AI document processing for customs clearance
Let's invest time, talent and resources into repetitive, manual tasks. Said no one ever. And yet, when it comes to document processing, many organizations do exactly that. Why? Affinda’s AI platform is made for this work. Its intelligent document processing does the job of entire teams faster, smarter and more accurately than any person can.
Describe your exact workflow
Tell the agent what needs to happen in your customs clearance process and where the results should go.
Automate customs clearance workflows end to end
Stop wasting time on manual processing
Manual processing is slow, costly and prone to errors. Affinda automates document workflows from end to end, cutting manual efforts and empowering your team to process documents faster.
Accelerate document approval timelines
Slow document processing delays approvals and frustrates customers. Slash approval times by delivering straight-through processing with Affinda’s machine validation features, including data mapping, validation rules and text transformations.
Improve accuracy, eliminate errors
Manual data entry leads to costly mistakes. Affinda's AI agents learn instantly from every interaction, delivering over 99% accuracy, reducing costly errors and boosting confidence in your customs clearance decisions.
Scale business without stretching teams
Growing loan volumes strain manual processes. Affinda helps customs clearance businesses scale operations, processing more documents without additional headcount or stress on your team.
Built for compliance and data security
Affinda ensures complete traceability of every document processed, giving you the transparency and control needed for confident compliance audits.
Extract any information from any document, fast
Create models in seconds
Upload a claims document and the Affinda Platform will predict the fields you need – like claimant details, policy number, incident date, totals and line items – so you can automate claims document processing in just a few clicks.
Validate and transform data
The platform checks extracted claims data against your business rules and transforms it into a format your claims management system expects. That way, it’s ready for workflows like coverage checks, reserving, routing and settlement.
Apply your business logic
Use natural language to write validation rules that match your claims workflows, for example: flag missing fields; check policy numbers match correct formats; validate that document dates are within ranges; check financial consistency, such as line items summing correctly to totals.
Pathway 1: Use the Agent
Create integrations fast, even if you’re not a developer. Choose from 2800+ business systems and describe how you want your claims document processing workflow to connect, using natural language. The Agent will generate the code to make it happen.
Pathway 2: Write your own code
Easily connect Affinda Platform to your claims stack using our client libraries and APIs. Automatically generate type-safe Pydantic models or TypeScript interfaces tailored to your claims documents, so extracted fields map cleanly into your workflows.
What customs clearance teams use AI document automation for
Declaration processing
Extract HS codes, values and quantities from invoices.
Certificates of origin
Validate origin and compliance documentation.
Permits and licenses
Process supporting approvals for regulated goods.
Packing list validation
Check descriptions and counts against manifests.
Duty calculation
Capture data for accurate duty and tax assessment.
Border clearance
Prepare documents needed for smooth customs release.
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Upload documents
Drag and drop, email or upload via API. Affinda can handle any document, any file type and any layout with ease.
See the magic
Watch as the platform predicts the information you want to extract, letting you build models in minutes, not months.
Nathaniel Barrs, CTO, PSC Insurance
95%
reduction in manual work
10×
more invoices processed with no added staff
Enhanced auditability and tracking of invoice approvals
Jorg Both, Head of Business Systems, Northline
120,000
proof of delivery documents processed annually
82%
of documents straight-through processed in the first weeks
Automatic validation of documents against ERP system
Michael Zhao, AI Product Manager, SEEK
High accuracy parsing across multiple languages
Improved customer experience thanks to better structured data
Stronger compliance with international data security and software standards
Nick Tran, Business Analyst, StateCover Mutual
300,000
documents processed annually
80
different document types
60%
Enhanced auditability and tracking of invoice approvals
Steve O’Keeffe, CTO, Felix
76%
reduction in manual data input
30%
reduction in compliance data errors
85,000
compliance documents processed annually
Combine the best of artificial and human intelligence
1B+ documents processed
10+ years of IP combined with the latest AI innovations
800+ customers
95% reduction in manual processing achieved
Frequently asked questions
How does our document AI help optimize the customs clearance process?
An artificial intelligence (AI) optical character recognition (OCR) data extractor can greatly assist businesses in streamlining customs clearance. The advanced OCR technology can automatically extract data from a multitude of documents such as commercial invoices, bills of lading, packing lists, customs declarations, import or export permits and many others involved in international trade. With an AI data extractor, businesses benefit from faster processing times, reduced operational costs, fewer chances of human error or data loss and improved service delivery.
What are some examples of AI automation in customs clearance?
A great example of using an AI-powered OCR data extractor is a commercial invoice, a legal document between the supplier and the customer that describes the sold goods and the amount the customer must pay. Using an AI OCR data extractor can quickly pull the necessary data such as item descriptions, prices, quantities, buyer and seller details, etc. A similar process could be applied to a bill of lading – a document issued by a carrier acknowledging the receipt of cargo for shipment. This would greatly improve the customs clearance process, leading to reduced warehouse storage costs, improved customer satisfaction by ensuring on-time delivery and a competitive edge in fast-paced international commerce.