05 · Customs & Foreign Trade

Customs &Foreign Trade

Strategy and customs compliance for import, export and international trade operations. Technical visibility across the full chain.

Global Presence
BOGOTALONDONDUBAI
In brief

Customs and foreign-trade advisory covers tariff classification, customs valuation, special regimes (Plan Vallejo, Free Trade Zones), Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), defence against DIAN sanctions and tariff strategy design. T&C supports importers and exporters operating between Colombia, the UAE and the European Union.

What we do

International trade is won in classification and lost in documentation.

We support importers, exporters and logistics operators across every link of foreign trade: tariff classification, valuation, origin, special regimes and defence before customs authorities. Our goal is to protect the margin of the operation without compromising compliance.

Capabilities

Five fronts. One chain.

When we get the call

Typical mandates.

Some recent examples

01

An importer finds out its historical tariff classification is incorrect and must decide how to regularize.

02

A company structures its operation under a free-trade zone to optimise tax and operating burden.

03

A group receives a customs sanction proceeding and must define technical and procedural strategy.

04

An exporter wants to apply an FTA and needs robust origin certification documentation.

05

A company redesigns its supply chain after a tariff or geopolitical shift.

06

A logistics operator pursues AEO certification and needs end-to-end process support.

Methodology

How we work.

01

Customs diagnostics

We review classification, valuation, origin and document traceability for each flow.

02

Optimization

We identify the customs structure and regime that protect margin and compliance.

03

Implementation

We coordinate with agents, authorities and internal teams to execute without friction.

04

Defence

We back every operation in any inquiry or sanction proceeding.

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK · KEY DATA POINTS
Decree 1165/2019
Colombia's current Customs Statute (replaced Decree 2685/1999).
DIAN Resolution 46/2019
Customs Statute regulations: procedures and obligations of customs users.
AEO
Authorized Economic Operator: reduces physical inspections and speeds up border processing (DIAN Resolution 15/2016).
Frequently asked

Questions that arrive before the first mandate.

Reach

Bogotá. London. Dubai.

Foreign trade connects origins and destinations. We work in the nodes where business is decided.

Bogotá, Colombia
HQ LATAM
Bogotá
Colombia
London, United Kingdom
HQ Europe
London
United Kingdom
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
HQ Middle East
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Next mandate

Trade marginis defended at customs.

The right strategy pays its fee many times over before the next shipment.