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Trade & supply chain advisory

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

>95%

EPOD capture rate

Licensed

Trade specialists in-house

[ Capabilities ]

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

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.

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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

[ FAQs ]

Common questions.

Questions we get from candidates.

Do I need to be a CSA customer?

Move your trade & supply chain advisory with CSA.

Move your trade & supply chain advisory with CSA.

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

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

[ Deliverables, as standard. ]

Trade compliance health-check

Duty / FTA savings model

Sanctions screening framework

Network design recommendation

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