Avathon Autonomy
for Global Trade Management

Avathon’s Autonomy Platform uses AI to turn today’s trade and tariff volatility challenges into a competitive advantage—delivering accurate classifications, proactive duty optimization, and transparent audit trail at scale.

Supply Chain Orchestration ​

Avathon’s differentiator is its ability to span the full supply chain lifecycle—from classification and tariff optimization to supplier collaboration and sourcing simulation and execution. The Autonomy Platform fuses diverse enterprise data sources, orchestrates workflows, and adapts dynamically to change—turning supply chains into living systems of resilience. Global trade management is a key component of supply chain and Avathon’s AI-first approach solves some of the toughest challenges for global trade including automating classification, country of origin determination, and tariff optimization in a fraction of time compared to rules based and manual workflows.

Trade Compliance with Confidence

Tariff classification and calculation are the foundation of trade compliance. Yet, inconsistent or outdated decisions lead to delays, penalties, and higher costs. Avathon helps you:

Automate with accuracy

Manual classification slows global trade and leaves room for human error. Avathon’s AI agents analyze item descriptions, technical specs, and even bill of material (BOM) details to assign HS/HTS and ECCN classification with precision. By combining data-driven reasoning with industry rulings and precedents, the system delivers classifications you can trust at scale — freeing up your teams from repetitive work and reducing the risk of costly mistakes.

Determine country of origin

Accurately establishing country of origin is one of the toughest parts of global trade— especially with multi-tier supply chains and frequent supplier changes and relocations. Avathon automates origin determination by analyzing BOM structures, component sourcing, and manufacturing steps against jurisdictional rules. The system continuously re-checks when suppliers, materials, or processes shift, ensuring you maintain preferential treatment under trade agreements.

Save on duty costs

Compliance isn’t only about avoiding penalties — it’s also about optimizing costs. Avathon continuously checks for tariff engineering opportunities, alternative headings, and special program eligibility such as free trade agreements. By surfacing these opportunities before goods are shipped, the platform helps you minimize landed costs while still staying fully compliant with trade regulations.

Adapt to change

Tariff codes, duty rates, and rulings aren’t static—and neither should your tool be. Avathon continuously monitors for regulatory updates and automatically re-evaluates your portfolio when changes occur. Items that are impacted are flagged with clear next steps, so you can stay ahead of compliance risks and duty exposure without having to manually track shifting rules across markets.

Stay audit-ready

Every decision in Avathon comes with built-in transparency. Instead of relying on memory, spreadsheets, or disconnected notes, you get a complete trace of how and why a code was assigned or country of origin determined. Evidence sources, confidence levels, and human overrides are all captured in an immutable record. When audits come — whether internal, broker-led, or regulatory — your team can respond in minutes, not weeks.

Intelligent Restricted Party Screening and PGA readiness

Trade disruptions often stem from two critical blind spots: restricted party screening (RPS) that drowns teams in false positives, and last-minute holds from Partner Government Agencies (PGAs). Avathon applies AI-driven risk filtering to RPS, reducing noise while ensuring no true risks are missed. In parallel, it proactively checks PGA requirements tied to product classifications, surfacing documentation or permit needs early in the process. Together, these capabilities help you avoid shipment delays, regulatory fines, and last-minute scrambling at the border.

Avathon for the Global Trade Ecosystem

Importers

Importers gain confidence that every SKU is classified correctly and duties are optimized before shipments leave the dock. Avathon reduces delays, avoids overpayment, and ensures audit-ready records that protect margins while keeping goods moving smoothly.

7 Steps of Global Trade Management

Avathon automates the end-to-end trade workflow:

  1. 1

    Ingest

    Pull item data, specs, images, and BOMs from PLM/ERP/PIM; sync supplier declarations.

  2. 2

    Enrich

    Normalize attributes and linkmap relationships with our computational knowledge graph of products, materials, processes, and rulings.

  3. 3

    Classify

    Run agentic workflows to test hypotheses across headings/subheadings, apply rules, and compute confidence.

  4. 4

    Identify

    Sense exceptions with continuous monitoring.

  5. 5

    Exceptions

    Handle via agentic automation to request added info from engineering, shippers, or suppliers; only a small fraction route to humans.

  6. 6

    Optimize

    Surface duty-savings and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) opportunities before PO/ship date.

  7. 7

    Ensure

    Store decisions, evidence, and versions for audit and automatic re-checks on regulatory change.

Featured Global Trade Management Client

Avathon enables Livingston to navigate today’s volatile trade environment with speed, accuracy, and efficiency—reducing costs while improving compliance through the deployment of autonomous agents.

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