01 / Source and client

First: whose declarations are these?

Bring in structured declaration data and keep its source clear. Analysis stays blocked until the population is matched to an authorised client and the right importer identity.

Sources

Declarations as received

Keep the facts from the source in analysis and casework — not silently replaced by re-typed values.

Client match

Authorised importer context

Records without a matched importer stay visibly unmatched and cannot enter controlled analysis.

Provenance

Know where each fact came from

Separate imported declaration facts from manually entered claim information so validation stays appropriate.

Scale

One importer or thousands of lines

Work populations at scale while keeping a clear path back to the individual declaration and line.

02 / Analysis and triage

Prioritise attention — not automated answers.

Rules surface declarations that need a look, rate relative significance, and explain the signals behind each result.

Signal

Surface potential issues

Repeatable checks on classification, origin and preference, valuation, duty, import VAT, procedure use and related facts.

Priority

Decide what to review first

Focus professional time on the most significant or promising items — not every line equally.

Explanation

Show why it was flagged

Expose the rules and facts behind the rating so you can evaluate the output, not trust a black-box score.

03 / Investigation

Turn a flag into an evidenced professional finding — or close it.

The investigator reviews the declaration, source record, commercial documents and applicable customs position. The system records the reasoning and supports a positive, negative or unresolved conclusion without assuming every flag is an error.

Investigate

Work from the actual declaration facts

Keep the MRN, line, commodity, customs value, origin, procedure, duty and import VAT context attached to the investigation.

Assess

Record the reasoning, not only the status

Capture what was considered, what rule or treatment applies, where judgement was exercised and what remains uncertain.

Evidence

Define what would support the conclusion

Set evidence requirements by issue type and show which documents have been received, matched, rejected or remain outstanding.

Sign off

Make ownership explicit

A human user reviews and signs the conclusion. Automated and AI-assisted results remain decision-support outputs throughout.

04 / Controlled outcome

One finding. Several legitimate routes.

An error may require recovery, correction, voluntary disclosure, monitoring, client advice, broker feedback or no further action. The application preserves the chosen route and the reasons for it.

  1. 01CorrectRecord the change required and connect it to the affected declaration, client and evidence.
  2. 02RecoverWhere a paid amount exists and authority is in place, progress a controlled duty or import VAT recovery route.
  3. 03DiscloseStructure the facts, evidence and correspondence needed where an underpayment or compliance exposure must be addressed.
  4. 04LearnIdentify repeated broker, supplier, code, origin or process failures across the declaration population.

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