IES_09International Expansion System™ 6–10 weeks setup; ongoing per shipment

Cross-Border Supply Chain & Trade

Incoterms 2020 discipline, FTA-optimised duties, trade finance and ESG / CBAM-ready supply chain.

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Why it matters

Wrong Incoterm choice silently shifts $50K–$2M of risk per shipment. FTA non-utilisation overpays 3–25% in duties. CBAM (EU 2026) and CSRD (Scope 3) now make supply-chain ESG a market-access issue.

Scope covered

Incoterms 2020 selection matrix (EXW, FOB, CIF, DDP, DAP)

Customs HSN classification & duty optimisation

FTA utilisation — RCEP, CEPA, USMCA, India-UAE CEPA, India-Australia ECTA

Trade finance — LC, BG, factoring, forfaiting, supply-chain finance

Global insurance — marine cargo, product liability, D&O, cyber per geo

ESG / Scope 3 carbon reporting (CBAM in EU, CSRD)

How we run it

Our methodology

A senior-led delivery sequence — not a template dump. Each phase is operated with your team and external counsel, not handed over as a deck.

1
Trade-flow & Incoterms audit
Week 1–2
Map every cross-border movement, current Incoterms, HS codes, country-of-origin and duty paid; surface duty leakage and Incoterm misalignment.
2
FTA & duty optimisation
Week 2–3
Test eligibility under available FTAs (CEPA, India-UAE, India-EFTA, RCEP-adjacent), country-of-origin re-engineering and bonded / FTWZ options.
3
Trade finance & insurance
Week 3–6
Set up LC / SBLC / factoring / supplier financing with banking partners; align cargo and trade-credit insurance to actual exposure.
4
Sanctions & ESG screening
Week 6–8
Implement supplier screening against OFAC / EU / UK sanctions lists; ESG / forced-labour / CBAM evidence collection by tier-1 supplier.
5
Compliance & operating cadence
Week 8–10
Customs documentation hygiene, broker SLAs, monthly trade-compliance review with COO and quarterly audit-pack for finance + ESG.