Trade Facilitation Consulting

making international trade easier

About

We aim to make international trade easier. Much of our activities focus on trade and customs procedures, and how associated compliance burdens can be reduced without undermining wider regulatory control objectives. Services draw on the expertise of the company’s founder, Prof Andrew Grainger, and associates. Our clients include: various international organisations, government agencies around the world, businesses (big and small), research institutes, and some of the world’ s top universities. Occasionally we also offer short courses that can be booked directly from us.

Meet the team

Services

Work is always interesting, frequently with a global footprint, and might have one of the following three themes:

  • Research – for example: to gain new insights; test ideas and technologies; to model economic costs; or to identify reform opportunities
  • Mentoring, education and training – for example by: helping businesses work out how to be compliant; exploring with officials and their stakeholders (public and private) how significant economic and societal benefits can be achieved through trade facilitation; or developing and delivering innovative training solutions
  • Project support – for example by: assisting programme and project managers with the implementation of trade facilitation measures; or conducting impact assessments and project evaluations.

Occasionally we also offer short courses that can be booked directly from us. This includes a trade facilitation masterclass (1.5 days), a customs and trade compliance “crash course” (1 day or 2 half days), and a supply chain masterclass for public and private sector border professionals (1 day or 2 half days).

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Recent Blogs and News

Working Paper: Customs tariff classification and the use of assistive technologies

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Author: Dr Andrew Grainger Abstract: This paper aims to help inform discussions about customs tariff classification and the use of assistive technologies, especially those found online. It offers a broad background overview of classification practices and requirements by reference to…

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“Cross Border Logistics Operations: effective trade facilitation and border management” – book reviews and endorsements

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Reviews and endorsements are always humbling . I certainly was pleasantly surprised to see so many for my book when it was launched in August 2021 … and of course for Prof David Widdowson’s lovely foreword! Wonderful to see, too,…

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