traideCompliance Starter or the manual product entry feature allows you to quickly classify individual products for customs purposes. The AI not only suggests a customs tariff number but also provides the reasoning and justification behind it.
The process is very simple. For each product you want to classify, you create a new product and go through three steps. First, you provide the AI with relevant information. Then, the AI processes the input and suggests a tariff number, and as the decision-maker, you confirm it. In step 3, you receive a complete summary together with the trade implications.
The User Interface
Using the platform is intuitive:
Left side: Your workspace with Projects – a list of every classification you have ever started, including ones still pending. Past classifications can be filtered, organized, and viewed here.
Top left: The blue New Product button to start a classification for a product that needs a customs tariff number.
The Classification Process Happens in Three Steps:
Enter product information
Review the AI analysis and select a suggested customs tariff number
Review the classification summary and trade implications
Every decision remains transparent for users so they can monitor the entire process.
Step 1: The Product Description
Manual Description
The description should be as detailed as possible. As with any AI, the more information it receives, the more precise and reliable the results will be.
Example: “T-shirt” is too vague – material, manufacturing method, and other details are crucial.
URL Input
Simply paste the link to the product page, and the AI will generate a description based on the information listed on the website. The description can be adjusted afterwards as needed. The link must be publicly accessible and the product should be clearly listed.
Uplaod PDFs
You can also uplaod a PDF and the Ai reads both text and the pictures.
Upload Screenshots
Add screenshots via drag & drop, copy-paste, or manual selection. If needed, you can upload multiple screenshots – just avoid overloading the AI to prevent confusion.
❗️The AI can only analyze screenshots for one product per chat, not multiple at once.
Multi-Modal Input — All at Once
Thanks to our multi-modal feature, you don't have to choose just one input type: you can upload a PDF, a URL, and an image at the same time. The AI combines all sources and creates a unified, as complete as possible product description from them.
After uploading your data, click Generate Trade Description. The AI extracts the product name, materials, intended use, and other key properties. Once the description looks right, click Create Product to move on to Step 2.
Article Number
Add an article number to your product on the left side in Step 1 to keep everything easy to find later.
Already have a tariff number you want to test? You can enter it paste it into the tariff number review field, and the AI will verify it for you in Step 2.
Post-Entry Edits
If important details are missing after moving on to Step 2, you have two options:
Add more details directly in the chat with the AI (Step 2)
Go back to Step 1 and revise the product description
❗️Note: This will overwrite the chat history from Step 2 and restart the process. For best results, this is the recommended approach.
Step 2: Select a Tariff Number
The chat transparently shows how a manual classification would work:
Understanding the product
Analyzing possible classifications
Suggesting customs tariff numbers
Explaining the reasoning
Requesting additional information if necessary
Providing a summary
Now you can either add more details or directly select a customs tariff number. There are several options:
Accept the suggested tariff number
Manually select one from the menu
Navigate through the customs tariff tree
Additional Support for Choosing the Correct Number
Use Symbols
Open the customs tariff tree for a visual overview, or follow the link to the original source to get more context for your decision.
Ask the AI
Ask a specific question and the AI will explain its reasoning:
“Why did you not choose tariff number XY?”
Alternatively, use predefined queries like “Increase certainty” to get targeted additional information.
Step 3: Summary
At the end, you receive a clear summary you can use immediately.
It includes the customs tariff number, relevant context for next steps, and the option to download a PDF for documentation.
Furthermore,the classification is also automatically saved in your Projects, so you can always find it again.
Even in Step 3, you can still change the article number and the product name. This allows you to make last-minute corrections or internal adjustments without having to run through the entire classification process again.