Trade and Customs Compliance

Your Suppliers Know Your Trade Compliance Data. We Collect It Automatically.

Export classifications live in supplier spec sheets. Country of origin lives in supplier manufacturing locations. Sanctions risk lives in supplier ownership structures. Certivo collects it all, validates against 80+ global trade regulations, and generates customer-ready compliance documentation on demand.

The Problem

Trade Compliance Fails When You Can't Get Data From Suppliers

30 Days to Prove Origin or Lose the Shipment

CBP detains your goods under UFLPA. You have 30 days to prove origin with multi-tier supplier documentation. Suppliers don't respond. By day 28, you're still missing Tier 2 manufacturing data. Shipment seized. Revenue lost.

Overnight Sanctions Additions With No Supplier Visibility

Your supplier's parent company gets added to the OFAC SDN list Friday night. You ship Monday morning without knowing. CBP rejects the shipment at the border. You screen suppliers once during onboarding, not daily across ownership structures.

Classification Guesswork Without Supplier Technical Specifications

Export classification under EAR requires technical parameters suppliers rarely provide. Your supplier sends a one-page product sheet. You guess ECCN 5A002 based on limited information. BIS disagrees during audit. Shipment delayed 6 months.

Tariff Surprises From Undisclosed Supplier Location Changes

Your supplier quietly moves production from Vietnam to China—without notifying you. First shipment arrives with $250K in unexpected Section 301 duties. You didn't know because you track origin once during qualification, not continuously.

Platform Capabilities

Compliance at a Glance: COO & Trade Data Dashboard

See Every Product's Trade Compliance Status Instantly

No more digging through spreadsheets. Every product shows its trade compliance status against every regulation—with origin gaps, sanctions flags, and classification issues surfaced automatically.

Key Capabilities:

• ✅ Product compliance scores by regulation (EAR, OFAC, Section 301, etc.)
• ✅ Gaps, expiries & missing COO declarations flagged in red
• ✅ Market readiness at a glance—US, EU, sanctioned countries, etc.
• ✅ Drill down to component-level and supplier-tier status

AI-Powered Validation: Classification Intelligence
Every Spec Sheet Parsed. Every Classification Checked.

Our AI agent, CORA, reads supplier documents like your best trade compliance analyst—but at 10,000x the speed. Technical parameters extracted, classifications validated, issues flagged automatically.

Key Capabilities:

• ✅ Technical parameter extraction from supplier datasheets and spec sheets
• ✅ Automatic ECCN/HTS classification against all applicable frameworks
• ✅ Imputed calculations when supplier specifications have gaps
• ✅ Anomaly detection flags inconsistent or conflicting supplier data

Customer Response: Evidence Generation

CBP Detention? Evidence Pack in 4 Hours.

When customers or customs authorities request compliance proof, generate complete evidence packages instantly—CoOs, detention responses, audit packs, all in one click.

Key Capabilities:

• ✅ AI-powered inbox reads customer requests automatically
• ✅ Auto-respond with latest valid certificates attached
• ✅ Generate CoOs at product, component, or lot level
• ✅ Export in any format: PDF, XML, portal-ready

5 Core Features

• Automated Supplier COO & Trade Data Collection
• AI Classification & Validation Engine
• Continuous Denied Party Screening
• Tariff Optimization & FTA Qualification
• Customer & Customs Response Automation

Industries We Serve

Built for Complex Trade Compliance

From aerospace to automotive to semiconductors—if you have trade compliance challenges, we've seen them.

Aerospace & Defense

ITAR/EAR compliance, daily OFAC screening, and export license tracking

Semiconductor & High-Tech

Dual-use export classification, ECCN determination, and BIS license support

Electronics Manufacturing

Section 301 tariff tracking and supplier location monitoring

Automotive Manufacturing

USMCA origin qualification, RVC calculations, and FTA certificates

Medical Devices & Equipment

Multi-FTA qualification, COO determination, and global market access

Energy & Infrastructure

UFLPA supply chain mapping and sanctions screening for energy components

Government & Public Sector

Section 889 screening and banned entity attestation for federal procurement

Chemical Manufacturing

Multi-jurisdiction export classification and HTS determination

Consumer Goods

Tariff optimization and automated origin determination for imports

The Business Case for Certivo

90%

Manual Review Eliminated

Reduction in time spent manually reviewing supplier trade documents

4 hrs

CBP Response Time

Generate complete detention response packages vs. weeks of scrambling

$500K+

Annual Tariff Savings

Average savings through FTA qualification and tariff optimization

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Certivo automate trade and customs compliance? Certivo automates trade and customs compliance by collecting supplier data at the BOM and component level, validating it across global regulations, and keeping documentation continuously audit-ready. Our AI agent, CORA, extracts export classifications, country of origin, and sanctions signals directly from supplier documents—eliminating manual follow-ups and spreadsheets through AI-native compliance automation.

How does CORA help with export classification and ECCN determination?
CORA reads supplier datasheets, specifications, and certificates to extract technical parameters required for export classification. It then validates ECCN and HTS classifications using BOM-level compliance intelligence, flags inconsistencies, and updates classifications automatically when supplier data changes—reducing risk from misclassification and audit findings.

Can Certivo support UFLPA, sanctions screening, and denied party checks?
Yes. Certivo provides multi-tier supply chain transparency by mapping suppliers beyond Tier 1 and screening them daily against OFAC, BIS, and other global sanctions lists. CORA continuously monitors ownership structures and origin data, helping teams stay compliant with UFLPA, Section 889, and denied party regulations without manual rechecks.

How does Certivo improve supplier collaboration for trade compliance? Certivo uses centralized supplier self-service portals where suppliers securely submit COO declarations, classifications, and certificates in a standardized format. Automated reminders, validation checks, and standardized supplier questionnaire frameworks improve response rates while keeping all trade documentation centralized and audit-ready.

How does Certivo reduce tariff risk and improve landed cost visibility?
Certivo connects supplier origin and classification data directly to tariff regulations like Section 301, AD/CVD, and FTAs. With continuous monitoring and supplier risk scoring ecosystems, teams can identify tariff exposure early, model sourcing changes, and optimize landed costs before shipments move.

Is Certivo integrated with PLM and ERP systems?
Yes. Certivo supports integrated PLM and ERP compliance, allowing trade and customs data to flow directly into existing product and sourcing workflows. This ensures consistent, real-time compliance intelligence across engineering, procurement, and supply chain teams—without duplicate data entry or disconnected tools.