Trade Compliance Consulting

Trade compliance consultants charge $150-$400 hourly or $10,000-$100,000 per project.

Serving 15-50 clients generates $200,000-$1,500,000 annually with 75-90% margins.

In 2025, complex trade regulations require compliance expertise.

Revenue from compliance audits and assessments ($10,000-$75,000), compliance program development ($15,000-$150,000), classification and duty optimization, import/export licensing support, sanctions and restricted party screening, and compliance training ($3,000-$15,000 per program).

Successful consultants understand customs, export control, and sanctions regulations, conduct thorough compliance assessments, develop practical compliance programs, stay current on changing regulations, and prevent costly violations and penalties.

Importers and exporters as clients.

Marketing through trade attorneys, customs brokers and freight forwarders, trade compliance associations, trade conferences, and compliance expertise.