Industry

Document Intelligence for Customs and Trade

High-volume consignment documents, read and reconciled before submission — so queries and corrections happen less often and later steps move faster.

Challenges

What slows document work down in customs & trade

Volume in narrow windows

Daily peaks concentrate into submission deadlines that manual teams struggle to absorb.

Format and language variety

Documents come from shippers worldwide in inconsistent formats and multiple languages.

Line-level reconciliation

Invoice, packing list and transport document must agree item by item, not just in total.

Costly corrections

Errors discovered after submission create delays, storage costs and penalties.

Documents

Document types processed

Commercial invoices and packing listsBills of lading and air waybillsCertificates of origin and conformityImport and export permitsDelivery ordersInspection certificates

Integration

Systems PrismIQ connects to

Customs declaration systemsFreight forwarding platformsERPEDI / SFTPREST API

AI agents

Agents configured for this sector

Customs Declaration Intelligence Agent

Reads the consignment pack, extracts goods data at line level and reconciles across documents into declaration-ready output.

Classification Support Agent

Proposes candidate HS codes from goods descriptions and historical precedent, with the reasoning shown for declarant confirmation.

Workflow

A typical processing flow

  1. 1Bulk or per-consignment ingestion
  2. 2Document classification and splitting
  3. 3Line-level goods extraction
  4. 4Cross-document reconciliation of quantity, weight and value
  5. 5Classification candidates prepared for confirmation
  6. 6Exception queue for discrepancies
  7. 7Declaration-ready data exported to the customs platform

Compliance & security

Controls and deployment

  • Full traceability from declared value to source document
  • Retention of original documents alongside extracted data
  • Role-based access for brokers, declarants and supervisors
  • Deployment options for jurisdictions requiring local data residency
  • Human confirmation retained for legally consequential classifications

Use cases

Where organisations start

Import consignment preparation

Whole document packs processed together with reconciliation before submission.

Export documentation checks

Certificates and permits verified as present and consistent for the goods category.

Broker operations at scale

Multi-client volumes processed in batches with a shared exception queue.

Outcomes

What changes for the business

Fewer post-submission queries

Inconsistencies are surfaced during preparation.

Higher declarant throughput

Confirmation replaces transcription.

Predictable peak handling

Bulk ingestion absorbs volume spikes.

Better audit position

Every declared figure traces back to a document and a rule.

Outcomes describe the design intent of the platform. Actual results depend on document complexity, workflow design, integration requirements and deployment environment.

Frequently asked questions

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