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title: "AI for Global Trade | Document & Compliance AI | Agility"
url: https://agilitytech.ai/industries/global-trade
description: "AI for global trade: trade document automation, HS code classification, sanctions screening, and trade finance risk intelligence. Shipped in weeks."
publisher: Agility (agilitytech.ai)
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Industry solution

# AI for global trade

We build AI systems that automate trade documents, enforce compliance, and surface intelligence across the full international trade lifecycle.

[Talk to a global trade AI specialist](https://agilitytech.ai/contact)[View case studies](https://agilitytech.ai/case-studies)

Typical time to production3 to 8 wks

SKUs classified to HS codes200,000+

Fewer clearance delays70%

Documents per shipment, down from 4 hours8 min

The short answer

## What does AI for global trade do?

AI for global trade reads and validates trade documents, classifies goods to the correct HS code, screens counterparties against sanctions lists, scores trade finance risk and tracks tariff changes. Agility delivers production-ready trade AI in 3 to 8 weeks, starting with your highest-friction workflow.

Explore the solution behind this work: [our automation solutions](https://agilitytech.ai/solutions/automation).

Use cases

## AI use cases for global trade

From document processing to compliance screening: AI across every stage of international commerce.

### Trade document automation

AI that extracts, validates, and routes Bills of Lading, Letters of Credit, Certificates of Origin, and customs declarations, end to end.

- Less manual document processing
- Validation against trade rules
- Customs system integration

### HSN / HS code classification

ML models that automatically classify goods to the correct HS code, reducing customs delays and duty miscalculation risk.

- Automated HS code classification
- Multi-jurisdiction support
- Real-time tariff rate lookup

### Trade compliance and sanctions screening

Automated screening of counterparties, goods, and routes against sanctions lists, export controls, and denied-party databases.

- Real-time sanctions screening
- Automated red-flag escalation
- Full compliance audit trail

### Trade finance risk intelligence

Predictive risk models for counterparty creditworthiness, country risk, and payment default, built on structured and unstructured data.

- Improved credit decisioning
- Country risk scoring
- Fraud pattern detection

### Logistics and freight optimisation

AI-driven routing, carrier selection, and freight rate benchmarking that cuts costs and improves on-time delivery performance.

- Freight rate benchmarking
- Predictive ETAs
- Automated carrier tender and award

### Market and tariff intelligence

Natural language dashboards that surface tariff changes, free trade agreement updates, and market access windows relevant to your trade flows.

- Real-time trade policy monitoring
- FTA utilisation analysis
- Automated duty drawback identification

Proof

## Global trade case studies

[View all case studies](https://agilitytech.ai/case-studies)

### HSN code classification automation

Automated HS classification for 200,000+ SKUs across 40 product categories, cutting clearance delays by 70%.

[Read the HSN classification case study](https://agilitytech.ai/case-studies/hsn-classification)

### Trade document intelligence platform

Reduced trade document processing time from 4 hours to 8 minutes per shipment for a global commodity trader.

[Read the trade document case study](https://agilitytech.ai/case-studies/trading-automation)

Technology

## Technology stack

- Azure Document Intelligence
- GPT-4 for document parsing
- Python / spaCy / Hugging Face
- World Customs Organization APIs
- Sanctions list integrations (OFAC, UN, EU)
- Databricks for trade data pipelines
- Power BI trade dashboards
- SAP GTS / Oracle GTM connectors

## Modernise your global trade operations with AI

Production-ready trade AI in 3 to 8 weeks. Let's start with your highest-friction workflow.

[Book a free discovery call](https://agilitytech.ai/contact)