Advice and consultancy
in Foreign Trade

Foreign trade advice and consultancy is a type of service that aims to diagnose the company's viability to import and/or export and provide guidance on the structure of the operational procedures necessary for a successful international presence. The service is customized according to the particularities and specific needs of each company.

A specialized consultancy allows the company to update itself on the legislation that must be obeyed, carry out market and logistical studies, analyze economic viability. With a foreign trade consultancy, the company is able to carry out an accurate survey of the cost of imports and exports without unexpected cost surprises along the way, a very common situation for beginners in foreign trade.

Initially, the foreign trade consultancy professional or team of professionals collects data from the company to study its feasibility of entering the international market. Once confirmed, it is time to carry out planning to define strategies and action plans regarding imports or exports.

The responsible professional or team will provide important information and details about the export and import processes, such as documentation and laws to be complied with, bureaucratic procedures, specific administrative treatments, tariff or non-tariff barriers, different import and export modalities, modalities of international payment, tax study, import and export cost formation, international logistics, among others.

In short, experienced and trained professionals in foreign trade will carry out a careful study of different variables involving foreign trade to ensure that the company carries out imports and exports safely at the lowest possible costs, thus increasing the company's results.

Hiring a foreign trade consultancy is a smart investment that reduces costs and increases revenue. When hiring a foreign trade consultancy, the main benefits are:

• Experienced and qualified professionals in different areas of foreign trade.
• Effective and optimized planning to carry out export and import operations.
• Knowledge of customs legislation.
• Definition of ideal operational flow.
• Mastery of the services required for import and export processes.
• Reduction in operating costs.
• Support in international commercial negotiations.
• Constant tax study aiming to take advantage of changes in legislation that reduce tax burdens.
• Intervention in stages that need to be improved.
• An outsider's view of best practices to increase results.
• Multidisciplinary professionals fluent in several languages.
• Effective compliance with legal requirements.
• Full-time assistance, that is, whenever necessary and for monitoring.
• Analysis and evaluation of commercial performance.
• Commercial proximity to different markets:
• And more.

Both companies that want to start in the international market, as well as companies that already carry out import and export activities, can benefit from the specialized services of a foreign trade advisory or consultancy.

The laws that govern foreign trade are many, complex and under constant change. Experienced professionals, who are dedicated exclusively to foreign trade, monitor these changes in real time and anticipate possible changes in processes. Furthermore, by participating holistically, our consultants identify points for improvement that optimize flow and increase revenue.

For businesspeople who wish to establish relationships with foreign trade, there are import and export options, which can be carried out as long as they meet the criteria required by law and in accordance with the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Export is a process that aims to sell domestically produced products to other countries. Import is a process that happens when a purchase is made from another country.

In other words, in foreign trade, the exporter is the one who sells to another country and the importer is the one who buys from another country. However, there are different export and import methods, which can be presented to your company in a consultancy and advisory service.

O investimento em assessoria e consultoria em comércio exterior vai além do custo: é um diferencial estratégico para garantir operações seguras, ágeis e dentro da legislação. O valor do serviço varia conforme a complexidade da operação e eventuais barreiras regulatórias.

A assessoria completa, que acompanha todas as etapas do processo, do planejamento inicial até a liberação da carga e o fechamento financeiro, pode demandar valores superiores, dependendo das especificidades das operações. Para consultorias pontuais, o investimento costuma ficar entre R$ 5 mil e R$ 8 mil.

O serviço inclui análise da viabilidade da operação, revisão documental, simulação de custos, estudo macroeconômico de mercado e suporte estratégico. Para entender qual a melhor solução para sua empresa, entre em contato para uma avaliação personalizada.