AI agent for customs brokers
HS Code Classification Agent
A documented tariff classification for each new product
What it does
Classifying a product under the right tariff code depends on what it is made of, what it does and how the rules read, and a wrong code means wrong duty and possible penalties. When a new product arrives, this agent reads the description, specification sheets and photos. If the material makeup is missing, it asks the client. It works through section and chapter notes to candidate codes, applying the general rules of interpretation in order. It searches binding rulings on similar goods and the client's past entries. If its result conflicts with a ruling or a past entry, it rechecks the rules and lists the competing codes with reasons. It writes a classification memo citing rulings. The licensed broker makes the final classification. Edge case: a product kit with several items is classified by its essential character, with the reasoning written down.
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.
Read the steps as a list
- New product received for classification
- Read description, specifications and photos
- Work through section and chapter notes to candidate codes
- Search binding rulings and client history
- Do rulings and past entries support the chosen code?If not: recheck the interpretation rules and list competing codes with reasons. Back to step 3.
- Write classification memo with reasoning
- Licensed broker makes the final classificationThe agent waits here for your OK.
- Classification memo added to the client's product file
How it decides
It follows the general rules of interpretation in order and treats any conflict with a binding ruling or past entry as needing a recheck.
- Rules of interpretation are applied in order
- Rulings on similar goods are cited
- Missing material makeup triggers a question to the client
Make it yours
Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.
- Tariff schedule country
- Ruling databases searched
- Memo template
- When to suggest a binding ruling request
What keeps you in control
It always asks you first
- Final classification
- Recommending a ruling request
Hard limits
- Never files entries
- Never gives a final classification without the broker
It stops when
- Done: broker-approved classification
- Stop: product information insufficient, ask the client for specifications
Set it up
We guide you through the set-up, step by step
Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.
- One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
- The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
- A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
