Scenario 03

Import clearance: errors caught before filing, cost included

When goods come in. Set the code for new items, find errors before filing, and lock in landed cost with duty and tax.

Teams involvedTrade & customsFinancePurchasing & SCM

Agents

Agents in this situation, in order

01Step 1 · HS code

HS classification: Confirms the code for first-time imports

Output · HS classification report

HS classification

⌕ Search items or add a filter

Import countryUnited States

ItemHS codeRate

Single-wafer cleaning tool

Semiconductor equipment

8486.20 · Semiconductor manufacturing machines

Wafer transfer robot

Semiconductor equipment

8486.40 · Wafer handling machines

Vacuum pump module

Part

Cleaning nozzle

Part

8424.89 · Spraying appliances

2.4%

From a product description to a 10-digit code and its basis.

When it's needed

When registering new items or exporting to a new country

When people or brokers suggest different codes

Teams

Trade & customs

Purchasing & SCM

Tasks

Item master setup

Declaration prep

Duty rate checks

Problems & risks solved

Each person assigns a different code

Misclassification leads to duty claims and holds

Waiting days for a broker's reply

What you get

10-digit HS code and rates by country

Basis: GRI reasoning, rulings, competing codes

Declaration-ready product description

Expected impact

Documented basis for post-clearance audits

Less waiting on new items

Consistent calls across the team

How to connect

Upload descriptions, specs or BOMs (PDF, Excel) on the web

Batch many items in one spreadsheet

Call it from your systems via API

05Step 2 · Duty & cost·Regulation

Pre-filing import check: Checks code, rate, value and requirements before filing

Output · Pre-filing error report

Import declaration check

⌕ Declaration no. or item

StatusPre-filing

HS code

2106.90 · matches declared description

Pass

Customs value

Invoice freight not added

Error

Import requirements

Weak basis for food inspection status

Needs review

Rate

FTA rate · certificate valid

Pass

Find errors before you file; flag unclear items 'Needs review'.

When it's needed

When importing an item for the first time

When applying FTA rates or doing a final check before filing

Teams

Trade & customs

Tasks

Declaration review

Import requirement checks

Broker review requests

Problems & risks solved

Errors found after filing → amendments, penalties, back duties

Holds over missing requirements

What you get

Error report by code, rate, value and requirements

'Needs review' flags with source text

Expected impact

Lower amendment and penalty risk

Less time reviewing with your broker

How to connect

Upload declaration data and invoices

Share results with your broker

06Step 3 · Duty & cost

Landed cost & drawback: Calculates landed cost and drawback eligibility

Output · Landed cost sheet

Landed cost

OverviewScenariosDrawback

Landed cost per unit

$2.10

With FTA

vs. base rate

−$0.13

⌄ 2 missed drawbacks

Q3 import drawback $920

21 days left to file

✓ File

Real cost before arrival, and drawback after.

When it's needed

Before comparing new supplier quotes or setting prices

At quarter close, checking for missed drawback

Teams

Purchasing & SCM

Finance

Tasks

Landed cost

Quote comparison

Drawback claims

Problems & risks solved

Real cost known only on arrival, so prices are set wrong

Missed drawback

What you get

Landed cost sheet: duty, tax, freight, fees

Scenario comparison

Drawback-eligible items

Expected impact

Cost locked before quoting

Missed drawback recovered

How to connect

Upload quotes and invoices

Export to Excel

Other situations

Same agents, other situations

First export of a new product

HS classificationStrategic goods & export controlOrigin & FTARegulatory monitoring & alerts

Every shipment's documents

Trade documents & cross-checkOrigin & FTAHS classification

Supplier change

Supply chain impactOrigin & FTALanded cost & drawbackRegulatory monitoring & alerts

Regulatory change

Regulatory monitoring & alertsStrategic goods & export controlOrigin & FTA

New market

Buyer & supplier discoveryRegulatory monitoring & alertsDeal desk & certification concierge

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