Fully Managed Remote Operations for International Trade Consultants

Reclaim High-Value Advisory Hours While Your VA Pre-Screens Tariff Codes, Sanctions & Customs Packs

Stop losing 15–20 billable hours every week on routine HTS classification lookups, denied party screening, cross-border document audits, and tender tracking. Delegate technical execution to pre-vetted international trade assistants overseen by a dedicated Project Manager at $0 extra management cost.

$6 - $7 / Hour

Pure productive output

Trade & Tariff Ready

USITC, TARIC, CROSS

Free Project Manager

Zero management drag

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4.9/5 Rating from trade consultants, customs attorneys & supply chain advisors

Trade Compliance Hub

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Eliminate Research Drudgery

Trade consultants charge $200–$450/hr for high-stakes risk analysis. Why spend those hours manually querying tariff schedules, checking OFAC watchlists, or cross-checking commercial invoices?

HTS / HS Pre-Classification: Researching 6-digit & 10-digit tariff headings, section notes, and pulling CROSS binding rulings.
Denied Party Screening: Batch screening overseas vendors and consignees against OFAC, BIS Entity List, and EU Sanctions.
Audit Pack Reconciliation: Reconciling CBP 7501 summaries against Commercial Invoices, Bills of Lading, and Incoterms®.
Tender & RFP Tracking: Daily monitoring of World Bank, UNGM, and SAM.gov procurement notices for trade consulting projects.

Strict NDA & Data Privacy Deploy in 24–48 Hours

Up to 70%

Overhead Savings

Save thousands vs hiring on-shore paralegals or researchers

15 - 25 Hrs

Billable Capacity Unlocked

Reclaim high-fee client advisory hours every single week

Management Fees

Dedicated Project Manager daily oversight included free

100%

Client Confidentiality

Comprehensive NDAs, encrypted workflows & zero leakages

Core Competencies & Daily Tasks

Specialized Workflows Handled by Your Trade VA

Our assistants are rigorously trained in international trade terminology, customs databases, and compliance frameworks.

HTS Pre-Classification & CROSS Research

Your VA gathers bills of materials (BOM), reviews Chapter/Section Notes, searches the Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS), and prepares draft tariff justifications for your final review.

USITC HTS, EU TARIC & UK Global Tariff queries
GRI 1 & GRI 3(b) preliminary legal memos

Sanctions & Denied Party Screening

Execute routine batch checks on foreign buyers, suppliers, logistics agents, and financial intermediaries across the US Consolidated Screening List (Trade.gov), OFAC SDN, and BIS Entity Lists.

Timestamped PDF audit trails for client files
Instant escalation protocol on fuzzy name matches

Import/Export Entry Audit & 7501 Checks

Audit entry declarations against Commercial Invoices, Packing Lists, and Ocean Bills of Lading to identify dutiable assists, incorrect Incoterms® freight allocations, or overpaid customs duties.

CBP Form 7501 & EU SAD reconciliation
Detection of net weight & tariff heading mismatches

FTA Rules of Origin & Certificate Verification

Verify Tariff Shift rules (CTC) and Regional Value Content (RVC) calculations under agreements like USMCA, CPTPP, and RCEP. Ensure Certificate of Origin forms are compliant before filing.

USMCA non-originating material tracking
Preferential duty claim qualification worksheets

AD/CVD & Section 301 Exclusion Tracking

Track federal register notices, Anti-Dumping & Countervailing Duty case updates, Section 301/232 tariff changes, and trade remedy reviews so your advisory memos are always current.

Federal Register & Official Journal daily alerts
Client-specific tariff impact calculation models

Tender Scouting & Practice Pipeline Growth

Keep your consulting pipeline populated by having your assistant monitor international RFP portals (World Bank, UNGM, TED Europa, SAM.gov), compile expression-of-interest packs, and route NDAs.

