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Strategic Trading

Foreign trade is a landscape of countless opportunities, but also full of uncertainties. With a vision that understands trading beyond the operation, businesses gain the confidence needed to expand their borders and achieve growth.

Bridging distances. Expanding horizons.

Foreign trade is not about logistics, it is about logic.

Bruno Fernandes

Commercial Director

Strategic Trading is the link between precise execution and long-term strategic vision. While conventional tradings focus only on operations, Cernia acts as a partner in the value chain, planning each decision in an integrated way — from feasibility study to final delivery.

This model combines the technical knowledge of a trading company with the analytical capability of a consultancy. Instead of merely reacting to market demands, Cernia anticipates scenarios, identifies opportunities, and turns foreign trade into a tool for sustainable growth.

Beyond intermediating processes, our team of specialists guides each stage with tax, logistics, and regulatory intelligence, ensuring that the client operates with safety, predictability, and concrete results.

The difference between transaction and strategy

When strategy is rooted in the way the business thinks, Trading stops merely executing to, effectively, build.

Conventional Trading

  • Execution-focused

  • Prioritizes transaction and volume

  • Fragmented communication

  • Reactive processes

Strategic Trading

  • Focus on commercial performance

  • Prioritizes partnership and sustainability

  • Transparent and continuous communication

  • Proactive processes

Why choose Cernia?

At Cernia, foreign trade is seen not as an obstacle, but as a strategy for global competitiveness.

We combine practice and intelligence to transform foreign trade into a strategic business asset. To do so, we operate beyond execution, offering clarity at each stage and sustainable results proven over the long term.

360° Management

Cernia structures each operation end-to-end, integrating tax, logistics, FX, and regulatory analysis. In this way, all decisions are planned with a global view and executed with precision to ensure predictability and efficiency throughout the process.

Multidisciplinary Team

We bring together professionals with decades of experience in foreign trade, logistics, taxation, and customs law. This technical diversity enables a fully strategic approach based on knowledge, collaboration, and responsibility.

International Presence

With offices and partners in Brazil, Asia, and the United States, Cernia operates where opportunities happen. Our global presence ensures direct connections with manufacturers, suppliers, and strategic ports, expanding our clients' reach.

Empathy and Proximity

Close and transparent relationships are the basis of the service Cernia offers its clients. With empathy to understand pain points and act responsibly, we accompany and guide each decision with the same attention as those on the other side of the table.

Experience in service of your journey

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30+

years of experience in international trade

500+

international operations successfully conducted

15%

average reduction in clients' import costs

Expertise for your business

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