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The Library

Field intelligence for people who actually file the entry — organized by shelf, so you can find the one written for you and the ones sitting next to it. Every book in ebook and paperback, plus the compliance toolkit.

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The Washing Machine War
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The Washing Machine War

Smuggling, Enforcement & the Dual-Use Parts That Arm the World’s Wars

A washing machine and a cruise missile can run on the same chip. This is the story of how — and of the people trying to stop it.

SHELF 01 // FOR THE GENERAL READER

Start Here

Someone who picks up any one of these finds two more sitting right next to it.

$7.99 Foreign Countries Don't Pay Tariffs. You Do.

Foreign Countries Don’t Pay Tariffs. You Do.

The plainest explanation you’ll find of who actually pays when a trade war hits — and it isn’t the country in the headline. It’s the importer of record. It’s you.

EBOOK · $7.99 PAPERBACK · $9.99
$6.99 Mud, Ice, Iron

Mud, Ice, Iron

The story of the physical infrastructure global trade actually runs on — and the margin of safety we quietly threw away. For anyone who’s wondered what really holds the supply chain together.

EBOOK · $6.99 PAPERBACK · $14.99
INCOMING
THE INVISIBLE
CUSTOMS OFFICER

The Invisible Customs Officer

The next dispatch from the underground — the unseen hand shaping every shipment that crosses the border. Coming soon to the Press.

COMING SOON
SHELF 02 // FOR THE NEW IMPORTER

The On-Ramp

Where first-time importers start — one title that feeds directly upward, from the book to the full operator kit.

SHELF 03 // FOR THE PRACTITIONER

The Working Shelf

A full professional-development shelf — the frameworks you open on Monday morning and actually use.

$9.99 The Trade Underground

The Trade Underground

The insider account of how enforcement actually works — audit rooms, detention holds, and the cases that never make the press releases.

EBOOK · $9.99 PAPERBACK · $18.99
$9.99 The Tariff Engineers

The Tariff Engineers

The tactical field manual for importers who want to turn customs, sourcing, and red tape into margin. Tariff engineering, from the people who defend it under audit.

EBOOK · $9.99 PAPERBACK · $18.99
$14.99 The Quantitative Shield

The Quantitative Shield

The Transaction Risk Score framework for export-compliance analysts working dual-use electronics — a defensible number instead of a gut call.

EBOOK · $14.99 PAPERBACK · $19.99
$24.99 Reasonable Care

Reasonable Care

The standard every importer is legally held to — and almost nobody is taught. What “reasonable care” actually means to CBP across classification, valuation, and recordkeeping, and how to prove you exercised it before the penalty notice arrives.

EBOOK · $24.99 PAPERBACK · $39.99
$9.99 Incoterms in Action

Incoterms® in Action

The eleven three-letter terms that decide who owns the risk, the freight, and the customs liability at every point in a shipment. Incoterms 2020, explained the way they actually play out on a real entry — not the textbook diagram.

EBOOK · $9.99 PAPERBACK · $39.99
$9.99 The CF-28 Handbook

The CF-28 Handbook

Reading, answering, and surviving a CBP Form 28 Request for Information — the first 24 hours, the exposure math, and the response that protects you before a penalty notice follows.

EBOOK · $9.99 PAPERBACK · $29.99
SHELF 04 // FOR THE EXECUTIVE

The Boardroom Copy

The short, serious one you hand to a CFO or GC.

$14.99 Border Certainty

Border Certainty

The executive guide for the VPs and GCs who carry the risk but rarely see the machinery. Short, serious, and built to be read before the next board meeting — not after the next seizure.

EBOOK · $14.99 PAPERBACK · $14.99
SHELF 05 // TOOLS & SCORECARDS

The Compliance Toolkit

Not books — the operational kit. The exact C-TPAT architecture CBP is looking for, without the $50,000 consultant.

$49.99 The Virtual C-TPAT Playbook

The Virtual C-TPAT Playbook

Deploy a full C-TPAT readiness program yourself — the exact compliance architecture CBP is looking for. The playbook alone, or the complete kit of templates and scorecards.

PLAYBOOK · $49.99 COMPLETE KIT · $149.99
$149.99 All Four Entity Scorecards Bundle

All Four Entity Scorecards

The complete bundle — broker, 3PL, exporter, and foreign manufacturer readiness scorecards in one set. Score every entity in your chain the way CBP scores it.

GET THE BUNDLE · $149.99
$79.99 C-TPAT Readiness Scorecard — U.S. Importer

C-TPAT Scorecard — U.S. Importer

Score your own C-TPAT readiness as a U.S. importer, criterion by criterion — and see exactly where the gaps are before CBP does.

GET IT · $79.99
$49.99 C-TPAT Readiness Scorecard — Licensed U.S. Customs Broker

C-TPAT Scorecard — Customs Broker

The C-TPAT readiness self-assessment built for licensed U.S. customs brokers — every criterion, weighted and scored.

GET IT · $49.99
$49.99 C-TPAT Readiness Scorecard — Third-Party Logistics Provider

C-TPAT Scorecard — 3PL

The C-TPAT readiness self-assessment for third-party logistics providers — built for asset-light operators who still carry the risk.

GET IT · $49.99
$49.99 C-TPAT Readiness Scorecard — U.S. Exporter

C-TPAT Scorecard — U.S. Exporter

The C-TPAT readiness self-assessment for U.S. exporters — the same criteria CBP applies, scored so you can close the gaps first.

GET IT · $49.99
$49.99 C-TPAT Readiness Scorecard — Foreign Manufacturer

C-TPAT Scorecard — Foreign Manufacturer

The C-TPAT readiness self-assessment for foreign manufacturers — prove supply-chain security to your U.S. buyers before they ask.

GET IT · $49.99
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