A customs audit, also called post-clearance audit, is the retrospective examination of goods, which is released after import and export under the policy of trade facilitation and customs control. Tools such as risk management and standard customs procedures are used to carry out customs audits. Company records, accounting systems, business systems, and commercial data are examined to complete the audit.

Customs audit brokers or facilitators are professionals that assure customs enforcement agencies that companies are adhering to all customs rules and regulations. While discussing the global customs audit market, the focus is on these organizations that help importers and exporters with resources to clear customs compliance entries. They are indispensable for international commerce.Throughout this report, 2016 is considered the base year. All calculations involving quantitative data are based on 2016. The values represented in the report are the actual values for 2016, whereas, the values for 2017-2021 are estimated.

PART 01: Executive summary 5

PART 02: Scope of the report 16

Market overview 16

Vendor landscape 17

Common currency conversion rates 17

Top-vendor offerings 18

PART 03: Market research methodology 19

Research methodology 19

Economic indicators 19

PART 04: Introduction 20

Key market highlights 20

PART 05: Market landscape 22

Market overview 22

Trade growth 23

Types of customs audits 24

Market size and forecast 25

Five forces analysis 27

PART 06: Segmentation by service 28

Global customs audit services market 29

Global customs advisory services market 30

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 32

Global customs audit market by geography 32

Customs audit market Americas 32

Customs audit market in EMEA 33

Customs audit market in APAC 35

PART 08: Market drivers 37

Increasing demand for efficient supply chain 37

Increasing number of FTAs 38

Shifting trade pattern to APAC economies 39

Severe penalties for trade-related transgressions 39

PART 09: Impact of drivers 40

PART 10: Market challenges 41

Concerns over cybersecurity breaches 41

Lack of standardization 41

Threat of substitutes 41

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 42

PART 12: Market trends 43

Emergence of new customs regulations like voluntary

disclosure 43

Increasing digitization in customs audit and

compliance 43

Increasing demand for risk management advisory

services 44

PART 13: Vendor landscape 46

Competitive benchmarking 46

Other prominent vendors 46

PART 14: Key vendor analysis 48

EY 48

Deloitte 49

KPMG 51

PwC 52

Other prominent vendors 53

PART 15: Appendix 56

List of abbreviations 56

PART 16: Explore Technavio 57