Sefer provides an AI‑driven platform that automates trade compliance for importers and customs brokers. It continuously ingests regulatory updates, maps them to each shipment’s data, and delivers SKU‑level classification, tariff stacking, and regulatory impact analysis with audit‑ready documentation. The system also parses shipment documents, requests missing information, and supports multi‑country compliance, helping users stay ahead of CBP enforcement and capture refund opportunities.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Importers and customs brokers must manually process complex, constantly changing U.S. trade regulations, leading to slow classification, errors in tariff stacking, and difficulty tracking regulatory impacts on individual SKUs.
Solution
Sefer offers an AI‑driven platform that automates trade‑compliance workflows. The system ingests every CSMS message, executive order, and Federal Register notice in real time and maps these changes to a company’s entry history, SKUs, and supply‑chain data. It generates fast, citation‑backed product classifications, stacks all applicable tariffs—including Section 232, 301, 122, AD/CVD, and UFLPA—and quantifies cost impacts. Users receive an audit‑ready reasoning trail and actionable recommendations, such as CAPE refund eligibility, while the platform integrates with major ABI systems (CargoWise, NetCHB, CustomsCity) for seamless document intake and client follow‑up.
Target Audience
Primary customers are importers, in‑house trade compliance teams, and customs brokers who need high‑volume, accurate classification and tariff calculations.
Features
- Real‑time ingestion of CSMS messages, executive orders, and Federal Register notices with continuous regulatory mapping to shipments and SKUs
- AI‑powered product classification with cited GRI walk and multi‑country support
- Automated live tariff stacking that includes all stacked regimes and provides citation‑backed duty calculations
- SKU‑level regulatory impact tracking and cost‑impact analytics, including CAPE refund eligibility
- Document AI that parses invoices, packing lists, BOLs, and COOs, flags missing data, and requests needed information automatically
- Integration with leading customs brokerage platforms (CargoWise, NetCHB, CustomsCity) and ABI for end‑to‑end workflow automation
- Audit‑ready reasoning trail and reasonable‑care documentation to meet CBP expectations