Import at the Lowest Possible Value

Restructure your import transactions to use the "first sale" between manufacturer and distributor as your dutiable value instead of your purchase price. This CBP-approved strategy can reduce your dutiable value by 20-40% with proper documentation and transaction structuring.

Our Process:

  • Transaction Analysis: Review your current supply chain and purchasing structure

  • Opportunity Assessment: Identify potential savings through first sale rule application

  • Documentation Strategy: Develop systems to capture and maintain required first sale documentation

  • Implementation Planning: Restructure transactions to qualify for first sale treatment

  • Compliance Systems: Establish ongoing processes to maintain first sale eligibility

  • CBP Coordination: Manage any CBP inquiries or audits related to first sale claims

Who This Helps:

  • Companies buying through distributors or trading companies

  • Importers purchasing from intermediaries rather than direct manufacturers

  • Businesses with complex supply chains involving multiple parties

  • Companies seeking immediate duty reduction without changing suppliers

Requirements:

  • Goods must be sold for export to the United States in a bona fide sale

  • Must maintain proper documentation of the first sale transaction

  • First sale must be between unrelated parties

  • Goods cannot be further manufactured or processed after first sale

Pricing: Implementation fee + success bonus based on verified savings.