• Tariffs, classification, valuation, country of origin, free trade agreements, anti-dumping/counter-vailing duties

• Importation and other government agency requirements

• Ruling requests, protests, disclosures, penalty mitigation

• Risk assessments, process improvements and group/individual trainings

• Customs compliance best practices, policies, and SOPs

• Export control classification and licensing determinations;

• Deemed exports and non-U.S. person hires; technology control plans;

• Jurisdiction commodity and classification determination requests, disclosures;

• Denied party screening vendor selection and process set up;

• Denied party diligence;

• Risk assessments, process improvements and group/individual trainings;

• Export control policies, best practices, and SOPs.

• Sanctions diligence; transaction clearances;

• Licensing determinations;

• Specific license applications;

• Investigations and disclosures;

• Policies, SOPs, training.

• Supply chain engineering;

• Tariff exposure mitigation;

• Vendor diligence;

• Commercial terms.

Company, product, process diligence (customs, export controls, sanctions);

Regulatory assessments;

Violation mitigations and voluntary disclosures;

Entity integration.

• Product regulatory compliance;

• Process compliance (C-TPAT; forced labor)

• Representation before U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Departments of State (DDTC), Commerce (BIS) and Treasury (OFAC), Justice (DOJ)

• Compliance & ethics program assessment based on DOJ guidance

• Corporate compliance policies (e.g, Code of Conduct, anti-bribery / anti-corruption, gifts, political activities)

• Compliance & ethics program implementation and maintenance

• Internal investigations process

• Assistance with vendor due diligence

Our partner Sterling Accelerator delivers proven go-to-market (GTM) strategy and execution services, collaborating with founders and leadership to identify growth opportunities, reset strategic direction, and align operating models for success.