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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USTR Seeking Comments, Testimony on the 2027 Joint Review of the USMCA
On October 5, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice seeking public comments and requests to testify at a hearing related to the 2027 annual Joint Review of the USMCA. As the U.S. previously declined on July 1, 2026, to extend the USMCA until 2042, annual Joint Reviews will
October 5, 2026 -
U.S. and China Announce $30 Billion for Tariff Relief + 2-Month Extension of Busan Agreement
Late Sunday evening, September 27, 2026, the White House released a list of $30 billion worth of products recommended for reduced tariff treatment by the U.S.-China Board of Trade under the new “30-for-30 Framework.” Separately, Treasury Secretary Bessent and counterpart Vice Premier He Lifeng announced a 2-month extension of the one-year trade truce, officially referred to
September 28, 2026 -
Congress Passes “Russia Sanctions” Bill, Including Authorizing New Tariffs
Congress passed legislation on September 16 authorizing new sanctions on Russia and directing President Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on all goods imported into the United States from countries that meet specified statutory criteria related to Russian oil and natural gas purchases within 30 days of enactment. The new tariff authority is conditional
September 17, 2026