Global Trade solutions

Our Global Trade management solutions streamline U.S. import and export logistics, centralize sourcing and reduce regulatory risk—helping supply chain partners accelerate border entry, avoid financial penalties and protect brand integrity.

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Global Trade solutions

What are the challenges?

Managing Regulatory Complexity: Complex trade regulations demand accurate documentation and seamless processes to avoid enforcement scrutiny and costly penalties.
Maintaining Product Quality: Global sourcing introduces risks to safety, quality and regulatory compliance —putting product integrity and brand reputation on the line.
Standardizing Manual Processes: Disconnected manual processes increase labor costs, data errors and shipment delays at ports of entry.
Achieving Global Shipment Visibility: Evolving supply chains make it harder to track shipments, prevent delays and control inventory across global suppliers and transport networks.
Collaborating Across All Supply Chain Partners: Diverse operating procedures, languages, time zones and currencies make partner coordination increasingly complex.

What are the benefits?

Global Trade solutions help businesses cut costs, automate manual tasks and reduce compliance risks. By streamlining processes and improving oversight, they minimize disruptions and protect brand reputation.

Our Global Trade technology centralizes document management and provides real-time visibility to validate product integrity, track international shipments and expedite U.S. Customs clearance.

Eliminate manual errors and delays

Simplify U.S. customs clearance

Centralize global sourcing operations

Manage compliance and product integrity costs

Our key capabilities

Execute global sourcing campaigns: access a centralized, searchable directory of supplier profiles to evaluate buyers, negotiate terms & conditions, as well as manage materials, indirect and direct items and services.
Ensure product integrity and compliance: schedule, track and validate product integrity and compliance activities before shipments are released.
Ocean container status updates: get instant updates on ocean container status from carriers—no need to manually research carrier websites.
Simplify U.S. Customs filings: file entry summaries with U.S. Customs and Border Protection using accurate data for declared value, trade agreements and duty reductions, with the option to reconcile later with final details.
Manage internal and external documents: store, organize and manage internal and external documents related to products or entities, with easy drag-and-drop functionality and PDF splitting.
Advanced reporting & analytics: create, store and retrieve reports using a user-friendly interface with filtering, scheduling and exporting capabilities.
Streamlined data submission: seamlessly send data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Manifest System (AMS) for import air and ocean shipments.
Simplified shipment deconsolidation: easily deconsolidate import shipments for multiple consignees and send arrival notices to the relevant parties.
Comprehensive export management: efficiently manage U.S. export shipment requirements across air, ocean, land and rail.

The Infios difference

Centralized data & document storage
Upload, create, store and access all trade documents in an integrated platform with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Automate document processing and streamline searches, while simplifying email distribution, printing and data exports through a centralized dashboard.
Advanced workflows
Automate daily tasks with logic-driven workflows and defined roles for both internal users and customers. Use pre-defined data sets to select, match and compare fields for effective exception management. Schedule reports for automatic email delivery or secure online sharing, making downloads effortless.
Cloud-delivered software
Reduce up-front hardware and infrastructure costs with subscription-based pricing. It covers system maintenance, security updates and product enhancements. With cloud accessibility, users can securely access the solution from anywhere.
Comprehensive customs solution
Our Software as a Service (SaaS) solution streamlines daily operations for customs brokers and self-filing importers, covering product classification, import regulation compliance, licensing, entry submissions, in-bond filings via the Automated Broker Interface, denied party screening and duty/tax payments.

FAQs

Global Trade Management (GTM) encompasses the processes and tools that help organizations manage the movement of goods across international supply chains. From production and trade compliance at ports of entry to final delivery, GTM ensures smooth import and export operations, optimizing efficiency and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Organizations involved in importing or exporting products internationally use Global Trade Management to navigate trade regulations and transportation processes across national ports of entry. These activities can be handled internally or by third-party partners, such as customs brokerages and freight forwarders, who leverage advanced technology to streamline operations.

A customs brokerage acts as an intermediary, facilitating communication between parties involved in global trade and ensuring compliance with regulations. Their services are essential to the smooth operation of the global supply chain, helping to minimize risks and ensure timely, compliant shipments for customers.

A freight forwarder acts as an intermediary between the shipper and the carrier, primarily for international shipments. They help businesses respond quickly and efficiently to changing customer demands and evolving international shipping requirements.

A Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) is a secure area near a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry. FTZs allow businesses to eliminate, defer or reduce duty payments on goods that are manufactured, assembled or stored for import or export.

A tariff is a tax applied on imports or exports of goods between countries. In the United States, tariffs are based on the value of the goods, including freight and insurance costs.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) classifies imported goods based on their name, use or materials used in production to determine applicable tariffs.

A Partner Government Agency (PGA) is any U.S. federal government agency that collaborates with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regulate the safety and quality standards of goods entering the United States.

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