Tariff Change Impact Agent

Tariff rates and trade rules change often, sometimes with little notice, and clients expect their broker to warn them before the bill arrives. When a notice is published, this agent reads it and lists the affected codes and countries of origin. It matches them against each client's import history over the last 12 months to see who is hit and estimates the cost impact. Before drafting anything, it checks its list against a second source of the rule text. If the two differ, it rereads the notice and its annexes and rebuilds the list. It checks whether goods already shipped may qualify for transit relief. It then drafts a short advisory for each affected client with the cost impact and effective date. The broker approves every client advisory. Edge case: goods already on the water may get transit relief and are noted separately.