Capital Trade Inc

What Capital Trade Inc does

Capital Trade, Inc. (d/b/a CapTrade) is a Washington, D.C.-based international trade economics consulting firm founded on February 28, 1992 by four principals who had previously worked together at Coopers & Lybrand and ICF Consulting Associates. The firm provides expert economic analysis, litigation support, and expert testimony across U.S. trade remedy proceedings — primarily antidumping investigations, countervailing duty cases, and Section 337 intellectual property matters — and also advises on trade policy, multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, and customs/trade flow analytics.

The firm's service portfolio is organized around four practice areas: Trade Disputes and Compliance, Litigation Support, Trade Policy Analysis, and Global Customs Analytics. Its core technical differentiator is a set of standardized antidumping questionnaire and margin calculation programs developed in the founding year that were subsequently adopted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, embedding CapTrade's methodology into federal administrative practice. The firm operates as a small, principal-led practice with eight named principals supported by economists, accountants, and data processors, and its principals have been consistently recognized in the WWL Global Elite Thought Leaders rankings for Trade and Customs (with Charles Anderson ranked #1 and Daniel Klett ranked #2 in 2019).

Capital Trade operates a sales-led professional services model with quote-based engagement pricing. It serves four distinct customer segments — law firms requiring expert economic analysis for trade remedy cases, U.S. domestic industries filing or defending unfair trade petitions, foreign producers/exporters subject to U.S. trade remedy investigations, and government/trade representatives — with no public pricing disclosure. The firm has remained privately held by its founding principals for over 30 years, with no external funding, parent company, acquisition, or significant leadership turnover recorded in the source data.

Name

Capital Trade Inc

Legal name

Capital Trade, Inc.

Website

https://captrade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Capital Trade Inc is a Washington, D.C.-based international trade economics consulting firm founded in 1992, providing expert analysis, litigation support, and testimony in antidumping, countervailing duty, and Section 337 proceedings for law firms, industries, and foreign producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Trade Consulting

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Trade Services, Compliance & Controls (Sanctions, AML/KYC, Documentation) (FSABAHAK)

Keywords

• International trade consulting
• Antidumping proceedings
• Trade economics analysis
• Litigation support services
• Trade remedy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trade Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for international trade economics analysis, litigation support, and expert testimony in trade remedy proceedings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Capital Trade, Inc. provides expert international trade consulting, litigation support, and economic analysis services to law firms, companies, and industry groups involved in trade remedy proceedings. The firm specializes in antidumping investigations, countervailing duty cases, Section 337 intellectual property proceedings, trade negotiations, and customs data analytics, supported by proprietary standardized antidumping questionnaire and margin calculation programs.

Product overview

Capital Trade, Inc. is a consulting firm offering a unified suite of international trade economics services. The firm provides expert consulting across four main service areas: Trade Disputes and Compliance, Litigation Support, Trade Policy Analysis, and Global Customs Analytics. Specializing since 1992 in antidumping, countervailing duty, and intellectual property rights (Section 337) proceedings, the firm also supports trade negotiations, multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, and general international economic, forensic, and financial analysis. The offerings are consulting/advisory services rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Trade Consulting Services Expert consulting services in international trade economics, specializing in antidumping, countervailing duty, and intellectual property rights (Section 337) proceedings, as well as trade negotiations and multilateral/bilateral trade agreements. Served to law firms, domestic industries, and foreign producers/exporters.
• Trade Disputes and Compliance Advisory and analytical support for trade disputes and compliance matters under U.S. trade law, covering antidumping proceedings, countervailing duty cases, and trade defense matters for law firms and companies involved in trade remedy investigations.
• Litigation Support Economic analysis and expert testimony support for trade-related litigation proceedings, providing expert witnesses for trade remedy cases at agencies such as the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the Department of Commerce.
• Trade Policy Analysis Research and analysis of trade policy developments, legislation, and international trade negotiations, including FTA impact assessments and analysis of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements for government entities and trade representatives.
• Global Customs Analytics Customs data analytics and trade flow analysis for international trade proceedings, providing data-driven insights on import/export patterns and customs compliance for clients in trade remedy and trade policy matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Developed standardized antidumping questionnaire and margin calculation programs adopted by Commerce

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Major DC Law Firm (Dream Team)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Received initial project work and up-front funding from a major DC law firm for massive antidumping investigations on flat-rolled steel products. The law firm provided seed money for equipment in exchange for CapTrade's analytical support during investigation phases.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• NERA Economic Consulting: NERA is a leading global economic consulting firm with deep trade economics and antitrust expertise, frequently providing expert testimony in trade remedy and competition matters — directly comparable to Capital Trade's expert witness practice.
• Compass Lexecon: Compass Lexecon provides economic expert services in trade, antitrust, and regulatory proceedings, including antidumping and countervailing duty work — a closely aligned direct competitor for expert testimony engagements.
• Analysis Group: Analysis Group supplies economic and financial consulting expertise including in trade remedy, regulatory, and litigation matters; overlapping expert witness and economic analysis services make it a direct peer.
• Charles River Associates: CRA offers economic and financial consulting across antitrust, energy, and trade-related disputes, with expert testimony in international trade proceedings — comparable practice footprint.
• Cornerstone Research: Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial consulting and expert testimony in litigation and regulatory matters, including trade disputes — direct competition for economic expert assignments.
• Berkeley Research Group: BRG's Trade Analytics practice provides economic analysis and expert support in antidumping, countervailing duty, and customs matters; directly comparable to Capital Trade's core offering.
• Economic Consulting Associates (ECA): ECA specializes in competition, trade, and regulation economics with deep trade remedy expertise — closely overlapping practice with Capital Trade's antidumping and countervailing duty work.

Emerging players

• Georgetown Economic Services (GES): GES provides economic and trade policy research and analysis for trade remedy proceedings; smaller scale but overlapping niche in international trade economics consulting.

Broad incumbents

• Kelley Drye & Warren (Trade Practice): Kelley Drye's trade remedy practice combines legal and economic analysis in antidumping and countervailing duty cases — a broader incumbent offering overlapping services that Capital Trade supports via litigation support.
• Cassidy Levy Kent: Cassidy Levy Kent is a Washington-based trade law firm that frequently retains trade economics experts; it represents both the buyer and seller side of expert witness services adjacent to Capital Trade's practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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