AMS Crossborder Consulting
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Since 2015 · Boca Raton, Florida

Steel trading is our business.

AMS Crossborder Consulting bridges customers and suppliers across markets — global sourcing, structured trade finance and logistics coordinated in a single workflow.

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4M+ MT
Finished steel traded
USD 2B+
In contracts represented
2015
Founded in Boca Raton, FL
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U.S. Import Cost Recovery & Optimization Review

Recent tariff measures materially increased the landed cost of many Brazilian-origin products entering the U.S. market. For qualifying import profiles, a potential import-cost opportunity may exist — both in historical payments and in prospective import economics.

  • A confidential review, entry by entry, under mutual NDA
  • A representative sample of records is all it takes to start
  • No commitment to a full engagement before the diagnostic
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Two distinct areas of value

Historical opportunity

Potential recovery, credit, offset or correction of qualifying amounts already paid on affected imports — where the documentation supports it.

Prospective opportunity

Potential reduction or optimization of qualifying import costs on future entries, for as long as current measures remain in effect.

Who we are

Born to bridge customers and suppliers, across markets

AMS Crossborder Consulting is a Florida-based crossborder consulting company serving industrial and commodity supply chains. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, AMS bridges the needs of customers and suppliers across markets, with representation offices across Brazil.

Our mission

Provide unsurpassed services and solutions to deliver premium value.

Our people

Value people, respect individualities and reward performance.

What we do

Sourcing, finance and logistics in one workflow

Suppliers, customers, financiers, brokers and service providers aligned by a single counterpart — so the transaction moves, and everyone knows where it stands.

Procurement & global sourcing

Competitive sourcing of material worldwide, managing customer supply through a vast and powerful relationship network across the steel industry.

Trade finance

Structured trade and commodity solutions since 2015 — conventional trade through partners acting as principal, or tailor-made structures: import and export finance, stock financing and creative off-balance solutions.

Logistics

A complete set of logistics solutions: local transportation, storage, handling, international freight, inspection of goods and stock monitoring.

Contact us to learn about our other services

Agency & market development

An extensive network for companies willing to develop international steel and raw-material markets, with a wide variety of services in the markets where we operate.

U.S. import cost recovery & optimization review

A confidential, entry-level assessment for importers of Brazilian products: qualifying historical amounts already paid, and qualifying import costs on future entries.

Products

Steel, raw materials and by-products

Flat and long, carbon, stainless and special steel, raw materials for the steel industry and by-products from it. For exporters, we find the right market and the right client; for importers, we seek supply opportunities across our network.

Hot rolled coils

Flat

  • Hot Rolled Plates
  • Hot Rolled Coils
  • Hot Rolled Sheets
  • Cold Rolled Coils
  • Cold Rolled Sheets
  • Hot Dip Galvanized
  • Galvalume
  • Aluzinc
  • PPGI
  • PPGL
Rebars

Long

  • Rebars
  • Wire Rods
  • Merchant Bars
  • Wide Flange Beams
Steel slabs

Semi-finished

  • Slabs
  • Billets
  • Blooms
  • Blanks
Alloy steel bars

Alloy & special

  • Hot Rolled Bar
  • Forged Bar
  • Bright Bar
  • Carbon Microalloyed grades
  • Free-cutting steel
  • Tool steel
Stainless steel tubes

Stainless

  • Coils
  • Tubes
  • Bars
Coke and coal

Raw materials

  • Iron Ore
  • Coal
  • Coke
  • Petcoke
  • Pig Iron
  • HBI
  • DRI
  • Scrap
Steel scrap and mill residues

By-products

Residues recovered from the steelmaking and rolling process, traded for reuse in other industries.

  • Mill Scale
  • Slag
  • Beach Iron
  • Kish Iron

Why AMS

Crossborder experience. Commercial perspective. Disciplined execution.

International trade & global sourcing

Steel, raw materials and industrial commodities across global markets.

Trade-finance perspective

Structured trade and commodity solutions arranged with financing partners.

Logistics depth

Transportation, storage, handling, international freight and inspection coordination.

Multi-stakeholder coordination

Suppliers, customers, financiers, brokers and service providers aligned in one workflow.

Contact

Let's look at your operation

Tell us what you buy, sell or import and we will point you to the right conversation — sourcing, finance, logistics or the U.S. import cost review.

Direct contact
Marcelo Araujo — marcelo.araujo@amscbc.com
Headquarters
AMS Crossborder Consulting LLC
433 Plaza Real Suite 275
Boca Raton, FL 33432 — United States
Representation offices — Brazil
  • São Paulo / SP
  • Belo Horizonte / MG
  • Rio de Janeiro / RJ
  • Fortaleza / CE
  • Curitiba / PR

Your message goes straight to contact@amscbc.com.

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U.S. Import Cost Recovery & Optimization Review

A confidential, entry-level assessment for importers of Brazilian products — historical payments and prospective import economics, reviewed transaction by transaction.

