Business consulting

Below are some examples that demonstrate our business experience.

Technical and Legal Advice 

• Development of strategies to challenge certain foreign trade and customs regulations issued by governments of exporting or importing countries.
• Studies on foreign trade regulations applicable to merchandise in various Latin American and Caribbean countries.
• Design of strategies and positions that affect various productive sectors, within the framework of commercial negotiation processes.
• Analysis and management for the reduction of taxes applicable to certain products (customs tariffs or internal taxes).
• Development of strategies and negotiations with Central American authorities to modify the deadline for requiring labeling provisions in Central America.
• Support in the development of proposals, analysis, follow-up, and monitoring of technical regulations applicable to various products, such as steel rods, packaging, insecticides, among others.
• Technical and legal advice on litigation against the Administration regarding the collection of taxes or the potential application of sanctions in foreign trade matters.
• Analysis of companies' compliance with foreign trade and customs regulations, in order to determine savings, contingencies, and opportunities for improvement.

 Market Access

• Studies on market access for certain trade agreements, as well as their implications for certain productive sectors.
• Feasibility analysis for accessing tariff benefits under international trade agreements.
• Studies on import charges and compliance with obligations.
• Management of inquiries and advance resolutions in various countries on matters related to foreign trade, such as customs valuation, tariff classification, origin of goods, and tariff quotas.
• Consulting and studies on merchandise and tariff classification for companies in various sectors.
• Development and support for the implementation of strategies to enable foreign trade and customs authorities in Central American countries to allow the application of regional free trade to merchandise invoiced by companies located in third countries.
• Research on quarantine control measures applicable to products of animal and plant origin.
• Analysis of compliance with rules of origin for various products.

Trade Defense

• Advising Central American companies on investigation processes to implement or defend against the potential imposition of antidumping measures in the region.

Investment

• Legal consulting to establish a cargo distribution center under a special regime.
• Benefit-cost analysis for foreign-funded companies interested in establishing a special customs regime in Central American countries.

Training

• Development of seminars, workshops, conferences, and forums designed for companies or business groups on multiple foreign trade topics, such as trade agreements, rules of origin, customs procedures, trade facilitation, trade defense, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade in services, investment, special customs regimes, business opportunities in Central American countries, and trade intelligence. Virtual training courses based on online platforms have also been developed. e-learning either e-training.
  

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