KYG.Trade
KYG Trade, Inc. is a privately held Delaware C Corp. We operate the world’s first decentralized Trade Attestation Platform and Marketplace. We facilitate the global digital exchange, recordkeeping and auditability of product attribute data for purposes of tax, trade, sustainability, and ESG claims related to the cross-border movement of manufactured goods. The KYG.Trade Platform and Marketplace simplifies the exchange of product attribute information, eliminates redundancy, and streamlines the attestation process. The result is a significant reduction in cost and penalty risk while increasing levels of compliance and utilization of preferential tax, tariff and SESG benefits.
Founder CEO
Todd R. Smith is a US Licensed Customs Broker and the founder and inventor of KYG.Trade (KYGT). Prior to forming KYGT Todd served as a partner and provided trade and customs consulting services to the Fortune 50 at Big 4 Accounting, Tax and Advisory firms EY and KPMG. Prior to his 18 year consulting career, Todd was a co-founder and CEO of a venture backed start-up that was acquired on favorable terms by a larger competitor.
Todd also recently founded and serves as Chairman of the OriginBX OASIS Open Project (OriginBX). OriginBX is a non-profit vendor neutral open-source product attribute standards setting initiative. Members of OriginBX consist of global brands, customs brokerage and freight forwarders, trade technology providers, track and trace blockchain platforms, eCommerce platforms, customs authorities, and global trade policy setting organizations including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
He is an inventor on three patent applications for global trade management systems including a decentralized authority for trade attribute attestations (e.g., forced labor, sustainability, intellectual property rights, anti-counterfeit, HTS, preferential origin, export controls, tax vs trade transfer pricing, tax residency, etc.) involving physical and digital goods.
Board of Advisors
We are honored to have a diverse group of highly successful advisors with backgrounds in trade technology, government regulators, global policy, blockchain, intellectual property law, offshore software development, venture capital, and investment banking.
Please email info@kyg.trade for further information.