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Manifest: Customs

Automated customs declaration generation, HS code classification, duty calculation, and compliance validation for cross-border shipments.

Live system: Automated customs documentation platform that generates declarations, classifies goods, and calculates duties. Integrates with shipping systems and customs auth…

-90%
Declaration Time
98%
HS Code Accuracy
99.5%
Compliance Rate
45%
Cost Reduction
Free 20-min discovery + 48h ROI audit Production-grade, not a demo3 weeks to first value
✓
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Document parsing >99% • Human review for complex classifications • Borderline flagged
Why this vs status quo
Do nothing
-90% lost
Manual Logistics
Build in-house
6–12 months
Hire + maintain
Manifest
98%
Weeks, not months
Declaration Generation • HS Code Classification
Save ~10×

What ships

  • Declaration Generation — Automated customs declaration creation with data from shippi…
  • HS Code Classification — AI-powered Harmonized System code classification for accurat…
  • Duty Calculation — Real-time duty and tax calculation based on destination coun…
  • Compliance Validation — Automated validation against customs regulations and trade a…
  • Document Assembly — Automated assembly of required supporting documents and cert…
  • Status Tracking — Real-time tracking of declaration status and customs clearan…

Human signs every critical step • Audit trail included

Sample output & architecture

Manifest — Production Blueprint
Dated 18 Aug 2026 • #MAN-2026-041
Declaration Time: -90%HS Code Accuracy: 98%Compliance Rate: 99.5%Logistics
Agents
Classification Agent • Declaration Agent • Compliance Agent
Stack
Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Python, FastAPI
Workflow preview
1. Data Collection2. HS Classification3. Duty Calculation4. Compliance Check
Data flow: Shipping Documents → Data Extraction → HS Classification → Duty Calculation → Compliance Check → Declaration → Submission
Azure AI Foundry + LangChain • Azure AI Foundry provides document intelligence for shippingv1.0 • Audit trail

Why Azure AI Foundry + LangChain wins

Azure AI Foundry provides document intelligence for shipping document parsing. LangChain orchestrates the multi-step customs workflow with HS classification and compliance tools.

Alternatives: AWS Bedrock + LangGraph, Google Vertex AI + AutoGen

How Manifest works — < 5 minutes to first value

Data Collection → HS Classification → Duty Calculation → delivery. Full 6-step trail collapses below.

01 • < 5 minutes
Data Collection
Gather shipment data from commercial invoices, packing lists, and bills of lading.
02 • < 2 minutes
HS Classification
AI classifies goods and assigns HS codes.
03 • < 1 minute
Duty Calculation
Calculate duties, taxes, and fees based on classification and origin.
Full 6-step audit trail
1
Data Collection • < 5 minutes
Gather shipment data from commercial invoices, packing lists, and bills of lading.
2
HS Classification • < 2 minutes
AI classifies goods and assigns HS codes.
3
Duty Calculation • < 1 minute
Calculate duties, taxes, and fees based on classification and origin.
4
Compliance Check • < 2 minutes
Validate against customs regulations and trade agreements.
5
Declaration Generation • < 5 minutes
Generate customs declaration with all required fields.
6
Submission & Tracking • Varies
Submit declaration and track clearance status.

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Import Declarations

Automated customs declarations for import shipments.

Do nothing
-90% wasted
  • • Manual Logistics process
  • • No audit trail
  • • No evidence for inspector/investor
Build in-house
6–12 months • Hire team
  • • Hire + train + maintain
  • • No re-run if product changes
  • • Hard to show investor quickly
Manifest — 98%
6 steps • Agents • Evidence
  • Declaration Generation
  • HS Code Classification
  • Daily watch + re-run

Multi-agent mesh — orchestrated

Live system presentation

Manifest · Agent Mesh

ORCHESTRATORLogisticsClassificationACTIVEDeclarationNODE 02ComplianceNODE 03DocumentNODE 04123456
Step 1< 5 minutes

Data Collection

Gather shipment data from commercial invoices, packing lists, and bills of lading.

Document parsingData extractionField validationMissing data alerts

Objections, answered

If it’s not answered, you’ll hesitate. So we answer it here.

Automated customs declaration generation, HS code classification, duty calculation, and compliance validation for cross-border shipments. Delivered as 4 specialized agents + 6-step workflow. You get Declaration Generation + HS Code Classification and a dated evidence trail.
Production in 3 weeks • Audit trail

Get Manifest live — without the Logistics drag.

Automated customs declaration generation, HS code classification, duty calculation, and compliance validation for cross-border shipments.… Implementation: Document Parsing → HS Classification → Compliance Layer → Production Launch.

Questions? Talk to a human • Responses in < 24h • Human signs every critical step

Evidence + audit trail•Azure AI Foundry + LangChain•Deterministic — LLM only for rationale