International Trade Consulting

In today's marketplace, companies considering sourcing or selling their products overseas must evaluate many more options than in the past and process greater amounts of information in order to make decisions. Cultural barriers and complex compliance initiatives make global trade even more of a challenge.

Our international trade consulting services extend beyond mitigating risk to developing a comprehensive understanding of the compliance initiatives impacting your business. UPS provides clients with customized assessments regarding complex compliance and administrative issues facing global companies. The result is often a competitive trade advantage for our customers due to the ability to quickly adapt to new requirements imposed by governmental authorities.

Our experience and customs-specific knowledge can help you mitigate risk by developing a solid understanding of the international trade issues that may impact your business. We will analyze your company's current trade practices and identify opportunities and risks in three primary areas:

Import and Export Client Consulting: We work closely with government agencies to keep up-to-date on any changes or amendments to trade regulations, so we can keep our clients in the know.

Security Consulting:. Securing the international supply chain has become a necessary step to maintaining transit times and avoiding border delays. UPS has the expertise to assist North American companies join Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) and the U.S. Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) programs, two high profile, voluntary security programs that are focused on building cooperative relationships between the U.S/Canadian governments and our trade community. We tailor the requirements of the programs by expanding existing businesses procedures to meet the security guidelines while being cognizant of implementation costs.

Tariff Consulting: We help you design your business processes so that your company can adapt to changing regulations and tariffs with ease. In a rapidly evolving international trade landscape, we can position your business for success.

Trade Agreements Management: Whether you're trading across borders within North America, from Europe, or from the Asia-Pacific countries, we can help you understand bilateral and multilateral trade agreements and the processes involved so you can plan your operations accordingly.

In addition, you can select a variety of seminars that can help provide the foundation from which to build a successful trade program.

Education: Through a wide array of topics and experienced speakers, we can assist any company with their in-person training needs regarding international trade.