Customs and Indirect Taxes

• Customs, VAT/GST and Sales Tax on buy/sell and import/export transactions

• Other indirect taxes (e.g. consumption tax, foreign contractor tax, etc.)

• Free Trade Agreements (FTA) analysis and cost planning

• Market entry analysis and support, particularly with respect to inbound transactions into and across the APAC region

• Business modeling from indirect and direct tax perspectives

• Supply chain review and setup (sourcing)

Customs and indirect tax support with respect to businesses and investments into and across Asia, including not limited to:

Customs

• Import and export duty computation to reduce tax cost

• HTS code (i.e. customs code for products for import/export) review

• Import/export processes and documentation requirements (e.g. import/export license, permits, etc.)

• Other Government Agencies (OGA) and Partner Government Agencies (PGA) requirements for import/export of goods (product registration, labeling, license, etc.)

• Due diligence to identify gaps, loopholes, errors in the import/export process for risk management purposes

Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

• FTA analysis for sourcing (i.e. import duty reduction by using FTAs)

• FTA benefit claims

VAT/GST/Sales Tax

• Applicability to import/export and domestic sale/purchase transactions

• Compliance requirements (e.g. registration, tax payment, return submission)

• Assistance with and monitoring of ongoing VAT/GST compliance matters

• VAT/GST planning and compliance support for e-commerce transactions, including dropship models

Market entry analysis for Southeast Asia (SEA) and India, respectively

• Customs and VAT/GST requirements for import into/export from SEA countries (e.g. Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia) and India, respectively

• Contract manufacturing, processing trade modeling for sourcing from SEA countries and India, respectively

• Company setup requirements and implementation support