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Strategic Foreign Trade Consulting

Your operation, designed, implemented and running.

We help companies structure their internal processes, spot growth opportunities and get ready for new markets. Our focus is aligning management, strategy and results in an efficient, tailored way.

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WHO IT'S FOR
Companies that want their own foreign trade department
WHERE
Brazil · China · Hong Kong
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WHAT WE DO

From the diagnostic to an operation up and running.

  • Strategic Diagnostic and Operational Plan

    Where the company stands, what is missing, and in what order to tackle it.

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    An assessment of the current operation — or the lack of one — and a plan with stages, owners and deadlines. It is the first phase of the method and the starting point for any implementation.

  • Foreign Trade Processes and Routines

    Documented workflows, from purchase order to goods receipt.

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    We design the processes for international purchasing, documentation, tax and logistics, with written routines and clear controls. The operation no longer depends on a single person.

  • Assisted Implementation

    Awk works alongside you until your team can run it on its own.

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    The first cycles run with Awk at your side: shipments monitored, questions answered on the spot, process adjustments in real time. Awk steps back when the team is ready — and support continues.

OUR METHOD

How we work.

We use our own methodology, built for operations with several moving parts at once: suppliers, tax, logistics and structure abroad. Each stage is designed to prepare, structure and support your company until its international operation is fully up and running.

  1. Business Diagnostic

    We analyze where your business stands — administrative structure, tax regime, logistics capacity and operational maturity — to identify opportunities and risks.

    • Administrative structure
    • Tax regime
    • Logistics capacity
    • Operational maturity
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    Opportunities and risks

  2. Strategic Planning

    Based on the diagnostic, we build a tailored action plan that defines the best tax setup, the cost structure and the steps toward internationalization.

    • Tax setup
    • Cost structure
    • Internationalization steps
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    A tailored action plan

  3. Preparation and Internal Adjustments

    We help your company make the administrative, accounting and logistics adjustments needed to ensure efficiency, compliance and competitiveness on the global stage.

    • Administrative adjustments
    • Accounting adjustments
    • Logistics adjustments
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    Efficiency, compliance and competitiveness

  4. International Setup

    We find suppliers, carry out audits, coordinate contracts and handle every import and export procedure securely and transparently.

    • Suppliers
    • Audits
    • Contracts
    • Import and export
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    Security and transparency

  5. Ongoing Support

    Once you're in the international market, we stay by your side with strategic, tax and operational support to keep your growth sustainable.

    • Strategic support
    • Tax support
    • Operational support
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    Sustainable growth

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QUICK DIAGNOSTIC

Where does your operation stand?

Six questions, no personal data. The result shows which step of the method your company has reached.

RADAR

Does your company have Siscomex (RADAR) authorization?

Regime

Was your tax regime chosen with imports in mind?

Supplier

Have your suppliers in China been vetted through an audit or inspection?

NCM

Does your product have an NCM classification?

Team

Does your team have a documented routine to run imports from start to finish?

Logistics

Are international logistics and customs clearance in place?

Diagnostic complete

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Result

Suggested step

The result appears here as you answer.

Answer all six questions to send the result on WhatsApp.

Nothing is sent until you tap the button. Initial guidance only — not a tax or customs opinion.

WHY AWK

Four reasons to work with Awk.

  • End to end

    From feasibility to final delivery, covering every stage of the import.

  • A base in China

    Direct access to suppliers and logistics partners.

  • Real-world experience

    More than a decade in foreign trade, across industries and on highly complex projects.

  • Integrated view

    Tax, customs, logistics and commercial expertise in one team.

Frequently asked questions

  • Can you help with Siscomex (RADAR) authorization?

    Yes. When the operation requires the company to be authorized, we help with the application to Receita Federal, Brazil's tax and customs authority.

  • How much does a new import operation cost, and how long does it take?

    It depends on the product, the transport mode and the tax regime. The Feasibility Study gives you the numbers before you commit to anything.

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TALK TO US

Start with a diagnostic.

Six questions above, or a conversation on WhatsApp. Either way, the goal is the same: to find out where your company stands and what it still needs.

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