Customs Compliance Services for Import Export
Regulations and Cargo Security

Compliance Software and Services

Descartes Customs Filing and Compliance Services help organizations comply with import export regulatory requirements for international cargo through both security initiatives and international customs agencies.

• Provide a single access point to comply with customs initiatives and cargo security from various governments around the world.
• Compliance solutions for Importers / Exporters to help ensure compliance for U.S. customs filing and auditing requirements (Descartes Editrade Compliance)
• Descartes offers connectivity through "Customs Connect” including:
• CBP: ABI, ACE, AMS Ocean, AMS Air
• CBSA: ACI Air, ACI Ocean
• General Administration of Mexico Customs (AGA) : AMS Ocean

Descartes also offers Enhanced Cross Border Documentation Services that connect carriers to customs brokers thereby helping improve the efficiency and traceability of the customs clearance process.

Compliance Initiatives: Import / Export Regulations

As governments around the world have rolled out new electronic reporting requirements, Descartes has continued to offer a unified suite of electronic customs filing tools for Importers and Exporters, Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders:

In anticipation of European Union Customs Harmonization, Descartes has recently acquired Dexx, a European Customs Filer.

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Descartes Customs Filing and Compliance Service benefits include:

• Web-based, hosted SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) application enables faster time-to-implementation and reduces integration complexity
• Ready access to the most up-to-date rulings ensures customs compliance requirements are consistently met, including cargo security
• Can proactively monitor, audit and manage filings prepared by brokers
• Maintain a complete audit trail and filings history for all document processes
• Streamlined HTS (harmonized tariff schedule) classification
• Ensure audit compliance and administration of C-TPAT (Customs - Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
• Determine if service level agreements are being met
• Reduce shipment delays and related costs through reduced inspections, fines and filings errors due to misclassifications
• Easy-to-use web-based interface for direct filing submission to Customs
• Complete data validation to ensure compliance
• Denied Parties Screening to avoid conducting business with unauthorized country, business, or person.
• Status Updates - Sends automated e-mails to alert users to errors and/or delays.
• Extensive connection options - Lets users select a preferred mode of communication suited for their technology environment including a direct connection to US and Canadian (ACROSS, RNS, EICS) Customs authorities
• Confidence & assurance of working with the global leader in customs compliance
• Level of compliance service can be tailored to suite each clients needs, from connectivity, value added application capability, to full preparer service
• White label affinity capability to allow clients to built compatibility to their own in-house systems
• Full flexibility of data capture from keyed entry to full & completed automated EDI process.
• Consistent global visibility to the customs status of client cargo
• Sophisticated tools to allows clients to distribute customs messages & status information to their logistics partners and clients

Descartes continues to focus on enhancing its services to streamline international trade as additional countries automate their customs filing processes. Descartes current development projects include:

• Mexican Customs Automation
• CBP 10+ 2 program
• CBSA extension of ACI (Canadian Customs) to include Truck Shipments
• European Union Customs Harmonization
• Australian Customs