Daily multilateral development tender filtering
B2B trade advisory outbound lead qualification

Tools & Databases Mastered

Trade Systems & Compliance Tools Our VAs Use

Fast onboarding with no learning curve. Our virtual assistants are proficient across global trade databases, research portals, and operational software.

USITC HTS

Tariff Schedules & Rulings

CROSS Rulings

CBP Classification Precedents

Trade.gov CSL

Consolidated Screening List

EU TARIC

Integrated Community Tariff

UN Comtrade

Bilateral Trade Statistics

ITC TradeMap

Export Potential Maps

UNGM & SAM.gov

Global Tender Registries

Descartes / CargoWise

Customs Clearance Status

Excel & Airtable

Client Tariff Matrices

DocuSign / Adobe

Origin Form & NDA Routing

Slack & Teams

Real-Time Team Sync

1Password

Secure Credential Sharing

How SageDoer Works

A Remote Workforce Without the Management Overhead

Bypass the hassle of recruiting, testing, and managing staff. We oversee the entire technical process on your behalf at absolutely no extra charge.

Phase 1

Submit Requirements

Share your specific trade advisory needs. Tell us whether you require HTS lookups, sanction screening, import entry reconciliation, or tender scouting.

Reach out via Email, Form, or WhatsApp

Phase 2

Finalise the Deal

Our dedicated Project Manager connects promptly to review your consulting engagements, establish SOP standards, and finalise the partnership terms.

Zero setup or onboarding fees

Phase 3

Expert Execution

Your Project Manager takes full charge of operations, delegating and reviewing all classification worksheets and audit tasks through our vetted internal experts.

Free quality control & daily supervision

Phase 4

Pay Only for Output

We log and charge exclusively for the virtual assistant's actual working hours. Your dedicated Project Manager's supervision is 100% free.

Transparent USD weekly invoices

Your Single Dedicated Point of Contact

Drop your urgent classification queries, bulk entry audits, or research briefs directly into Slack, WhatsApp, or email. Your dedicated PM coordinates everything behind the scenes.

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The Sagedoer Difference

Why Trade Consultants Choose SageDoer Over Traditional Freelancer Platforms

Compare the hidden friction of hiring unmanaged freelancers on marketplaces versus our fully supervised, managed model.

Key Comparison Feature	Traditional Platforms (Upwork, Fiverr)	The Smart Choice: SageDoer
Platform & Management Fees	Up to 40% in hidden markups, bidding, and memberships	0% Hidden Fees. Pay strictly for hours worked.
Daily Team Management	You must juggle, train, and supervise multiple freelancers yourself	Dedicated Project Manager acts as your single point of contact (Free)
Quality Assurance	Hit-or-miss talent with unverified credentials and zero trade testing	Internally vetted, rigorously trained trade & compliance experts
Hiring & Deployment Speed	Endless cycles of interviewing, testing, and reviewing proposals	Instant delegation. We immediately assign the right specialist.
Billing & Invoicing	Complex, multi-freelancer invoices with currency exchange headaches	Simple, unified, centralised USD invoicing with verified time logs
Staff Turnover & Replacements	Start the hiring and training process all over again when a freelancer leaves	Seamless internal replacements with zero workflow disruption

Transparent Pricing Packages

Predictable Hourly Rates with Zero Hidden Fees

Choose the volume of weekly support that matches your advisory case flow. Pay strictly for hours worked.

Research & Ad-Hoc Engagements

Part-Time

20 Hours / Week

$7 / hour

Est. $560 USD / Month (4 Weeks)

Ideal for boutique trade consultants and solo customs practitioners requiring ongoing assistance with tariff lookups, weekly sanction screening, and client report formatting.

Pay only for hours of pure work
Dedicated Project Manager included
Free management supervision
Zero setup or onboarding fees
No monthly membership charges
Centralised time tracking & reporting

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MAXIMUM VALUE

Dedicated Practice Support

Full-Time

40 Hours / Week

$6 / hour

Est. $960 USD / Month (4 Weeks)

Built for busy international trade advisory firms and customs practices requiring daily high-volume tariff research, continuous document auditing, and active tender monitoring.

