Bevan Murphy Customs Ltd

Is it as competitive as it could be?

Duty overpaid because classification, origin and reliefs were never reviewed.
Channels never compared on real landed cost.
Decisions at product design or contract stage that quietly add cost.
Regulatory change treated as a surprise, not as a cost to price into contracts.

Can you stand over it and evidence it?

An audit letter asking you to evidence three years of declarations.
A board member, lender or buyer asking how you know trade is under control.
Declarations that differ by person, entity or broker, and are never checked against source data.
One person holds the knowledge, or nobody owns it.

MY CLIENTS

Brian O'Reilly
Head of Global Supply Chain
Trinity Biotech Ireland

We’ve partnered with Bevan Murphy Consulting on multiple international trade projects, particularly in risk and benefit analysis.

They bring real expertise to every project — asking the right questions, defining the scope clearly, and delivering accurate, timely results.
Simply put, Bevan Murphy Consulting are experts you can trust to deliver results.

Padraic Nolan
Founder
The Rug Rack Company

Bevan Murphy Consulting provided exceptional support as we prepared to enter global markets for the first time, turning trade complexity into a real competitive advantage. Their expert guidance across market entry, contract negotiations, customs obligations, and landed costs gave us a solid, scalable foundation for export success.
Their expertise gave us a solid, scalable foundation for export success.

Suzanne O'Neill
Commercial Director
Dansko Foods Ltd

Working with Bevan Murphy Consulting has been a game changer for our business. Through tailored sessions and ongoing support they became an extension of our team. What stood out most was their hands on approach translating complex customs regulations and trade facilitations into clear actionable steps tailored to our operation. Their expertise strengthened our compliance, improved our processes, and protected our margins.

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HOW I WORK

Trade Audit, Risk & Optimisation Assessment

(Including Customs Audit Simulation)

A structured assessment to identify compliance risks, audit exposure, and opportunities to streamline operations and reduce costs.

✔ Customs Audit Simulation
✔ Compliance & process review
✔ Gap analysis & risk scoring
✔ Trade facilitation & cost optimisation
✔ Actionable roadmap

Outcome:
Clear visibility of risks, cost opportunities, and priorities for improvement.

Compliance Implementation & Trade Optimisation

I work with you to address identified gaps, strengthen compliance, and streamline your trade operations to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

✔ Process design and standardisation
✔ Documentation and internal controls
✔ Staff training and capability building
✔ Trade facilitation implementation (e.g. duty optimisation, origin strategies)
✔ Operational efficiency improvements

Outcome:
Stronger compliance, reduced cost exposure, and more efficient, controlled trade operations.

Strategic Trade Advisory & Ongoing Optimisation

Ongoing strategic support to help you maintain compliance, adapt to regulatory change, and continuously optimise your trade operations.

✔ Regulatory updates and impact analysis
✔ Ongoing risk monitoring
✔ Strategic decision support
✔ Continuous cost and efficiency optimisation
✔ Access to expert advisory when needed

Outcome:
Long-term control, reduced risk, and continuous improvement in trade performance.

WHO I WORK WITH

Irish and UK importers and exporters whose international trade has never been properly structured.
I'm usually brought in by the Managing Director, or the Finance, Operations or Supply Chain lead, and I work with the whole team.

Businesses that:

Import or export goods, with nobody who clearly owns international trade
Can't yet say what a shipment really costs landed, or evidence what they have declared
Want to find where margin is leaking and where compliance exposure sits, in the same review
Want one owner, one view and records they can stand over, for a customs audit, a board, a lender or a buyer
Want a structured system they can apply again and again, in any new import or export market, not a one-off report

WHY LEANTRADE™

LeanTrade™ is built on the understanding that international trade is not just about compliance—it is about control, efficiency, and performance.

Many businesses operate reactively, relying on fragmented advice and unclear processes. LeanTrade™ provides a structured, practical approach to help you take control of your trade operations while identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

What makes LeanTrade™ different:

✔ Structured, experience-led advisory
A clear, proven approach to managing trade compliance, risk, and optimisation.

✔ Beyond compliance
I don’t just identify risks—I uncover opportunities to streamline operations and reduce cost exposure.

✔ Practical, implementation-focused
Focused on real-world solutions that can be applied within your business—not theoretical advice.

✔ Designed for growing businesses
Supporting companies that need control and expertise without building a full in-house trade function.

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WHY ME?

International trade is a business function. It affects your margins, your risk, your ability to grow and how well your business holds up when the rules change.

What makes my approach different is where it comes from. I’ve spent over 30 years across the whole chain. I started in customs clearance in 1989, then moved into supply chain management, covering global fulfilment and warehousing. I’ve worked in 3PL and 4PL environments and across air, road and ocean transport. That means trade compliance advice grounded in how goods actually move, and optimisation grounded in what it costs when they don’t.

Since starting Bevan Murphy Consulting in 2019, I’ve worked with over 800 businesses across Ireland and the UK, through funded projects, training programmes including Clear Customs, and one-to-one advisory work. I created the LeanTrade Framework™ to bring trade compliance, supply chain and logistics experience together, so that your structure, controls and decisions protect margin, limit exposure and strengthen your position against competitors.

I deliver training for the Local Enterprise Offices, and one-to-one consultancy projects for businesses supported by Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland. I also work one-to-one with private clients.

Move from Compliance Exposure and Margin Erosion to Audit-Ready, More Profitable Trade Operations

Most businesses don’t know where their trade operations are exposed or where margin is being eroded. A discovery call is where we find out, and it is the first step in the LeanTrade Framework™.

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Not Finding What You Need?

If you have a specific trade challenge, need tailored support, or want to talk through your options, get in touch. I’ll point you in the right direction.

Vera Murphy
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +353 87 997 9696