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DUTY INTELLIGENCE, MADE DECISIVE

Find the duty you can recover. See the duty before you pay it.

DutyScout turns classification, origin, trade rules, entry data, commercial documents, and product detail into clear duty intelligence. It helps companies understand duty exposure before goods move and identify potential recovery opportunities after entry.

Find recovery opportunities → Understand duty before you pay it →
Built for importers, customs teams, sourcing, finance, and the brokers who support them.
DUTYSCOUT / ILLUSTRATIVE WORKSPACE
Human-reviewed
After entry

Recovery scan

Importer view
412entries scanned
27cases ranked
$3,840illustrative selected case
SignalStateNext
Broker pattern mismatchReviewCompare entry history
Preference mismatchEvidence gapConfirm origin proof
Tariff change anomalySupportedPrepare broker dossier
Before entry

Duty scenario

Sourcing view
Style DS-2048

Finished garment + BOM context
Origin: Vietnam
Destination: compare markets

United StatesDestination-specific duty scenario
Evidence readyclassification + origin
CanadaDestination-specific duty scenario
1 gaporigin support
MexicoPreference scenario to validate
Comparerules + documentation
DutyScout separates the economic question from the evidence question: what duty applies, and can you prove why?
One platform · before and after entry

The same customs evidence can protect money already paid and decisions not yet made.

01 · Recovery · After entry

Recover what was overpaid.

Scan entry history for classification, origin, preference, surcharge, broker-pattern, and tariff-change anomalies. Then rank the cases worth human attention.

  • Prioritize by value, evidence strength, and timing.
  • Connect the claim to the documents needed to support it.
  • Prepare a broker-ready review package instead of another spreadsheet.
02 · Duty Planning · Before entry

Know the duty before the shipment.

Use classification, origin, BOM, supplier, and destination context to understand duty exposure while sourcing decisions can still change the outcome.

  • Compare destination-market duty scenarios.
  • Test whether preference claims have the required evidence.
  • Surface missing origin or component data before goods move.
After entry · Recovery

A recovery engine that starts with the entry, not the sales pitch.

DutyScout checks the transaction, the classification, the origin basis, the supporting commercial evidence, and the procedural path. The objective is not to generate a clever answer. It is to produce a case a customs professional can actually review.

From thousands of lines to the few that matter.

Instead of manually reopening entry files one by one, DutyScout can rank potential issues and show why each one deserves attention.

Illustrative flow: free initial check → selected recovery cases → human-reviewed broker package → continuous audit of new entries.
Potential issueSignalEvidence to inspectAction
Classification inconsistencyCompareProduct description, prior entries, ruling basisReview
Origin / preference mismatchGapOrigin statement, BOM, supplier supportCollect
Additional duty anomalyCheckEntry line, classification, effective-date basisValidate
Broker pattern divergenceRankedComparable products and historical declarationsEscalate
Before entry · Duty Planning

Duty is a sourcing variable, not just a customs bill.

DutyScout brings duty intelligence into planning before entry. Before purchase orders lock and before goods ship, teams can compare duty exposure and the evidence required to support a chosen treatment.

Product evidence
ProductWomen’s woven jacket
Material / BOMShell, lining, trim and component detail attached
Manufacturing originVietnam
ClassificationCandidate HS code with rule basis
QuestionWhat changes if the destination market changes?
Destination AStandard duty treatment
Base
Evidence complete for review
Destination BPreference may apply
Lower?
Missing supplier-origin support
Destination CAlternative classification scenario
Compare
Classification basis needs confirmation
Sourcing decisionChoose with duty and evidence visible
Before PO
Human decision remains explicit
How it works

Documents become evidence. Evidence becomes a decision.

DutyScout is designed around a controlled customs workflow rather than an open-ended chatbot.

01

Bring the records

Entries, invoices, purchase orders, product descriptions, HS codes, origin documents, and BOM detail.

02

Analyze the basis

Compare classification, origin, tariff treatment, entry patterns, and the legal or procedural basis behind the treatment.

03

Expose the gaps

Show missing documents, conflicting data, unsupported assumptions, and cases that need specialist judgment.

04

Build the dossier

Assemble the evidence, reasoning, source references, and recommended next action in one reviewable package.

05

Human approves

The importer, customs professional, or broker decides what is filed, changed, or escalated. DutyScout does not silently file.

Evidence discipline

The answer is useful only if someone can defend it.

DutyScout is built to keep classification, origin, supporting documents, timing, and the human decision connected to the same case.

Source-backed

Reasoning points back to the transaction, commercial documents, product facts, and the basis being relied on.

Procedure-aware

Recovery work is not only about identifying an error. Timing, status, and the appropriate customs process matter too.

Human-approved

DutyScout can prepare and recommend. The filing, claim, classification position, or sourcing decision remains under human control.

Start with something real

Bring us one entry. Or one style.

For recovery after entry, start with a sample of entry history. For duty planning before entry, start with a product, its BOM, origin, and destination. DutyScout shows where the duty question becomes actionable.

Find recovery opportunities Model a duty scenario