Pay only for hours of pure work
Dedicated Project Manager included
Free management supervision & QA audits
Zero setup or onboarding fees
No monthly membership charges
Seamless backup specialist coverage

Hire Full-Time Trade Assistant

Need assistance with custom trade dockets, specialized multi-jurisdiction tariff databases, or specific time-zone requirements? Chat directly on WhatsApp

Practitioner Feedback

Trusted by Trade Consultants & Customs Advisors

See how leading trade practices scale their advisory capacity while slashing research overhead.

Customs Compliance Practice

"Researching CROSS binding rulings and 10-digit tariff schedules used to swallow my weekends. My SageDoer assistant pulls the rulings, highlights GRI references, and builds my client data packs with zero error."

David Whitmore

Managing Principal, Whitmore Trade Advisory (USA)

Supply Chain & FTA Consultant

"The free Project Manager oversight gives me complete peace of mind. I delegate complex USMCA certificate reconciliations and denied party screenings without having to micromanage daily work hours."

Ananya Roy

Senior Partner, Global Tariff Consulting (UK)

International Trade Lawyer

"We bill clients at $350/hour for customs protests. Having our SageDoer assistant prepare the entry summaries and discrepancy tables at $6/hour has increased our advisory practice profitability by over 60%."

Julian Morales

Founding Attorney, Morales Trade Law Group

Import/Export Audit Practice

"No platform bidding, no markups, and simple USD invoicing. We found two large tariff overpayments for a client within the first month because of the thorough audit sheets our VA built."

Simon Tremblay

Director, Apex Trade Diagnostics (Canada)

Customs Compliance Practice

David Whitmore

Managing Principal, Whitmore Trade Advisory (USA)

Supply Chain & FTA Consultant

"The free Project Manager oversight gives me complete peace of mind. I delegate complex USMCA certificate reconciliations and denied party screenings without having to micromanage daily work hours."

Ananya Roy

Senior Partner, Global Tariff Consulting (UK)

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions About Hiring a Trade Advisory Virtual Assistant?

Realistic answers regarding compliance legal liability, data security, and Project Manager oversight.

No. Your SageDoer virtual assistant operates strictly as a research and operational specialist under your direction. They assemble tariff data, extract binding rulings, screen parties, and audit documentation into clear workpapers. You remain the licensed expert, consultant, or legal authority who provides formal advice and signs off on client deliverables.

Confidentiality is ironclad. Every SageDoer specialist and Project Manager signs comprehensive, legally binding Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs). We use encrypted credential sharing (like 1Password) so passwords and database logins are never shared in plain text. Your clients' pricing structures, bills of materials, and trade partners remain 100% confidential.

Your Project Manager acts as your single point of contact at $0 extra charge. They review task checklists, verify attendance, audit Excel sheets for formatting and completeness, track hours, and ensure your SOPs are followed. You only interact with your PM or directly with your VA as you prefer.

Yes. The Harmonized System is standardized globally at the 6-digit heading level by the World Customs Organization (WCO). Our VAs understand how national tariff schedules diverge at 8-digit and 10-digit levels (such as US HTSUS, EU TARIC, UK Integrated Tariff, and Canada Customs Tariff) and can cross-reference multiple jurisdictions.

Because SageDoer is a fully managed service, your Project Manager maintains documented workflows for your practice. If your designated assistant is unavailable, our internal pool immediately deploys a qualified replacement trained on your exact processes with zero downtime or disruption.

Fast 2-Hour Response Time

Scale Your Trade Advisory Practice Today

Tell us about your consulting practice, weekly case volume, or key research bottlenecks. Our trade operations manager will respond promptly with a customized delegation plan.

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Direct Inquiries

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