Global trade advisory services  

Automating global trade

Most business units within today’s multinational companies are keenly focused on cost reduction, process efficiency, and exploring cash savings opportunities. No group is exempt, including the trade group. If your company faces challenges to changing, or even assessing, your trade automation situation, think about how much easier it might be with the help of a professional service provider that combines world-class systems consulting and specialized global trade and tax knowledge.

Cost reduction, process efficiency, and exploring cash savings opportunities dominate the agendas of many multinational companies. No company is exempt from these pressures, and trade groups are no exception. However, not all multinationals regularly review their global trade management options to determine whether they are effectively using automation to optimize cross-border operations and making an impact on the company’s bottom line.

Deloitte continues to be a market leader for innovative trade technologies that help companies to solve issues pertaining to global business operations. Global trade automation is no exception to this innovative technology.

Our solution for this service line covers:

• Customs classification: Classify, review and suggest goods description and tariff code. Support companies for products portfolio;
• Global Trade RADAR (Saas): Allows evaluating customs operations (clearance, FTA, risks) on a global scale;
• Customs RPA: Consultancy or implementation of RPA for customs activities;
• AEO scan: Suite to support, evaluate, maintain all processes and controls demanded into AEO certification or recertification process.

Foreign Trade Diagnostic

Deloitte’s Global Trade Diagnostic can be the platform for change that helps you analyze cost savings opportunities and makes your trade processes and resources more efficient. In collaboration with your trade team, Deloitte's Global Trade Advisory professionals can help assess your supply chain efficiency and help you evaluate your company’s overall competitive position.

Our solution for this service line covers:

• Customs Consulting: General consulting focus on strategy, compliance and automation topics;
• Global Trade Radar: Fully assessment into customs processes to evaluate maturity, risks, opportunities locally and internationally.
   

Foreign Trade Compliance and Controversy Services

Companies are facing an increasing number of compliance requirements imposed by the countries in which they operate, as well as more rigorous enforcement by tax and trade authorities. Deloitte offers efficient, cost-effective Global Trade Advisory compliance services, including co-sourcing and outsourcing options.

We help companies manage risk and provide more timely and transparent reporting through the application of technology-based solutions.  

Our solution for this service line covers:

• Customs Compliance: Analysis of the main customs criteria (fiscal classification, customs valuation, foreign exchange transactions, interaction with customs broker);
• Global Trade 360º - Compliance: Outsourcing of Global Trade Operation: Import, export, exchange, aiming customs compliance, including management risks and action plan;
• Customs Special Regime Management: Outsourcing complex customs special regimes like Drawback (suspension and exemption), RECOF/RECOF-SPED, Repetro, Replat, etc., aiming customs compliance, including management risks and action plan.

Consulting

Deloitte’s Global Trade team includes individuals with backgrounds as lawyers, accountants, auditors, customs brokers, economists, and industry specialists. We advise companies on both fiscal and non-fiscal regulations to help them avoid additional duties, taxes, and penalties related to non-compliance, as well as consequences like complete import or export stops.

Our professionals help companies with a variety of global trade related needs, such as post-merger integration, by tracking duty risks and tax planning opportunities and in helping to reconcile and determine consistent support for what is an “arm’s length” or “fair” value for both customs valuation and transfer pricing purposes.

• AEO Certification: Assistance on AEO accreditation, for all levels; accreditation, renew, and revision of the customs compliance elements;
  
• Customs Process Mapping: Diagnose of customs regulatory aspects, to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities (benchmarking);
• Customs Strategy: Feasibility study of tax benefits associated with customs transactions;
• Customs FTA: Mapping of current operations for FTA's application; rules of Origin and documentation; procedures for origin control;
  
• Customs Licenses & Registrations: Advisory for the obtention of legal customs registration (RADAR/Siscomex) and Import License;
• Customs Classification: Classify, review and suggest goods description and tariff code; support companies for products portfolio;
• Customs Special Regimes: Assistance for Special Regimes assessment/obtention, operation/management, and tax benefits on Import/Export transactions: Drawback, RECOF, RECOF-SPED, Repetro, REPLAT, etc.
• Customs Consulting: General consulting focus on strategy, compliance and automation topics
   

Managed Trade Services

The complexity of global supply chain structures and lack of trained staff are a real challenge for organizations’ trade operations. Activities like import/export classification, Free Trade Agreements (FTA) management, Customs Clearance Support, and required party screening are crucial trade compliance and duty optimization tasks. These activities require a global scale approach with local seasoning; for many organizations this combination may be difficult to achieve on a real-time basis.

Our global footprint with three Centers of Excellence (Americas, EMEA, and APAC) provides a comprehensive approach to outsourcing the entire import/export operation, including tariff classification, 3PL Management, FTA, and screening activities for organizations, whatever their size. With dedicated GTA teams across the globe, use of innovative tools and low-cost Global Delivery Centers, Deloitte provides professional services with the required level of local, global, and industry experience to provide unparalleled, round-the-clock, cost-effective managed trade.

Outsourcing yields quantifiable savings and helps speed international supply chain operations by streamlining processes, making them more efficient and effective. Organizations that understand the power of global trade can create a strategic advantage and better serve their customers by outsourcing trade operations. For organizations looking to uncover cost savings while driving operational improvement, outsourcing global trade processes is the solution.

Our solution for this service line covers:

• Global Trade 360º: Outsourcing of Global Trade Operation: Import, export, exchange, including management risks and recurrent assessments seeking new opportunities;
• Customs Special Regime Management: Outsourcing complex customs special regimes like Drawback (suspension and exemption), RECOF/RECOF-SPED, Repetro, REPLAT, etc., including management risks and recurrent assessments seeking new opportunities.

Value Chain Alignment

Companies are looking for a sustainable competitive edge. Deloitte’s Value Chain Alignment professionals work as part of an integrated team consisting of Consulting, Enterprise Risk, Tax, and Global Trade specialists. We focus on removing avoidable costs from global trade transactions while addressing compliance with the myriad of trade regulations around the world.

Deloitte’s approach to enhancing business models and supply chains considers both import and export requirements, which helps companies to avoid incremental duty/trade costs and/or supply chain interruption. It also affords companies an opportunity to enhance their global trade processes and to gain a sustainable competitive edge through increased efficiency.

Our solution for this service line covers:

“AS ONE” concept: Deloitte's values applied to the Global Trade, aligning multiple areas to evaluate and improve the operation in 360 degrees, covering all the aspects in the supply chain.