what we do
People who have actually traded — not just studied it.
Cross-border growth rewards preparation and punishes assumption. A market can look attractive but be commercially unsuitable; a supplier relationship can concentrate risk you have not priced; a margin problem can trace back to internal inefficiency rather than supplier pricing. We help you see it clearly before capital and reputation are committed.
We coordinate with your customs, logistics, and legal specialists when their expertise is required, and keep the focus on the business decision: is the opportunity real, is the company ready, and what has to be true for it to work.
- Vet suppliers and distributors before you commit
- Coordinate tariffs, customs, and compliance with your specialists
- Reduce dependence on a single country or supplier
- Understand your true landed cost
- Align logistics to the operational plan
- Enter markets that are commercially suitable — not just large
Where we help
Where Import & Export Advisory goes to work.
Suppliers & distributors
Vet before you commit
Assess partners for reliability, capability, and fit before you are tied to them.
Landed cost
Know the real number
Build the true cost of goods delivered — duty, freight, handling, and risk.
Tariffs & customs
Coordinate the experts
We coordinate with your customs and trade specialists so their work fits the plan.
Logistics
Align the movement
Match freight and logistics partners to the operation, not the other way around.
Diversification
Reduce concentration
Cut dependence on a single country, supplier, or customer before it costs you.
Market entry
Enter with eyes open
Test whether a market is commercially suitable and whether you are ready to serve it.
frequently asked questions
Import & Export Advisory — questions.
What is Import & Export Advisory?
Business advisory for trading across borders — supplier and distributor vetting, true landed cost, tariffs, customs and logistics coordination, diversification, and market entry — from people who have traded worldwide.
Are you a freight forwarder or customs broker?
No. We are business consultants. We help you make sound trade decisions and coordinate the specialists — brokers, forwarders, trade counsel — whose functions we do not perform.
Which regions do you cover?
The United States, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, and Europe. Miami's position as a gateway between the U.S. and Latin America informs much of our cross-border work.
We depend on one country for supply — can you help?
Yes. Country and supplier concentration is one of the most common, least-examined exposures we assess, and we help plan realistic diversification.
How do you evaluate a new market?
We test commercial suitability — demand, margin, competition, operational readiness, and partner reliability — rather than assuming a large market is a good one.
Can you help calculate our true landed cost?
Yes. We help build the real delivered cost of goods — duty, freight, handling, financing, and risk — so pricing and margin decisions are grounded.
Do you handle legal or customs filings?
No. We coordinate with your legal and customs professionals so their work fits the business plan; we do not provide legal representation or brokerage.
Can you help us find and vet suppliers or distributors?
Yes. We assess partners for reliability, capability, and fit before you are committed to them.
Our trade margins are shrinking — what can you do?
We test whether the pressure is truly external (pricing, tariffs, logistics) or internal inefficiency you can control, then help address the real cause.
Do you help with tariffs and trade-policy changes?
We help you understand the business impact and plan around it, coordinating with your trade specialists on the technical compliance.
Can you help us enter the U.S. or Latin American market?
Yes — that cross-border corridor is core to the firm's experience, from readiness and partners to logistics and go-to-market.
Is this available on a monthly basis?
Yes, continuously through ID2Solve Consivara™, or as a focused short-term project such as a supplier review or market-entry assessment.
Do we need to already be trading internationally?
No. We work with companies already trading and with those preparing to start, where the priority is deciding whether and how to move.
How do you coordinate with our logistics providers?
We align freight and logistics partners to the operational plan, rather than letting logistics dictate the operation.
What does an engagement produce?
Clear findings and a practical plan — on supply, cost, partners, or market entry — with the decisions and sequence spelled out.
¿Cómo empezamos?
With a conversation about your trade exposure or opportunity, continuously through Consivara™ or as a focused project.
Make the cross-border decision with the full economics in view.
Before committing capital, suppliers, channels, or market-entry resources, put senior cross-border experience on the decision. We help clarify landed cost, exposure, counterparties, and the path to market.