Customs Technology: Digital Customs Solutions for Greater Compliance, Efficiency & Transparency

Modern customs processes are complex, dynamic, and data-driven. With Customs Technology, we combine legally compliant customs and foreign trade processes with state-of-the-art technology - from digitization and AI-based engines to data-driven analytics. The goal is a customs process that measurably strengthens your customs compliance management. Customs Technology stands for the end-to-end digital mapping of all customs and foreign trade processes along the supply chain:

• End-to-end customs processes from master data to customs declarations

• Direct connection to customs authorities and logistics partners

• Standardized interfaces to ERP and GTS systems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, SAP GTS)

• Use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics

Our focus in the area of Customs Technology - legally compliant, efficient & scalable, transparent & data-driven

Digital customs process management

We digitize and harmonize your customs processes end-to-end:

• Analysis of the digitization level of your customs and foreign trade processes

• Design of a fully digital customs process model

• Selection, implementation, and optimization of customs IT solutions

• Integration of customs brokers, logistics service providers, and government agencies

• Development of KPI dashboards and management reports for customs and compliance

Result: Fewer manual tasks, lower error rates, faster clearance.

Digital sanctions list screening & export control compliance

With the CustomsComplianceEngine, we help you conduct legally compliant due diligence on your business partners:

• Automated checks against up-to-date sanctions and embargo lists

• Mapping of direct and indirect transfers

• Case-by-case review of matches, including an assessment under customs and export control laws

• Complete documentation for foreign trade and customs audits

Our services:

• Outsourcing of sanctions list screening, including documentation

• Support with the implementation of your own compliance systems

• Optimization of existing processes and systems for sanctions list screening

• Operational support and monitoring by the WTS Customs Business Partnering Team

• Legal support for foreign trade audits and compliance issues

• Development of an Internal Compliance Program (ICP) and practical training

AI-supported customs tariff classification

With the AI CustomsClassificationEngine, we enhance the quality and efficiency of your tariff classification:

• Use of AI & machine learning for the classification of your materials

• Integration of material master data and existing tariff classification data

• Rule-based suggestions for customs tariff codes with continuous learning

• Outlier analysis and manual plausibility checks for special cases

Our services:

• Customs classification performed by WTS specialists with AI support

• Quality assurance & outlier analysis for complex cases

• Creation of legally compliant documentation (e.g., tariff codes, goods lists, risk assessments)

• Support in the development and implementation of an internal classification engine

Data & analytics in customs

We make your customs data actionable:

• Development of a customs data strategy (data sources, quality, governance)

• Establishment of data warehouse and analytics structures for customs data

• Dashboards & KPI reporting (e.g., tariff classification quality, customs costs, broker performance)

• Preparation for digital customs audits through structured data processing

• Identification of optimization potential (e.g., use of preferential tariffs, procedures, processes)

Here's how we support you

• Specialized and technical consulting on customs processes and IT strategy

• Design and implementation of customs technology architectures

• Provision of managed services (e.g., sanctions list screening, tariff classification)

• Development of customs compliance management systems

• Customized training and workshops on customs, export control and AI in customs

Contact

Customs Technology is particularly relevant for heads of customs and international trade, heads of tax and tax compliance, supply chain, logistics, and trade compliance managers, as well as IT and transformation managers with a focus on customs. Are you looking to digitize your customs processes or evaluate existing solutions? Our Customs Technology experts will support you from the initial concept through to full-scale operation - providing expertise in technical, technological and operational matters.