Scenario 01

First export of a new product: from code to export clearance

Launching a product or exporting to a new country. Check classification, export control, origin and destination rules once, before the first shipment.

Teams involvedTrade & customsExport control & legalFTA & originOverseas sales

Agents

Agents in this situation, in order

01Step 1 · HS code

HS classification: Classifies the item and checks destination duty rates

Output · HS classification report

HS classification

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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

02Step 2 · Regulation

Strategic goods & export control: Self-classifies whether the item can be exported

Output · Draft ruling

Export control ruling

Draft ruling #EC-2611

Candidate control numbers

3B001 · Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Foreign Trade Act

01 Process

Single-wafer cleaning

3B001 criteria: deposition, etching

Not controlled

02 Control software

General-purpose PLC

Dedicated software?

Needs review

Know whether you can export it, with the evidence, first.

When it's needed

When you win an order for equipment, parts or technology

When a customer asks for a non-control letter or sanctions change

Teams

Export control & legal

Overseas sales

Tasks

Strategic goods self-classification

Non-control letters

Deciding on expert rulings

Problems & risks solved

Weak non-control evidence means penalties for unlicensed export

Shipments slip waiting for expert rulings

Different regimes in every country (e.g. India SCOMET)

What you get

Candidate control numbers

Spec-to-criteria comparison table

Draft controlled / not-controlled ruling and whether an expert ruling is needed

Expected impact

Self-classification evidence on record

Expert rulings only when truly needed

How to connect

Upload technical specs and datasheets

Get the ruling as a PDF after approval

03Step 3 · Origin

Origin & FTA: Rules on the applicable FTA and origin criteria

Output · Origin ruling

Origin ruling

KORUS FTAKorea–EU FTARCEP

Ruling

Eligible

Origin rule

Tariff shift met

⌄ Needs your review

1 supplier origin declaration missing

Needed for RCEP · request pending

Send request

Claim every preference you're owed, defend it with evidence.

When it's needed

When a buyer asks for a certificate of origin

On an origin verification notice, or when BOMs or suppliers change

Teams

FTA & origin

Purchasing & SCM

Tasks

Origin rulings

Certificates

Collecting supplier declarations

Problems & risks solved

Missing FTA preferences you qualify for

Duty claims when origin can't be proven

Different origin rules in every agreement

What you get

Eligibility by agreement

Origin-rule compliance ruling

Certificate and declaration drafts

Expected impact

Preferential rates applied every time

Evidence ready for origin verification

How to connect

Upload BOM and cost spreadsheets

Upload supplier origin declarations

07Step 4 · Regulation

Regulatory monitoring & alerts: Registers destination rules and tracks future changes

Output · Regulatory feed

Regulatory feed

Our itemsMaterialsCountriesAll

CBAM periodic report format change

Impact: 3 steel parts

Re-review

UFLPA entity list update

Impact: 1 raw-material supplier

Act now

Food labeling amendment

Impact: 12 export SKUs

Re-review

Pesticide residue limits revised

Impact: No affected items

No impact

Only the changes that hit your products, materials and countries.

When it's needed

When entering a new market or CBAM/EUDR reporting is due

When sanctions lists or labeling rules change

Teams

Compliance & ESG

Overseas sales

Tasks

Regulatory monitoring

Impact assessment

ESG due-diligence documents

Problems & risks solved

Late news of rule changes means disruptions, recalls, sanctions breaches

Missing material-level rules

CBAM and EUDR reporting and due diligence

What you get

A feed of only the rules that apply to you

Affected products and deals

ESG due-diligence drafts

Expected impact

See the impact of changes earlier

Your response is on record

How to connect

Email and messenger alerts

Other situations

Same agents, other situations

Every shipment's documents

Trade documents & cross-checkOrigin & FTAHS classification

Import clearance

HS classificationPre-filing import checkLanded cost & drawback

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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