Recover Every Duty Benefit. Close Every Compliance Gap.
Global trade teams leave significant duty recovery on the table annually through manual FTA qualification processes, unaudited broker invoices, and tariff monitoring that cannot keep pace with trade policy changes. Freehand AI Teams automate HS classification, qualify every.
























Global Trade Compliance Leaves Significant Money on the Table. Every Single Quarter.
The gap between what trade compliance teams are entitled to recover and what they actually recover is enormous. Manual FTA qualification, inconsistent HS classification, and broker billing.
FTA Benefits Unclaimed Due to Manual Qualification Processes
Most global enterprises qualify only a fraction of shipments for free trade agreement benefits because manual FTA qualification is.
HS Classification Errors Creating Duty Overpayment
Incorrect Harmonized System classification is one of the largest sources of duty overpayment in global trade. Manual.
Duty Drawback Unclaimed Across Eligible Transactions
Residential, address correction, fuel, and Saturday delivery surcharges accumulate per shipment. A single missed surcharge across 10K shipments adds up to material recoverable cost.
Broker Invoice Billing Accepted Without Audit
Customs broker invoices for duties, fees, and compliance services are accepted without systematic audit in most global trade.
Tariff Changes Monitored Manually With Reaction Delays
Global tariff schedules change with policy and trade negotiations. Manual tariff monitoring processes cannot track changes across all trade lanes in real time, leaving.
Compliance Screening Gaps Creating Sanctions and Denied Party Risk
Manual compliance screening for denied parties, sanctions lists, and restricted entity programs cannot scale to the volume and.
Built for How Global Trade Compliance Actually Works Across Every Lane
Freehand AI Teams automate HS classification, qualify every shipment for applicable FTA benefits, track and recover duty drawback, audit broker billing, and monitor tariff changes across every trade lane.
Automated HS Classification
Every product classified to the correct Harmonized System code automatically across all trade lanes and customs jurisdictions. Classification decisions grounded in product specifications, historical import.
FTA Qualification at Import Volume
Every shipment evaluated for applicable free trade agreement benefits automatically. USMCA, CPTPP, bilateral FTAs, and regional trade agreements applied per origin, destination, and product category at.
Duty Drawback Recovery
Every eligible drawback claim filed automatically across re-export, manufacturing, and substitution programs. Zero manual tracking.
Trade Spend Unification
Broker invoices validated against tariffs, duties, and contracted fees. Full multi-currency trade spend visibility for CPO and finance.
Tariff Monitoring
Real-time tariff monitoring across all active trade lanes. Automatic denied party, sanctions, and restricted entity screening on every transaction.
All Trade Lanes, One Platform
All cross-border movement types unified across global trade operations. Freehand knows duty structures, FTA rules of origin, and compliance requirements across every jurisdiction.
What Changes When Global Trade Compliance Runs on AI Teams
Manual qualification gaps eliminated. FTA benefit capture, HS accuracy, and drawback recovery
automated across every lane.
Measurable Outcomes from Week One
Outcomes measured from live global trade deployments across Fortune 500 import programs and cross-border.
of import duty spend recoverable through systematic drawback recovery
shipment coverage for HS classification and duty calculation accuracy
Drawback recovery across all eligible re-export, manufacturing, and substitution transactions.
Every Benefit Captured. Every Gap Closed.
Real outcomes from global trade enterprises that have deployed Freehand across import compliance, FTA qualification, and duty recovery.
Built for the Full Global Trade Compliance Lifecycle
Every capability needed to take global trade compliance from manual and benefit-limited to
automated and complete.
Automated HS Classification
Every product classified to the correct Harmonized System code across all customs jurisdictions automatically. Classification decisions grounded in product specifications, historical import data.
Duty Calculation Accuracy
Duty calculations based on verified HS classification and current tariff schedules across all trade lanes and currencies. Duty liability accurate at every point in the.
FTA Qualification at Import Volume
Every shipment evaluated for applicable free trade agreement benefits automatically across USMCA, CPTPP, bilateral FTAs, and regional trade agreements. FTA qualification applied at.
Duty Drawback Recovery
Eligible drawback transactions identified across re-export, manufacturing, and substitution programs. Claims compiled with supporting documentation and filed within program deadlines automatically.
Broker Invoice Audit
Customs broker invoices validated against tariff schedules, duty calculations, and contracted fee structures across all customs relationships. Billing errors, misapplied rates, and duplicate fee charges caught before payment with.
Tariff Monitoring and Compliance Screening
Tariff schedule changes monitored across all active trade lanes in real time. Denied party, sanctions, and restricted entity screening applied to every transaction automatically without manual compliance review queues or delayed.
Native ERP Integration
Connectors to SAP, Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle JDE, and NetSuite. Payment files generated in your ERP's required format and pushed directly via API or EDI.
Customs Management System Integration
Connects to existing customs management systems and broker portals. No rip-and-replace. Freehand's trade compliance AI works alongside your existing customs.
Multi-Currency Trade Spend Unification
Normalized global trade spend across all import and export lanes, currencies, broker relationships, and ERP instances. One real-time source of truth for total cross-border cost including duties, fees.
Every Industry. Every Trade Lane. One Platform.
Deployed across global trade programs with the highest import volume, FTA eligibility complexity, and cross-border compliance.
