CROSS-BORDER CONSULTANCY
FOR TRADING COMPLEX GOODS

In our context, complex goods are products that trigger layered compliance or regulatory scrutiny when crossing borders.

That might be due to classification (like dual-use machinery), sector (like alcohol or chemicals), origin (like US-controlled tech), or destination (like Ireland under the Windsor Framework). If moving it across a border requires more than a standard declaration, we’re here to help.

A lot. Since Brexit, UK–Ireland trade involves additional customs declarations, potential SPS checks, origin requirements, and the Windsor Framework for goods moving into Northern Ireland.

We help you navigate those distinctions, including managing EORI registrations, PBNs, groupage consignments and dual regulatory systems, ensuring your goods move with minimal delay and full compliance.

Typically we see two common issues:

1. Incorrect classification, leading to overpayment of duty or compliance failures, and,
2. Missing licences, particularly under excise or REACH obligations.

For alcohol, you’ll also need to manage bonded warehousing, duty deferment, and specific labelling rules. For chemicals, REACH registration, SDS formatting and transport regulations (ADR/IMDG) are essential. We’ll help you manage all of it .

Yes. We regularly work with manufacturers and exporters whose goods fall under EAR, ITAR, or UK/EU dual-use controls. That includes items with civil and military applications, components with encryption or technical complexity, or exports to jurisdictions with sanctions exposure. We help with licence applications, end-use controls, red-flag screening, and internal compliance programs (ICP frameworks).

Absolutely. While UK–Ireland trade is a major corridor, we support complex goods movement globally – including the US, Middle East, APAC and beyond. We bring detailed understanding of territory-specific requirements like BIS licensing (USA), TIR Carnets (Asia/MENA), and phytosanitary inspection protocols where relevant.

We build durable frameworks designed to withstand audits, disruption and growth. That includes documented SOPs, defined roles and escalation paths, internal audit schedules, and systems integration (e.g., ERP/TMS).

Our goal isn’t just to make you compliant; it’s to make compliance scalable, reportable and resilient under pressure.

Our clients rarely hire us because they’re lacking capability – they hire us to add depth, independence, and assurance. We bring second-line oversight, specialist knowledge across sectors, and strategic insight to help internal teams scale or validate their work. Think of us as your internal team’s most useful partner, not their replacement.

We blend regulatory interpretation, scenario modelling and commercial analysis to help you map and mitigate trade risk. That could mean identifying gaps in current declarations, flagging licence dependencies, or estimating the operational impact of new rules like CBAM or ICS2.

Simply book a consultation today. We’ll have an open, strategic conversation about where you are, where the risk or complexity sits, and how we can help. There’s no obligation, just an opportunity to access expert perspectives before your next move.