Trade, sanctions and export control - in a tightening world.
International trade, customs, sanctions, export control and dual-use goods advisory for UK businesses with cross-border exposure.
Trade law is now a strategic concern.
Sanctions regimes have multiplied; export controls have tightened; customs rules have fragmented. Our trade and customs practice helps UK businesses understand current exposure, document compliance, and respond decisively when enforcement action lands.
Before work begins, we clarify the operating context, governance expectations, and commercial pressures behind the brief. That gives the engagement a clear purpose before technical analysis starts.
The result is a more complete advisory view: what matters now, where risk may surface next, and how recommendations can be implemented without creating unnecessary hand-offs or ambiguity.
Scope
Clarify the decision, deadline, stakeholders, and evidence standard before work begins.
Delivery
Combine partner judgement, technical review, and practical implementation planning in one workstream.
Follow-through
Convert findings into owners, actions, and next steps that leadership can track after the session.
Sanctions
- UK, US OFAC and EU sanctions screening
- Designated-person checks
- Third-country exposure analysis
- Licence applications
Export control
- Dual-use goods classification
- ITAR / EAR exposure
- Cybersecurity export rules
- Red-flag procedures
Customs
- Commodity code reviews
- Customs valuation
- Origin rules & preferential tariffs
- Authorised Economic Operator applications
Enforcement
- OFSI notifications
- HMRC & BIS responses
- Voluntary disclosure support
- Internal investigation
Concerned about trade or sanctions exposure?
A short triage call will tell you, in writing, what your current exposure picture looks like.