Industrial Manufacturing
High freight spend, carrier diversity, tariff and trade compliance exposure
Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical
Regulated freight, complex accessorial structures, strict compliance requirements
Consumer Electronics & Hi-Tech
Multi-leg, multi-currency, ocean and air freight complexity
Logistics & 3PL
Multi-client invoice management, high volume, margin-sensitive payment cycles
Retail & Grocery
High invoice volume, parcel and LTL complexity, last-mile cost management
Food & Beverage
Temperature-controlled freight, regional carrier networks, high accessorial volume
CPG & FMCG
Multi-modal, high accessorial volume, complex cost allocation across brands and geographies
Chemical Manufacturing
Hazmat freight, regulatory documentation, specialized carrier requirements
OEM & Automotive
JIT supply chain, multi-modal, high carrier diversity and charge complexity
Global Trade
Multi-currency, cross-border compliance, ocean and air freight complexity
USMCA / CUSMA
USMCA rules of origin qualification, certificate of origin automation, and duty benefit capture per shipment.
CPTPP and Asia-Pacific FTAs
Asia-Pacific FTA qualification and duty benefit capture across all trans-Pacific lanes.
EU and Bilateral FTAs
European and bilateral free trade agreement qualification, GSP benefits, and duty savings capture
Duty Drawback Programs
Manufacturing drawback, re-export drawback, and substitution drawback identification and claim filing
Customs Broker Audit
Broker invoices validated against tariffs, fees, and duty calculations across all customs relationships.
Tariff and Sanctions Compliance
Real-time tariff monitoring, denied party screening, and sanctions compliance across all active trade lanes.
Meet the Agents Managing Your Global Trade Compliance 24/7
Global trade compliance across HS classification, FTA qualification, duty drawback, and broker audit. Four specialized agents, each owning a distinct step.
HS Classification Agent
Every product classified to the correct HS code across all trade lanes and jurisdictions automatically. Grounded in product specifications, historical import data, and jurisdiction-specific tariff schedules.
FTA Qualification Agent
Evaluates every shipment for applicable free trade agreement benefits automatically across USMCA, CPTPP, bilateral FTAs, and regional trade agreements per origin, destination, and product category. FTA.
Drawback Recovery Agent
Every eligible drawback transaction identified automatically. Claims compiled with supporting documentation and filed within program deadlines across all programs.
Broker Audit Agent
Every broker invoice validated against tariffs, duty calculations, and contracted fees. Billing errors, misapplied rates, and duplicate charges caught automatically.
Powered by the Freehand Context Graph
Freehand's Context Graph connects classification data, tariff schedules, FTA rules, drawback records, and broker invoices into one semantic layer. Agents qualify shipments and recover every duty benefit without manual intervention.
Generic AI doesn't understand trade compliance. Freehand's domain-specific model is trained on tariff schedules, FTA rules of origin, and customs invoice patterns jurisdiction by jurisdiction, FTA by FTA.
Grounded decisions. Every audit finding is grounded in verified contract and shipment data and not pattern matching.
Full traceability. Every dispute traceable from invoice line through claim to credit posting.
Continuous learning. Catches new carrier billing patterns as they emerge with no manual rules updates.
Questions Global Trade Teams Ask
Before Deploying
Straight answers to what CPO, CFO, and trade compliance leaders ask before deploying AI-led trade compliance automation.
Freehand's FTA Qualification Agent evaluates every shipment for applicable benefits across USMCA, CPTPP, bilateral FTAs, and regional trade agreements simultaneously. Rules of origin determinations are made per product category, origin, and destination automatically at full import volume without any manual qualification workflows or.
Freehand's HS Classification Agent classifies every product to the correct Harmonized System code per customs jurisdiction automatically. Classification decisions are grounded in product specifications, historical import data, and current jurisdiction-specific tariff schedules, eliminating the classification errors that create duty overpayment and compliance exposure across all trade lanes.
Yes. Freehand's Drawback Recovery Agent identifies eligible transactions across re-export drawback, manufacturing drawback, and substitution drawback programs automatically. Claims are compiled with full supporting documentation and filed within program deadlines without.
Freehand's Broker Audit Agent validates every customs broker invoice against tariff schedules, duty calculations based on verified HS classification, and contracted fee structures. Billing errors, misapplied tariff rates, and duplicate fee charges are caught before payment across all customs relationships and.
Freehand monitors tariff schedule changes across all active trade lanes in real time and updates duty calculations automatically when rates change. Procurement and sourcing teams receive current landed cost data for decision-making without depending on manually maintained rate tables that lag.
Freehand supports USMCA, CPTPP, EU bilateral FTAs, GSP programs, and regional trade agreements across all active trade lanes. Duty drawback programs including manufacturing, re-export, and substitution are all supported. Compliance screening.
Global trade teams recover significant unclaimed duty savings through automated FTA qualification, achieve 100% HS classification accuracy across all shipments, recover full drawback entitlements across eligible transactions, and eliminate broker billing overcharges, with combined trade cost recovery typically.
Most global trade enterprises go live within 8 to 14 weeks with 11 to 20 hours of customer team time required. Freehand deploys with pre-built trade compliance domain logic including tariff schedules, FTA rules of origin, and drawback program parameters via API and database sync. No customs management system.
See What Freehand Can Recover From Your Global Trade Spend.
Most global trade enterprises leave significant duty savings unclaimed through manual FTA qualification gaps, HS errors, and unaudited broker billing. Freehand AI Teams close every gap across.