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AI for customs tariff classification and export controls

TariffPilot takes the load off your team. Tedious research in EZT-Online is gone. Tariff classification results in seconds, with full reasoning.

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The daily reality in trade compliance

Three problems. One solution.

Manual research eats your time: Every classification means hours of searching in EZT-Online. Specialists are scarce. Volume keeps growing. The bottleneck tightens.
Errors cost more than time: A wrong customs tariff number leads to back payments, fines, and compliance exposure. With export controls, the stakes are even higher.
Generic AI does not solve this: ChatGPT hallucinates tariff numbers. Data ends up in US clouds. No auditable reasoning. No EZT, no BTI, no BAFA.

Why TariffPilot

Six reasons that convince.

Ten times faster: 90% time savings compared to manual classification. Batch processing via Excel and API for large classification projects. Results in seconds, not hours.
Fully transparent: The PilotMemo documents every suggestion: reasoning, reviewed alternatives, exclusion process. Every decision is audit-ready.
Tariff classification and export controls in one platform: Customs tariff classification and export control classification under one roof. With BAFA conversion table and Dual-Use correlation table.
Self-hosted AI model: Your data is processed on our own servers. Made in Germany. GDPR-compliant. No US cloud exposure.
Bulk classification via Excel and API: Classify entire product ranges automatically. Via Excel upload or directly via API into your existing systems.
AWB domain expertise at the core: The AI was built with AWB's customs knowledge. Not a generic language model, but a technical classifier with real domain depth.

How it works

Two processes. One platform.

Customs tariff classification

01 Describe the product or upload data: Describe the product in text, upload a PDF, a URL, an image, or a high-resolution technical drawing. For entire product ranges: Excel upload or API.
02 AI checks EZT, BTIs and notes: TariffPilot searches the complete EZT-Online including notes and explanations, reviews BTI entries with AI-powered re-ranking. The data quality indicator shows how reliable the result is.
03 Receive your PilotMemo with full reasoning: Tariff classification suggestion with complete exclusion process, reviewed alternatives, and all code variants: DE code, TARIC, CN, HS.

Export control classification

01 Describe the product or upload data: Same input as for tariff classification. Text, PDF, URL, image, or technical drawing. Both processes run on the same platform.
02 AI checks Dual-Use regulation and defense goods: TariffPilot cross-references the Dual-Use correlation table and the military goods list. Automatic notice for critical goods.
03 Receive your classification result with notice: Export control classification under the EU Dual-Use Regulation, including reasoning and notice for goods subject to reporting requirements.

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Customers that trust TariffPilot

“TariffPilot impressed us right from the start—its efficient exclusion process makes classification transparent and traceable at all times. This is an absolute added value, especially in tricky tariff cases!”

Kim Jaqueline Krause

Customs specialist, Hengst SE
“Our products and services are diverse, ranging from lighting and electronic solutions to commercial vehicles and special original equipment. As an international supplier, extensive customs classifications are naturally part of our daily business. We are very pleased to have found a tool in TariffPilot that eases our workload and further accelerates processes.”

Andreas Remberg

Head of Corporate Foreign Trade & Transport Management, Forvia Hella
“TariffPilot has enabled us to significantly increase our efficiency. The AI provides precise preliminary work and well-founded justifications – this gives us the necessary freedom to carry out complex customs law assessments of our client portfolios.”

Helge Schmidt

Partner, Tax Advisor, Customs and Excise Specialist at CLIFF & HEDS
“TariffPilot stands out as the benchmark because it fuses deep legal intelligence with cutting-edge machine learning, delivering classifications that are not only fast but defensible in any audit. Its ability to interpret even the most complex technical datasheets with the precision of a seasoned customs or export-control lawyer gives companies a level of certainty no generic AI engine can match. With TariffPilot, organizations gain a classification engine that doesn’t just automate decisions — it elevates compliance into a strategic advantage.”

Thomas Eidecker

CEO, AMLog Consult GmbH

Not convinced yet?

The data speaks for itself

The tool is ten times faster than manual tariff classification and delivers a tariff classification result in seconds.

Throughput: +1,000%
Classifications per day: 200+
Time savings: 90%
EZT-Online integration: 100%

Frequently asked questions

: The tool is based on real artificial intelligence that efficiently and independently supports the previously predominantly human task of tariff classification. In other words, it simulates human intelligence by following the usual path to a tariff result - only much faster. TariffPilot works for you and strongly supports the daily tariff classification in your company. Our tool is a kind of technical lawyer that masters the tools of a classification expert and applies precisely the techniques that are required for a correct tariff classification.
: The complete EZT-Online is integrated into TariffPilot. EZT stands for Electronic Customs Tariff. This database is usually the first port of call when it comes to correctly determining the customs tariff number. The chapters, headings and subheadings of the electronic customs tariff are taken into account in the search. In addition, TariffPilot includes the notes and explanations as well as the binding tariff information (BTI). All this information produces a result that a real customs tariff professional would also deliver, but in a fraction of the time! TariffPilot is at least ten times faster than manual tariff classification.
: Thanks to TariffPilot, you no longer have to carry out tedious daily research in EZT-Online. You can now focus on the more complex classification cases.
: TariffPilot doesn't just list a tariff result; it can do much more! For each tariff classification result, the tool also provides a PilotMemo as a detailed explanation of how the tool arrived at the corresponding customs tariff number suggestion. On request, the tool can explain in detail how the AI arrived at the customs tariff suggestions, including a list of which other options were determined and excluded.
: In order to use TariffPilot, no detailed consultations are necessary in advance. The application is very simple: log in and get started. After entering the product description, our tool will present complete suggestions for your tariff enquiry within a few seconds. It doesn't matter whether it's a washing machine, a chemical kit, a technical part or an animal. For every customs tariff enquiry, you will receive a proposal including reasoning. The AI can generate impressive suggestions even in case of inadequate product descriptions.
: Every company involved in the cross-border movement of goods comes into contact with the topic of tariff classification. The correct assignment of a customs tariff number is essential for every customs declaration and the associated regulatory provisions. Customs tariff numbers are used, for example, to determine import duties, coding or additional customs duties. Tariff classification is also required to determine the origin of goods and to claim preferential treatment. The correct tariff classification of goods has so far been a very complex task that takes days and requires highly qualified personnel. Especially in the technical sector, tariff classification is anything but simple. The error rate is high. The consequences: Overpayments or back payments of customs duties as well as the threat of penalties and fines.
: The high level of expertise of our partner AWB has been incorporated into the development of TariffPilot. AWB advises companies on customs and foreign trade issues and has a high level of expertise, particularly in the area of customs tariff classification. This expertise combined with the technical know-how of a Muenster-based technology company leads to a unique solution for automated generation of customs tariff classification suggestions.

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