AI-powered customs duties classification, assessment, and collection for international mail shipments to the United States

This article announces that US Customs and Border Protection has selected Amazon PreDepart as a trade solutions candidate and approved Amazon Customs and Trade as a Qualified Party to collect customs duties for international mail shipments.

• Amazon PreDepart automates Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification and duty assessment before shipment departure
• Generative AI analyzes product images and descriptions to assign correct tariff codes from thousands of classifications
• Service includes product validation, country of origin verification, and integrated duty calculation and collection
• Reduces customs processing delays by providing verified shipment data and confirmed duty payment before arrival
• Simplifies compliance for postal carriers and shippers through automation and predictable cross-border shipping
• Approved through CBP's Commercial Solutions Opening Pilot program for trade modernization

PreDepart modernizes customs operations by shifting duty assessment upstream, improving security, efficiency, and revenue collection at US ports of entry.