CONFIDENTIAL CONTACT
Do the broker’s explanation and your records disagree?
Start with the order, declaration and payment summary for one shipment. Identify the gaps before recreating any documents.
Purchasing sees one description, finance pays another invoice and a broker handles the declaration. Every department has seen a document. That does not mean anyone has checked the complete transaction.
The useful question is not who said the shipment was cleared. It is whether the business can produce the information supplied, the reasons for changes and the approval record. Outsourcing work does not automatically determine where legal responsibility ends.
Establish the facts needed for the decision, then identify the missing records.
The US DOJ announced a civil action against Uni-Tile and its chief executive on 7 October 2026, updating the page on 8 October. It alleges inaccurate import declarations and seeks duties and penalties. Liability has not been determined.
Our analysis concerns business records, not additional allegations about this or other suppliers. Whether goods exist and whether their declared details are accurate require separate evidence.
Identify who can supply declaration information, which version the broker received and who reviews material changes. Without that record, everyone may later describe their role as merely forwarding a document.
Finance need not become a customs specialist. It does need identifiable questions, supporting records and documented professional answers. Missing information should remain a visible gap, not be covered by a claim that everyone in the industry does the same thing.
Translation, units, discounts and genuine corrections can create differences. Other discrepancies may be substantive. Turn each into a question that can be answered with original records rather than labelling it fraud at the outset.
Separate verified facts, explanations and professional conclusions. Do not backdate documents or retain only the version that looks consistent. A review needs the history of the transaction, including unresolved differences.
Assign one owner to coordinate purchasing, finance, logistics, the broker and counsel. Preserve the notice and establish the response deadline. Different departments should not independently answer from incomplete records.
Whether to correct a declaration, provide further material or pause activity depends on the rules and advice applicable to the transaction. An evidence review supports that decision; it does not replace customs or legal expertise.
We can organise a transaction index, public company background, authority relationships and document-version timelines. A clear list of unexplained differences helps counsel and trade specialists ask focused questions.
Work is limited to public or lawfully authorised material. We do not provide evasion methods, private customs access or assurances of a favourable outcome. Scope and information limitations should be agreed before work starts.
When told the broker handled everything, check what the company retained. Access to the records and a clear approval trail are more useful than looking for one person to blame after a dispute.
A business need not master every technical discipline. It should still know which information was used in its own transaction.
Start with the order, declaration and payment summary for one shipment. Identify the gaps before recreating any documents.
