I don't just answer questions — I build compliance systems. Every engagement is structured, scoped, and designed to produce outcomes your broker can execute and CBP can verify.
The IEEPA tariff rollbacks created billions in refundable duties — but CBP doesn't send you a check automatically. Someone has to screen your entries, separate what's actually refundable from what's not, and file through the CAPE portal. That's what I do.
Most importers don't realize their entries may include Section 232, Section 301, or AD/CVD duties mixed in with IEEPA lines. Free calculators don't catch that. I use a classification-first approach that ensures only genuinely refundable duties are filed — no false positives, no rejected claims.
Your customs broker files your entries — but are they filing them correctly? Misclassification, incorrect Chapter 99 application, and duty-stacking errors compound silently across every shipment. By the time you notice, the exposure can be significant.
I review your import entries from the ground up: HTS classification accuracy, Chapter 99 applicability, duty rate validation, and stacking logic. If something's wrong, I tell you exactly what it is and how to fix it. If you've overpaid, I identify the recovery path.
Your broker is the executor. I'm the advisor. I define the classification strategy, build the compliance framework, and create the broker instructions that ensure consistent, correct tariff application across your entire import operation.
This is how it should work: you have a structured system that determines tariff applicability based on HTS classification — not guesswork about material composition or country of origin. I build that system, document it, and train your team to maintain it.
Most tariff errors happen because someone assumed applicability based on material or origin instead of classification. I reverse that. HTS classification comes first — everything else follows from it.
Determine the correct HTS classification based on product function, not marketing descriptions or assumptions. This is the foundation every tariff decision builds on.
Once classification is locked, evaluate Chapter 99 applicability — Section 232, 301, IEEPA, AD/CVD. Each has different triggers, and they stack. Get the sequence right.
Document the logic, create broker instructions, and establish governance. The goal isn't answering one question — it's building a framework that produces correct results every time.
Tell me what you're importing and I'll tell you where your exposure is. No sales pitch — just a straight answer from a licensed broker.