SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND METHOD

• US 20200134551A1
• Filed: 11/08/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Simranjit Singh
• Original Assignee: Simranjit Singh
• Inventors: Singh, Simranjit
• Application Number:
  US16/184,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20200134551A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0831 Overseas transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0838 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/027 involving a payment switch or gateway
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A system for facilitating international trade including a web-based, internet application, programmed to connect businesses and licensed customs brokers to businesses anywhere in the world. This application acts as a third-party gateway, providing a system and method of facilitating international trade between businesses and governments and avoiding unnecessary errors and delays in the traditional customs brokerage process.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating international trade, the system comprising:

a server including;

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory having;

a database comprising at least four tables, the at least four tables including;

a first-table including at least one customs-broker profile;

a second-table including at least one trade-company profile;

a third-table including at least one customs-stage file; and

a fourth-table including at least one administrative-file; and

a software application for use with a device including;

a user-interface configured to enable communication with the server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the database further comprises at least one customs-agency profile.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one customs-agency profile is categorized by country.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one customs-stage file comprises at least one pre-release customs-stage file.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one customs-stage file further comprises at least one release customs-stage file.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the at least one customs-stage file further comprises at least one post-release customs-stage file.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one administrative-file includes at least one customs-form file.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one administrative-file further includes at least one regulation-file.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one administrative-file is categorized by country.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one administrative-file is further categorized by customs-stage.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to receive a customs-stage input and a country-input at the user-interface;

and wherein the processor is further configured to retrieve a corresponding at least one administrative-file categorized by the country and the customs-stage.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one trade-company profile includes at least one company-information file.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one customs-broker profile comprises at least one country-information file.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one customs-broker profile further includes at least one qualification-information file.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one trade-company profile includes at least one shipping-information file.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to receive stage-information, generate at least one stage-information file, and store the at least one stage-information file on the database.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the database further includes at least one commodity-file.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to generate at least one quotation-file and store the at least one quotation-file on the database.

19. The system of claim 1, further comprising a payment-interface, whereby the processor is configured to receive and process payment-information, generate at least one payment-information file, and store the at least one payment-information file on the database.

20. A method for facilitating international trade, the method comprising:

providing a system for facilitating the international trade, the system including;

a server including;

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory having;

a database comprising at least four tables, the at least four tables including;

a first-table including at least one customs-broker profile;

 

a second-table including at least one trade-company profile;

 

a third-table including at least one customs-stage file; and

 

a fourth-table including at least one administrative-file; and

a software application for use with a device including;

a user-interface configured to enable communication with the server;

receiving at the server a request for retrieval of the at least one administrative-file via a trade-company profile;

receiving at the server at least one shipping-information file;

storing the at least one shipping-information file on the database;

identifying an appropriate customs-broker from the at least one customs-broker profile;

sending the shipping-information file to the appropriate customs-broker;

identifying an appropriate customs-agency from at least one customs-agency profile;

sending the at least one shipping-information file to the appropriate customs-agency;

receiving at the server an agency-decision;

generating an agency-decision file; and

sending the agency-decision file to the appropriate customs-broker.