Industry 04 / 08 · Import, Trading & Distribution
Classification Is a Commercial Decision
For an importer the tariff line is the business model. Classification and valuation decide landed cost, and landed cost decides the trade.
Where the Pressure Sits
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One tariff line decides the trade
Two defensible classifications can sit several percentage points apart. On a thin-margin import that is the difference between a business and a hobby.
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Import policy changes faster than contracts
Restrictions, permissions and SRO amendments arrive mid-shipment. The exposure sits with whoever has already opened the LC.
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Landed cost is a finance number, not a customs one
Duty, VAT, financing and demurrage compound into a figure the commercial team has to price against. We work it as one number.
Capabilities That Apply Here
The advisory areas this sector leans on most, each opening onto a full capability page.
Our Perspective
We start from the landed cost the business has to live with, then work back to the classification and valuation position that supports it.
Related Work & Reading
Client Impact
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Practice areas
- Customs
- VAT
- Tax
- Trade
- Regulatory Strategy
- Commercial Advisory