Audit services for commodity trading operations, freight exposure, and trade finance reconciliation.

Global Trade Audit provides fixed-fee audit engagements for commodity trading houses, shipping operators, and trade finance desks. We quantify hidden liabilities across demurrage, freight contracts, cargo losses, and counterparty settlement.

Engagement Size
$748,750 — $1,147,350
Payment Terms
Net-30
Execution
Begins upon PO issuance

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Audit Services

Demurrage Recovery Audit
$897,450
Comprehensive audit of demurrage liabilities and recoverable losses across charterparty operations, laytime calculations, and port delay exposure.
  • Charterparty demurrage clause analysis
  • Laytime calculation verification across all voyages
  • Port congestion and delay cost reconciliation
  • Recoverable demurrage identification and quantification
  • Counterparty dispute exposure assessment
  • Historical demurrage trend analysis and forecasting
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Freight Contract Variance Audit
$748,750
Audit of freight contract performance against market rates, contracted terms, and operational execution. Identifies variance sources and recoverable amounts.
  • Freight rate vs. market benchmark variance analysis
  • Contract compliance verification across all routes
  • Fuel surcharge and bunker adjustment reconciliation
  • Volume commitment and minimum quantity exposure
  • Carrier performance penalty assessment
  • Route optimization and cost recovery recommendations
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Trade Finance Reconciliation Audit
$1,147,350
Full reconciliation audit of trade finance instruments — letters of credit, documentary collections, guarantees — against underlying physical flows and settlement obligations.
  • Letter of credit discrepancy identification
  • Documentary collection compliance verification
  • Physical vs. financial flow reconciliation
  • Counterparty credit exposure quantification
  • Settlement timing and FX exposure analysis
  • Bank fee and margin cost optimization review
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Cargo Loss & Liability Assessment
$848,250
Assessment of cargo loss exposure across commodity transport chains, including quality degradation, quantity shortages, contamination events, and insurance recovery gaps.
  • Cargo quantity shortage analysis across all routes
  • Quality degradation and contamination event audit
  • Insurance coverage gap identification
  • Claims recovery rate and timeline assessment
  • Storage and handling loss quantification
  • Liability allocation across transport chain parties
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Engagement Process

All engagements are fixed-fee. Execution begins upon purchase order issuance.

Deliverables are provided as structured audit reports with supporting data and reconciliation schedules.

Standard engagement duration: 8–14 weeks from PO date.

Payment terms: Net-30 from invoice date.

Billing Entity

Synza LLC

131 Continental Dr, Suite 305

Newark, DE 19713, USA

EIN available upon request

billing@globaltradeaudit.org