The problem

Customs clearance is high-volume HS classification + denied-party screening under a reasonable-care standard, where a misdeclaration carries 19 USC 1592 penalties.

What you get

Shipments classified, valued and screened straight-through; the licensed broker signs the entry of record before it is filed with CBP.

The flow

Intake to outcome. 🤖 steps run automatically; 🧑‍⚖️ steps are where a named human signs off the judgment calls.

1

🤖 Intake the shipment documents (invoice, packing list, BOL)

agent intake · Document OCR
2

🤖 Classify the goods (HS / HTSUS) and compute the value and duty

agent classifier · HS / HTSUS classificationDuty / valuation
3

🤖 Screen the parties against denied-party / OFAC / Entity List; apply reasonable care + UFLPA

agent compliance · Denied-party / Entity ListSanctions / PEP screening
4

🧑‍⚖️ A licensed customs broker signs the entry of record Human checkpoint

Licensed customs broker
5

🤖 File the CBP entry via ACE / ABI ⚠ Irreversible · high blast

agent submit · CBP entry (ACE / ABI)
6

🤖 Track the entry, post-summary correction and duty drawback

agent monitor · CBP entry (ACE / ABI)

Agents & tools

Document OCR stub → AWS Textract
HS / HTSUS classification ● live · CROSS rulings
Duty / valuation stub → HTSUS
Denied-party / Entity List stub → BIS Entity List
Sanctions / PEP screening ● live · Dow Jones
CBP entry (ACE / ABI) ● live · CBP ACE

3 of these run live on real data — keyless by default; the rest are sandbox stubs that flip to the real provider the moment you add credentials.

Human checkpoints

Licensed customs broker — A licensed customs broker signs the entry of record

The autopilot escalates the judgment calls to a qualified human — the rest is straight-through.

Why it's safe to let it run

Every autonomous decision is logged — who · what · confidence. Signed human checkpoints and a built-in compliance reviewer enforce the rails, so the outcome holds up to an audit, not just a demo. Every irreversible action runs only after a human signs — the autopilot does the volume, never the point of no return on its own.

🧑 Accountable owner: Licensed customs broker (broker of record) — one person answers for what this autopilot does.