Learn moreUSMCA and CUSMA Review
Assess product eligibility against applicable rules of origin. Review supplier records, bills of materials, and certifications supporting USMCA or CUSMA preferential tariff claims.
Learn moreCTPAT Readiness and Validation Support
Review your security profile, written procedures, training records, and readiness for CTPAT application or CBP validation. Identify gaps that need attention before the next review.
Learn moreTariff Refund and Duty Recovery Support
Review import entries and supporting records for potential duty overpayments. Identify eligible recovery options and the documentation needed to support a refund request.
Learn moreInternational Trade Consulting
Connect import, export, sourcing, and market-entry questions in one review. Get a coordinated plan for the trade requirements affecting your products and business decisions.
Learn moreNot Sure Where to Start?
Tell us what your business imports or exports and the issue you need help with. We’ll identify the appropriate consulting scope.
Practical Trade Consulting
Alongside Your Existing Team
Border Advantage is a trade compliance consulting firm supporting businesses that import, export, manufacture, and distribute products internationally. We review documentation, product information, and internal processes to help your team understand its trade requirements and address gaps.
We work alongside your internal team and existing customs broker. Depending on your engagement, you receive review findings, a summary of documentation gaps, and practical corrective recommendations.
Team designations include Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) and Certified Trade Compliance Specialist (CTCS).
Examples of Our Consulting Work
These examples describe the type of support provided. Client names, partner names, figures, and identifying project details are withheld under signed confidentiality agreements.
Export Control Readiness
Helped a Canadian manufacturer establish ITAR-related procedures as part of its preparation to serve U.S. markets.
Cross-Border Delay Support
Supported an industrial supplier in addressing recurring cross-border delays.
USMCA and CUSMA Eligibility
Reviewed supplier records, bills of materials, and applicable origin rules to assess a manufacturer’s product eligibility.
Commercial Invoice Documentation
Helped a distributor improve commercial invoice descriptions and standardize documentation to address shipment holds.
Export Control Training
Developed export control training for a technology company to support its internal compliance work.
Controlled Goods Preparation
Supported a manufacturer’s controlled goods compliance preparation for contracts involving defense, aerospace, or security-related products.
Industries We Serve
Manufacturers, distributors, technology companies, and other businesses use our consulting to address product classification, sourcing records, documentation, and regulated trade activity.
How a Consulting Engagement Works
Start with the trade issue you need resolved. We agree on the scope, review the relevant information, and explain the findings and next steps.
Define the Issue
Tell us about your products, trade activity, and current concern so we can agree on the review scope.
Review the Records
We examine the relevant documentation, product facts, and procedures for the agreed engagement.
Explain the Findings
You receive an explanation of the gaps identified, priority risks, and recommended corrective actions.
Support the Next Steps
Where included in scope, we help your team strengthen records, procedures, or training.
Continue Support When Needed
Ongoing advisory is available for businesses with recurring trade questions or changing requirements.
Project, Hourly and
Ongoing Consulting
Consulting is scoped around your products, documentation, jurisdictions, and the work required. We explain the scope and pricing approach before work begins.
View Consulting PricingProject-Based Reviews
A defined engagement for a document review, classification question, origin assessment, or audit preparation.
Hourly Consulting
Focused support for technical questions, smaller document checks, and follow-up advice.
Ongoing Advisory
Recurring support for businesses that need continued trade compliance guidance, procedure updates, or training.
Trade Consulting Questions
A review can cover product classification, customs valuation, origin claims, documentation, recordkeeping, and internal procedures. The scope depends on your trade activity and the issue you need resolved. Our trade compliance consulting identifies gaps and practical next steps for your team.
Yes. Border Advantage provides consulting alongside your broker and internal team. We review product information, classifications, origin support, documentation, and procedures; we do not act as your customs brokerage. Import consulting can help your team strengthen the information behind its entries.
Yes. Our USMCA and CUSMA review examines applicable rules of origin, product and supplier information, certifications, and supporting records. A completed certification alone does not establish that a product qualifies for preferential treatment.
Yes. CTPAT support can include reviewing eligibility, security profiles, risk assessments, written procedures, training records, and validation readiness. The engagement is scoped around your business and its stage in the program. Consulting support does not guarantee CBP certification or validation.
Yes. Our export consulting covers export control procedures, classification questions, documentation, training, and registration or licensing considerations where applicable. The review depends on the product, technology, transaction, and jurisdictions involved.
Yes. Tariff refund support reviews relevant import entries and supporting records to assess potential overpayments and available recovery options. Eligibility, timing, and filing requirements depend on the circumstances of the entries.
Yes. Border Advantage supports businesses involved in international trade, including companies outside North America. The appropriate international trade consulting scope depends on the countries, products, and trade requirements involved.
Tell Us What Your Business Needs Reviewed
Share your trade concern, the countries involved, and the products or records that need attention. We’ll help identify the appropriate consulting scope and next steps.