Import compliance system and method
First Claim
1. A method of improving compliance with customs laws, comprising the steps of:
- receiving commercial invoice data electronically from a supplier, the commercial invoice data having one or more identifiers;
validating the commercial invoice data for compliance with at least one requirement of customs including at least checking the one or more identifiers against a classification system associated with the at least one requirement; and
transmitting the validated commercial invoice data electronically to an end user for making declarations to customs.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing exportation and importation of goods and managing the data and interactions of various entities involved. Timely importation of goods requires a number of various activities to be coordinated and cross-checked for accuracy and compliance. Suppliers and freight forwarders may submit invoices and shipping notifications, respectively, which may be cross-checked against various conformance requirements and checked for compliance with customs and other governmental agencies prior to submission of an entry declaration. In this way, errors or improper documentation may be avoided, often while the goods are still in the exporting country, and prior to submission of entry documents to customs. Further, a reverse compliance check may be performed on the submitted entry declaration with information supplied to a customs broker for accuracy.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of improving compliance with customs laws, comprising the steps of:
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receiving commercial invoice data electronically from a supplier, the commercial invoice data having one or more identifiers;
validating the commercial invoice data for compliance with at least one requirement of customs including at least checking the one or more identifiers against a classification system associated with the at least one requirement; and
transmitting the validated commercial invoice data electronically to an end user for making declarations to customs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of managing importation of goods, comprising the steps of:
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comparing data of a shipment notification and a commercial invoice for a match of predefined criteria;
if the match of predefined criteria is satisfied, checking data of the commercial invoice for compliance with at least one requirement of a governmental agency; and
forwarding the checked data of the commercial invoice to a customs electronically to make an entry declaration to the customs when the commercial invoice is deemed compliant with the at least one requirement of the governmental agency. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for managing importing of goods, comprising at least one component to:
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receive commercial invoice data having one or more listed parts and an invoice number;
validate the commercial invoice data for compliance with at least one requirement of a governmental agency to at least check the one or more listed parts against a classification system; and
transmit an entry declaration which includes at least one of the one or more listed parts when the commercial invoice data has been successfully validated to make declarations to customs. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for controlling goods for importation, comprising:
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means for receiving shipping notification having data from a freight forwarder;
means for receiving a commercial invoice having one or more listed goods from a supplier;
means for comparing data between the commercial invoice and data of the shipping notification; and
means for verifying that data listed on an entry declaration matches the data listed on at least any one of the commercial invoice and the shipping notification to ensure compliance with import regulations. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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