Washington's Leading International Trade Firm
Expert guidance in trade and
tariff policy, market access, and
customs compliance
We challenge conventional wisdom in Washington, DC to solve international trade and supply chain problems for our domestic and international clients.
Who We Are
SSA is a Trade Firm That Delivers Results
For more than two decades, SSA has done what most trade consultancies only claim to do: win. Our team has secured tariff relief, rewritten trade statutes, built coalitions that moved Congress, and shaped U.S. negotiations across every major trade agreement and preference program, along with positive outcomes on trade authorities, including Sections 201, 232, 301, and IEEPA. We do not "monitor developments" - we change them.
A Firm Built on Technical Mastery - Not Talking Points
Trade is a technical business. SSA’s professionals are former trade negotiators, legislative architects, classification strategists, and policy operators who understand the mechanics behind every decision point: HTS classification logic, rules‑of‑origin design, safeguard standards, reciprocal tariff construction, WTO rules, and the political drivers inside USTR, Commerce, Congress, and the White House. That depth is why SSA consistently delivers results others cannot.
Our Record Speaks for Itself
SSA has delivered billions of dollars in tariff and trade remedy savings, reshaped core trade programs and statutes, and secured durable market access for clients across sectors and regions. We combine deep technical mastery with hands-on experience drafting legislation, designing preference programs, and resolving high-stakes compliance disputes. We also build and lead coalitions that move policy in Washington, turning complex trade problems into concrete, measurable wins. Few firms can match this blend of technical precision, policy fluency, and political strategy — or the outcomes it consistently produces.
Our Services
Our Results
We turn complex challenges into measurable results
SSA wins because we blend technical precision, policy fluency, and political strategy in one place - a combination most firms simply don’t have. Clients come to us for outcomes.
When a company, industry, or government needs to modify a trade barrier, change a rule, protect market access, or turn a complex trade problem into a real policy win, SSA is the firm with the record to deliver.
Latest Trade Developments
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Commerce Proposes Expanding Product Scope of Section 232 Metal Tariffs
According to a pre-published Federal Register notice, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce is proposing to add 14 new product categories to the scope of derivative goods subject to Section 232 metal tariffs. The notice is scheduled for formal publication on August 6, 2026. To inform its final determination,
August 5, 2026 -
No Lapse in Tariffs; Section 122s Immediately Replaced with Section 301 “Forced Labor” Tariffs
New tariffs of 10% or 12.5%, depending on the country, levied under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, will take effect Friday, July 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM ET on most imports from 60 different economies. This leaves no time gap between the expiration of universal 10% Section 122 tariffs, which will occur
July 23, 2026 -
U.S., Jordan Sign Agreement on Reciprocal Trade
The United States and Jordan signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (“ART”) on July 21, with the agreement entering into force sixty days after the completion of each country’s “respective applicable internal procedures.” The full text of the ART can be found here; a Fact Sheet is here. Highlights of the ART include: Tariff Treatment Jordan:
July 22, 2026