Bryan Cave International Trade assists clients in cultivating useful tactical and strategic information on illicit trade in goods, including smuggling and the manufacture, import and transshipment of counterfeit goods. Specifically, we identify methods and instances where goods are smuggled into an area/country, methods and instances where counterfeit goods are imported into or transshipped through specific ports, incidences of manufacturing, distribution, sale and/or use of counterfeit goods, incidences of break bulking, repackaging and similar activities relating to illicit trade, and persons/companies involved in illicit trade.

Based on the intelligence gathered, Bryan Cave International Trade advises clients in making informed decisions on their strategy against illicit trade activities, identifying the weak link in their product integrity and determining counter-measures.