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Trade & supply chain advisory

Advice from people who still pay demurrage when they get it wrong.

Tariffs move. Sanctions tighten. Lanes close. Our advisory team blends licensed trade professionals with operating forwarders — so the guidance you get on classification, origin, sanctions or network design is grounded in what actually clears, lands and sells.

Licensed
Trade specialists in-house
Capabilities

What we do for you on trade & supply chain advisory.

Tariff & HS advisory

Classification reviews, binding-ruling preparation and duty-engineering opportunities.

FTA & origin management

Origin determination, supplier declarations and FTA preference utilisation.

Sanctions & dual-use

Restricted-party screening, dual-use licensing and end-use compliance.

Lane & network design

Mode mix, hub placement and incoterm strategy modelled on your real data.

Tariff change response

Impact modelling for new tariffs, surcharges and trade-policy shifts.

Audit defence

PEA support, broker-of-record reviews and customs-audit preparation.

How we run it

From booking to PoD, the same playbook every time.

01

Discovery

Trade footprint, products and pain points mapped.

02

Diagnostic

Data pull from Cargoo and ERPs, gap analysis and quick-win list.

03

Recommendations

Prioritised roadmap with owners, savings and timelines.

04

Implementation

We help execute — or hand back a turnkey playbook for your team.

What you get

Deliverables, as standard.

  • Trade compliance health-check
  • Duty / FTA savings model
  • Sanctions screening framework
  • Network design recommendation
FAQ

Common questions.

Do I need to be a CSA customer?

No — advisory engagements stand on their own, though most clients adopt at least part of the recommended execution after the diagnostic.

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Move your trade & supply chain advisory with CSA.

Share your lanes and volumes — we'll come back with a tailored execution plan.

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