AI customs broker · human-approved

Thecustomswork,donebyAI.
Approvedbyyou.

Ekkoe researches how to classify your imports — the HTS code, duty and sanctions exposure, and the CBP ruling behind it — then a licensed broker approves every decision. Nothing files itself.

case #2214 · entry summaryin review

Classify

85Electrical machinery & equipment
8518Headphones, earphones & speakers
8518.30Headphones & earphones
8518.30.20.00Other, incl. w/ microphone
Base dutyFree
Section 301 (List 4A)+7.5%
Denied-party screen (OFAC SDN)Clear
Cited precedentCBP NY N313742
Broker approved
Licensed customs broker

Ekkoe classifies your imports, drafts the CBP paperwork, and watches trade policy for you — and a licensed broker signs off on every decision.

Grounded in the USITC tariff schedule + CBP rulingsA licensed broker approves every decisionFull, append-only audit trail
What Ekkoe does

One platform, three jobs — on a shared trade graph.

01

AI Customs Broker

Type what you're importing. Get the HTS code, the duty, and the ruling behind it in seconds — then approve, change, or reject it.

  • Candidate HTS codes with confidence + evidence, following the General Rules of Interpretation 1→6 in order
  • Duty, Section 301/232, AD/CVD and OFAC denied-party exposure surfaced up front
  • Ranked CBP ruling precedent cited behind every recommendation
  • A six-step entry workflow that drafts CBP 3461 & 7501 and keeps five-year records
02

Importers

Keep a profile for every client. When a rule changes, see exactly who in your book it hits — before they email you.

  • Per-client product lists and known HS headings in one place
  • Portfolio-wide alerts: “this change affects N of your clients”
  • Each profile links straight into a new broker case
03

Trade Intelligence

Track tariffs, sanctions, and rulings the moment they change — the same live data your classifications run on.

  • Scheduled feeds for tariffs, sanctions, rulings and policy news
  • Normalized into structured entities and time-stamped events
  • Alerts on the codes and countries you care about
How the broker works

The AI investigates. You sign off. It becomes an entry.

Behind one recommendation, Ekkoe runs the research a broker would — classification, regulation, and precedent — then hands it to a human before anything moves forward.

investigate · case #2214awaiting sign-off
Classify
candidate HTS + GRI
Regulation
duties · 301 · sanctions
Research
CBP ruling precedent
8518.30.20.00confidence 0.94
Base dutyFree
Section 301+7.5%
Denied-partyClear
CitedNY N313742
ApproveModifyReject
01

Documents & parties

Ekkoe reads your attachments, builds the entry-packet checklist, and captures the importer, ports, and PGA flags (FDA, EPA…).

02

Classify & approve

The recommendation — candidate HTS, duty and risk, cited precedent — goes to a broker to Approve, Modify, or Reject.

Trade Intelligence

Know what changed, the second it changes.

Tariffs, sanctions, rulings, and policy news land the moment they move — so you never classify against last quarter's rules. It's the same data every recommendation runs on.

  1. 01Feeds. Point live sources at the graph on a schedule
  2. 02Normalize. Raw records become structured trade facts
  3. 03Entities + Events. HS codes, rulings, sanctions, countries — over time
  4. 04Alerts. Get notified on the codes you track
Live feedstreaming
Tariff updatedHTS 8541.43 · solar cells · +2.5%
Sanction addedOFAC SDN · new listing
Ruling publishedCBP CROSS · lithium battery packs
Policy newsSection 301 review · consumer electronics

sample events · illustrative

Section 301 review · consumer electronics

1 policy change

↓ matched across your book
Acme Logistics Inc.HS 8518 · 8541
Northwind ImportsHS 8517 · origin CN
Harbor & Co.HS 8518 · origin VN
Affects 3 clients in your portfolio
Importers

Know which clients a rule change affects — before they call you.

Keep a profile for every client — products, HS headings, origin countries, risk flags. Ekkoe cross-references each new tariff, ruling, or sanction against your whole portfolio and tells you exactly who is affected, then drops you straight into a broker case.

Build your client portfolio →
For developers

The engine underneath is callable.

Every Ekkoe capability is a stable, cached HTTP endpoint. Pull classification and trade intelligence into your TMS, ERP, or scripts — with API keys and rate limits, no scraping.

· 300s default cache· 100 calls / min· JSON in, JSON out
$ curl https://ekkoe.dev/api/v1/apis/<slug> \
-H "x-api-key: sk_live_…"
 
→ { "hts": "8518.30.20.00", "duty": "0% + 7.5% §301",
"cited": "CBP NY N313742", "status": "approved" }
Grounded in the rules
General Rules of Interpretation 1→6CBP CROSS ruling precedentCBP 3461 & 7501 drafts19 CFR 163 · five-year recordsAppend-only audit log

Ekkoe is not a filer. It prepares filing-ready drafts and simulates ACE dispositions in a sandbox. A licensed customs broker reviews every classification and transmits entries through their own ABI-certified system — Ekkoe never files with CBP on its own.

Two ways in

However your team is set up.

For brokerages & teams

Shared institutional memory, roles and permissions, and a filing pipeline that rolls every client's shipment through its stages.

Create a company workspace

For individual brokers & importers

Classify, monitor policy, and export filing-ready drafts on your own — no team setup required.

Start as an individual

Clear your next shipment with confidence.

Broker-approved classification, cited to CBP precedent, with the trade graph watching for what changes next.

Questions? useekkoe@gmail.com