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The business context

Recent tariff measures have materially changed import economics

Landed costs rose sharply

Successive additional-tariff measures materially increased the landed cost of many Brazilian-origin products entering the U.S. market.

Significant, sometimes unexpected, cash impact

Many importers absorbed material duty outlays within a short period, often outside the original budget for the affected programs.

Decisions made under compressed timeframes

Tariff calculations and entry decisions were frequently made quickly, as measures changed with limited notice.

Complex transactions merit a second look

Multi-party, multi-charge crossborder transactions may warrant a retrospective, entry-specific review — subject to verification against complete records.

The impact is not only historical

The same economics that affected prior entries may continue to affect future import costs while current measures remain in effect.

What this means

For qualifying import profiles, a potential import-cost opportunity may exist — both in historical payments and in prospective import economics.

Whether it exists for a specific importer is documentation-dependent and can only be determined through a confidential, transaction-specific review.

Indicators

Not every import profile requires the same analysis

High-level indicators that a confidential review may be warranted:

  • Meaningful import volume of Brazilian-origin products
  • Recurring U.S. customs entries across the period
  • Material additional-tariff payments in recent months
  • Multiple suppliers, products or transaction structures
  • Complex commercial and logistics documentation
  • Changes in tariff treatment during the review period
  • Reliance on third-party customs processing
  • Substantial prospective import activity

If several of these indicators apply, a confidential entry-level review is generally worth a brief, low-effort diagnostic.

The potential economic impact

Two distinct areas of potential value

01 — Historical opportunity

Review of qualifying historical entries

Potential recovery, credit, offset or correction of qualifying amounts already paid on affected imports — where the documentation supports it.

02 — Prospective opportunity

Optimization of qualifying future imports

Potential reduction or optimization of qualifying import costs on future entries, for as long as current measures remain in effect.

Any opportunity is transaction-specific and remains subject to legal, customs and documentary review.

The review

A focused, data-driven assessment

AMS reviews, in deliberately general terms:

  • Customs-entry data
  • Tariff-payment history
  • Commercial documentation
  • Transaction structure
  • Consistency across available records
  • Applied customs treatment
  • Historical and prospective economic impact
Step 1

Data collection

Step 2

Entry-level review

Step 3

Opportunity quantification

Step 4

Recommended next step

The preliminary diagnostic

A controlled review before any broader engagement

1

Execute a mutual NDA

Confidentiality first — for both parties

2

Select a representative sample

A limited set of entries, agreed together

3

Provide supporting records

Only the documents needed for the sample

4

Confidential preliminary assessment

Performed by AMS on a controlled basis

5

Decide on next steps

Proceed only if the economics justify it

No commitment to a full engagement is required before the preliminary opportunity is assessed.

Initial data request

A limited and secure initial data request

Representative sample only — general categories:

  • Representative CBP entry summaries
  • Corresponding commercial invoices
  • Relevant customs-broker reports
  • Tariff-payment information
  • Selected commercial and logistics records
  • Review period and principal imported products

How the information is handled

Under NDA

All materials handled under the mutual confidentiality agreement

Sample-based

Only a representative sample is initially required

Secure transmission

A secure transfer channel is arranged before any exchange

Staged requests

Supplemental records only after the initial review — never before

Preliminary deliverables

A decision-ready opportunity assessment

Opportunity indication

Whether a material opportunity may exist for your import profile

Historical value range

Preliminary estimated range for qualifying historical amounts

Prospective savings range

Preliminary estimated range for qualifying future import costs

Data-quality assessment

Completeness and reliability of the available documentation

Complexity assessment

Implementation effort, dependencies and coordination required

Recommended next phase

Proposed scope and sequencing for a broader engagement, if justified

The assessment is designed to support an informed go / no-go decision. Detailed analyses, implementation protocols and the underlying methodology remain proprietary to AMS and are provided only under the definitive engagement.

Engagement principles

Aligned economics and controlled execution

Success-aligned consulting model

Performance-based consulting compensation linked to documented economic results

Scope defined after the diagnostic

The engagement is sized to what the preliminary assessment actually supports

Two value streams, treated separately

Historical recovery and future savings are measured and compensated distinctly

Transparent reporting & verification

Results documented against records, with verification rights for the client

Licensed professionals where required

Regulated legal or customs services are performed by separately authorized professionals

No guarantee of outcome

Every opportunity remains subject to legal, customs and documentary review

Next step

Confidential preliminary review

1

Execute the mutual NDA

Confidentiality protections for both parties

2

Provide a representative entry sample

A limited set of records, transmitted securely

3

Receive a preliminary opportunity assessment

A decision-ready view of the potential value

Detailed methodology and implementation strategy are reserved for the formal engagement phase.

Start the confidential review marcelo.araujo@amscbc.com