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:
Founded on the tenets of Machine Learning, the pairing of Multi-Agent AI Systems (MAS) with Large Language Models (LLMs) has permanently changed the way international business is conducted. Given the multi-player and data rich nature of global trade, supply chain management is undoubtedly the most fertile ground for deploying AI Agents across multiple business functions.
While recognizing the power and potential of AI for trade, we at TFI believe that the best “AI” is built upon “OI” (Organic Intelligence) where humans play an integral role in the ongoing management of a multi-agent framework. Guided by this fundamental belief, the Trade Facilitators team works with U.S. importers to design, test, deploy and evolve trade-based AI frameworks that balance ROI with proactive governance, security and social responsibility.
Whether your organization is just beginning its Agentic AI journey, has launched work-flow specific agents or is operating an integrated Multi-Agent System, TFI combines an engagement-specific mix of “OI” & “AI” that allows companies to:
Guided by its “MDPFE Methodology” (Monitor, Detect, Predict, Formulate & Execute) for designing Multi-Agent Systems, Trade Facilitators, Inc. enables the integration of enterprise-wide functions that include Demand Management, Materials Planning, PO Management, Inbound Transportation, Customs Compliance, Inventory Management, Distribution Planning and Outbound Transportation.
With an emphasis on building MASs with early detection mechanisms to identify supply chain opportunities and problems, compress supply chain latency and augment human judgement, below are some of the activities that the TFI team undertakes during an engagement:
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. To learn more about the enterprise, AI-enabled version of the TLC 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 complimentary landed cost calculations…