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AI agent for customs brokers

Duty and Trade Agreement Eligibility Agent

Correct duty with every valid saving claimed and every extra duty applied

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Duty and Trade Agreement Eligibility Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Duty depends on the code, value, origin, trade agreements and extra duties like anti-dumping or retaliatory tariffs, and missing a valid agreement costs clients real money. For each entry line, this agent looks up rates, fees and extra duty lists for that code and origin, and calculates duty and taxes. It then checks whether a trade agreement could apply by reviewing its origin rules against the supplier's bill of materials. It claims an agreement rate only when the origin rules are met and valid proof is on file. If proof is missing or expired, it uses the general rate, notes the possible saving, drafts a request to the supplier, and recalculates once proof arrives. A supplier change triggers a new origin review. The broker approves the duty claim. Edge case: a product that changed suppliers mid-year needs a new origin review before any claim.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Entry lines ready 2 USES A TOOL Look up rates, fees and extra duty lists 3 DOES Calculate duty and taxes per line 4 DOES Check trade agreement origin rules against the billof materials 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Is valid proof of origin on file for each claimedagreement? If not: use the general rate, draft a request to thesupplier and recalculate when proof arrives. Back tostep 4. 6 CHECKS THE RESULT Has the supplier stayed the same since the lastorigin review? If not: run a new origin review for that product. Backto step 4. 7 DOES Prepare duty summary with savings and refund options 8 YOU APPROVE Broker approves the duty claim 9 RESULT Duty calculation with savings noted
Read the steps as a list
  1. Entry lines ready
  2. Look up rates, fees and extra duty lists
  3. Calculate duty and taxes per line
  4. Check trade agreement origin rules against the bill of materials
  5. Is valid proof of origin on file for each claimed agreement?If not: use the general rate, draft a request to the supplier and recalculate when proof arrives. Back to step 4.
  6. Has the supplier stayed the same since the last origin review?If not: run a new origin review for that product. Back to step 4.
  7. Prepare duty summary with savings and refund options
  8. Broker approves the duty claimThe agent waits here for your OK.
  9. Duty calculation with savings noted

How it decides

It claims an agreement rate only when origin rules are met and proof is on file; otherwise it uses the general rate and notes the possible saving.

  • No agreement claim without proof
  • Extra duty lists checked for every line
  • Supplier changes trigger a new origin review

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Trade agreements in scope
  • Extra duty lists checked
  • Value threshold for review
  • Rounding rules

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Duty claim on the entry
  • Requests to suppliers

Hard limits

  • Never certifies origin itself
  • Never files claims without approval

It stops when

  • Done: approved duty calculation
  • Stop: origin unclear, use the general rate and note the possible refund

Set it up

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An example run

What happensMachine parts entered on April 9 looked eligible for a zero rate, but the proof check failed: the supplier's certificate had expired in March. The agent applied the 4.2 percent rate, noted the possible saving and drafted a request. A valid certificate arrived on April 22. The agent recalculated and prepared a post-entry refund claim of $3,850, which the broker approved.

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