Stay compliant. Avoid penalties. Move your goods with confidence. Build a logistics compliance program that keeps pace with changing regulations. Regulatory requirements touch every part of a modern supply chain: customs and trade rules, transportation safety standards, hazardous materials handling, and trade security programs. A single lapse can mean shipment delays, fines, seized cargo, or the loss of operating authority. Gilbert Sachs Group helps companies turn compliance from a source of risk into a source of confidence. Our consultants pair deep regulatory knowledge with hands-on logistics experience across every mode (truckload, LTL, intermodal, ocean, air, and parcel), so your operations stay compliant without sacrificing speed or cost.
What We Do
Our regulatory compliance advisory spans the full range of rules that govern the movement of goods, domestically and internationally. We meet you where you are, whether you need a one-time compliance audit, support responding to a regulatory action, or a complete program build. We tailor our approach to your industry, footprint, and risk profile.
Customs & Trade Compliance
Global trade is governed by an ever-shifting body of customs regulations, tariff schedules, and trade agreements. We help companies classify products correctly under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, determine country of origin, qualify for free trade agreements, and manage duty and tariff exposure. Our consultants review your import and export processes, documentation, and broker relationships to ensure accuracy and defensibility, keeping you compliant with CBP and international customs authorities while reducing landed costs.
Transportation & Carrier Compliance
Domestic transportation is subject to a dense set of federal and state regulations. We help shippers and private fleets navigate FMCSA and DOT requirements, including operating authority, driver qualification, hours-of-service, and CSA score management. For companies that rely on third-party carriers, we establish carrier vetting and monitoring processes (verifying authority, insurance, and safety ratings), so you reduce liability and protect your supply chain from non-compliant providers.
Hazardous Materials & Dangerous Goods Compliance
Moving hazardous materials introduces strict, mode-specific obligations and significant penalties for error. We help companies build compliant hazmat and dangerous goods programs aligned with DOT 49 CFR, IATA, and IMDG requirements. From classification, packaging, marking, and labeling to shipping documentation and employee training, we make sure your dangerous goods move safely and legally across ground, air, and ocean.
SOX Compliance for Supply Chain & Logistics
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires accurate financial reporting backed by strong internal controls, and a significant share of those controls live in the supply chain. Inventory valuation, goods in transit, freight accruals, and logistics spend all flow into the financial statements, and weak controls in these areas create material risk. We help companies design and document the supply chain and logistics controls that support SOX compliance, including inventory accuracy and cycle-count procedures, three-way match on freight and carrier invoices, cutoff and revenue-recognition controls tied to shipment and delivery, and the data integrity of the WMS and TMS systems that feed financial reporting. Our work gives your finance and audit teams confidence that the numbers coming out of your logistics operation are accurate, controlled, and audit-ready.
Trade Security & Export Controls
Cross-border trade carries obligations that go well beyond customs paperwork. We help companies implement and strengthen trade security and export control programs, including CTPAT certification, denied party and sanctions screening, and compliance with EAR, ITAR, and OFAC requirements. Our advisory helps you demonstrate due diligence, qualify for trusted-trader benefits, and avoid the severe consequences of export violations.
Compliance Program Design, Audit & Training
Regulations only protect you when they're built into daily operations. We assess your current compliance posture through structured audits, identify gaps and exposure, and design practical programs, policies, and controls to close them. We also deliver role-based training so your team understands its obligations, turning compliance from a periodic scramble into a repeatable, documented discipline.
Our Approach
Every engagement follows a structured, repeatable process:
Compliance Assessment.
We begin with a thorough review of your current operations, documentation, and controls across the regulatory areas relevant to your business. This establishes a clear picture of where you stand and where the exposure lies.
Gap and Risk Analysis.
We compare your current state against applicable regulations and industry best practice, prioritizing gaps by likelihood and potential impact so you can focus effort where it matters most.
Program Design.
We develop practical policies, processes, and controls tailored to your operation: documentation standards, screening procedures, classification protocols, and monitoring routines built to withstand regulatory scrutiny.
Implementation and Training.
We work alongside your team to put new processes into practice and deliver role-based training, so compliance is embedded in daily operations rather than living in a binder.
5. Ongoing Monitoring and Audit Readiness.
We help you establish the audit trails, KPIs, and periodic review routines that keep your program current as regulations change, and keep you ready for inspection at any time.
Results That Speak for Themselves
- 60+ logistics and supply chain specialists on the GSG team
- 20+ years helping companies strengthen their logistics operations
- Every mode covered: ground, ocean, air, and parcel
Why Companies Choose GSG for Regulatory Compliance
We’ve operated inside regulated supply chains. Our team includes former logistics executives, operations leaders, and trade professionals who have managed compliance under real-world pressure, not just read the regulations.
We transfer knowledge, not dependence. On completion of every engagement, we turn over the toolsets, templates, and documented processes your team needs to manage compliance independently. Our goal is to make your organization self-sufficient.
We bring 60+ experts across every mode. Whether your exposure is in domestic trucking, international ocean freight, air cargo, or hazardous materials, we have specialists with deep experience in your specific area.
We make compliance practical. We don’t hand over theoretical frameworks. We build processes that hold up in the day-to-day reality of your operation and in front of a regulator.
Frequently Asked Questions
What areas of logistics compliance does GSG cover?
We advise across the full regulatory landscape that affects the movement of goods. Including customs and trade compliance, transportation and carrier regulation (FMCSA/DOT), hazardous materials and dangerous goods (DOT 49 CFR, IATA, IMDG), and trade security and export controls (CTPAT, EAR, ITAR, OFAC). We scope each engagement to the areas where your business carries the most risk.
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