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Cases · Markets, trade & operations · International trade, customs & sanctions
Build a multi-country supply chain
How do we set up a supply chain across several countries?
WONE Global compares the candidate countries on customs, tax, labour and legal terms, and supports set-up in the chosen ones.
Countries in the typical case United States · Vietnam · Mexico
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Single-country supply chains are exposed to tariffs, sanctions and disruption; poorly planned alternatives add cost and tax risk.
A scenario
Consumer goods companyCorporation · from United States · in Vietnam, Mexico
It is moving part of its production out of China.
Where it ends Less dependence on one country.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Reduce dependence on one sourcing country”“China plus one: where and how?”“We need to restructure a multi-country supply chain”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global compares the candidate countries on customs, tax, labour and legal terms, and supports set-up in the chosen ones.
Usually led by Customs, trade and export controls, with Tax and structuring, Contracts and commercial law and Treasury and funding.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Weeks 1-2WONE Global compares Vietnam and Mexico on customs, tax and labour.
- Week 3Recommendation.
- Months 2-6Set-up supported locally.
- ThenSupply chain running in two countries.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Where to source, assemble and hold stock
- 02Origin, duty and trade-agreement effects of each route
- 03Which entity buys, sells and holds title
Outcomes
What you receive
- A supply-chain structure across markets
- Duty and tax effects of each route
- Contracts and flows that match the structure
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Customs, trade and export controls, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Mexicoin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Statesin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Vietnamin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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- Licences, permits and regulatorsNamed lead
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
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Markets in the typical case
Corridors
Services and subject
Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
- United States ↔ Mexico · researched journeyA US manufacturer sets up a nearshore plant in MexicoRead the journey →
- India ↔ United States · researched journeyAn Indian software company sets up a US subsidiary to sell and later raise capitalRead the journey →
- Mid-sized company · from Turkey · in United KingdomIt has received its first large order from a UK buyer and has never exported there before.How WONE Global handles it →
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