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Trade Facilitators, Inc. was founded in 2007 by logistics industry veteran Dan Gardner and the former Big Five consulting executive, Patricia Gardner. Headquartered next to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Port Complex in Palos Verdes, California, TFI’s service offering focuses on three areas: Supply Chain & Logistics consulting for Beneficial Cargo Owners, a specialized practice dedicated to Mexico Nearshoring and consulting & fractional marketing services for firms in the Logistics Technology space.
As the name states, TFI is all about trade facilitation. Through a Value Proposition built on knowledge transfer, we assist clients in achieving competitive advantage through the application of innovative techniques, field-proven tactics and best practices.
Trade Facilitators, Inc. is a Los Angeles based consultancy that specializes in the fields of global supply chain management, logistics and import/export trade compliance. With over thirty years of multi-industry experience, TFI combines in-house talent with an international network of Subject Matter Experts to design integrated, customer-centric operations that maximize product sales, drive down landed costs, compress cumulative lead times and optimize inventory investment.
The Trade Facilitators Value Proposition is founded on six core variables: knowledge transfer, relationship capital, process design, enabling technologies, financial outcomes and responsible corporate citizenship. Whether an organization needs to conduct a Current State Analysis of its entire import supply chain, is exploring a Nearshoring strategy in Mexico or needs help negotiating transportation contracts, TFI has the knowledge, empathy and flexibility to craft programs that maximize your ROI.
Services in the TFI’s consulting practices are:
A Mexico-based nearshoring strategy has great potential, but things can quickly turn to “Dearshoring” (as in, “it will cost you dearly”) if the proper due diligence isn’t conducted. Whether you’re looking to construct a new production site, vet contract manufacturers or conduct a USMCA product qualification analysis, U.S. companies need to partner with someone that has the “Know How” and “Know Who” to be successful.
With over twenty years of experience working the Mexico trade that includes a four-year assignment as President of Latin America for Exel Global Logistics in Guadalajara, the principles of TFI have a unique perspective on the financial, operational, logistical and compliance requirements inherent to any nearshoring project.
Through a combination of in-house expertise and access to an in-country network of attorneys, tax specialists, real estate developers, manufacturers, IMMEX & USMCA experts, and logistics specialists, TFI offers the following portfolio of services to firms seeking nearshoring opportunities in Mexico:
Integral to its portfolio of services in Mexico, Trade Facilitators, Inc. is proud to be a strategic partner of Mexico Sourcing, a Ciudad Juárez-based company with over 30 years experience in areas that include Supplier Relationship Development & Management, contract manufacturing, nearshoring, international & domestic logistics, and IMMEX programs.
With over three decades of experience crafting Value Propositions, TFI offers Marketing On Demand services to companies engaged in international commerce. With particular expertise in supporting Global Trade Management software firms and offshore firms seeking representation in the U.S., Trade Facilitators knows how to set its clients apart from the “maddening crowd”.
Through its “MOD Squad” approach, TFI provides a combination of core services that can be contracted on an individual or bundled basis. Whether you need a single white paper, a webinar series or want to augment inside sales, TFI has the creative chops and market access to help you build brand awareness, generate quality sales leads and ultimately, close new business.
Elements of the MOD Squad service portfolio include:
Welcome to the complimentary version of the Trade Facilitators, Inc. Total Landed Cost Engine! Designed for U.S. importers, this tool calculates a product’s landed cost by summing its unit cost, applicable customs duties and item-level maritime transport costs.
Please be advised that certain data points are needed to generate the total landed cost of your item. Upon inputting information that includes unit cost, country of origin, HTS #, port of loading and port of discharge, the engine will produce an easy-to-understand, product-specific landed cost.
Please note that this is the “MVP” (Minimum Viable Product) version of a much more sophisticated engine that generates landed costs for all items in an importer’s Product Master Data file. As such, this engine is limited to maritime transportation and allows two options for the applicable Incoterms Rule. If you’d like to learn more about the enterprise version of the Total Landed Cost Engine, write to us at contact@tradefacil.com.
While TFI is confident in the underlying algorithms, formulas and APIs that enable this engine, it must be stressed that all outputs are intended for informational purposes only and in no way constitute any transportation, duty, legal or U.S. Customs & Border Protection regulatory advice. Integral to the Terms & Conditions for use of this tool, Trade Facilitators, Inc. accepts no liability related to its use.
If you’re ready to show your U.S. import program some “Tender Loving Care”, please continue below to sign-up for twelve free product classifications…
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