Global Trade Advisory Services

The Massachusetts Export Center provides a full range of targeted, customized services to Massachusetts businesses at every stage of the global trade process. Areas addressed through the Export Center’s advisory services include:

Export Planning and Strategy

Export readiness assessment
Global market analysis & assessment

International Business Development

Market entry strategy
International sales, marketing & channel development
Identification and qualification of overseas customers and partners
STEP Grant
Collaboration with federal resources for in-country support

Global Trade Regulatory Compliance

Guidance on compliance with the full range of U.S. export control and economic sanctions regulations, including:
- The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
- The Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
- The Office of Foreign Assets Controls Regulations (OFAC)
- The Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR)
Export compliance risk assessment
Export control jurisdiction and classification assistance
Export license determination support
Guidance on screening and due diligence
Management of sanctions and illegal diversion risk
Export compliance program development
Targeted referrals to export control lawyers, consultants and related service providers
Compliance Alliance

Global Trade Operations

Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification support
Shipping terms and documentation guidance
Country of origin determination
Free Trade Agreement eligibility and compliance
Assessment of duties, tariffs and taxes
Guidance on global forwarding and shipping
Structuring of international payment and financing
Working with export service providers, such as international banks, law firms, freight forwarders, and more