PR-01Active
Document AI
Reads BOLs, manifests, invoices, extracts shipment details, commodity codes, party information
SHEET 01Use CaseFreight & Shipping Document Processing
Automate freight and shipping document processing and compliance
Automate processing of bills of lading, customs declarations, packing lists, and certificates of origin. Reduce clearance delays and eliminate manual data entry across borders.
75%reduction in document processing manual work
8.5 minaverage document processing time (vs. 25 min)
5.8%customs delay reduction
99.1%data accuracy rate for customs submissions
SHEET 02The ChallengePROBLEM
The freight document processing challenge
Logistics companies and shippers process thousands of freight documents: bills of lading (BOLs), packing lists, manifests, commercial invoices, and customs declarations. Document formats vary by carrier and shipper. Manual entry is slow and error-prone. Customs clearance is delayed by missing documents or data errors. Freight claims are hard to substantiate without clean documentation. Visibility across the supply chain is fragmented.
SHEET 03The SolutionASSEMBLY
How assistents automates freight document processing
assistents shipping document agent reads BOLs, manifests, and customs forms in any format and extracts shipment data (origin, destination, weight, commodity, value, shipper, consignee). The agent validates data against industry standards and compliance rules (HS codes, restricted items, dangerous goods). Integration with TMS systems (TMW, Descartes, Oracle SCM) enables real-time tracking. Customs documentation is auto-generated. Freight claims are substantiated with clean records.
PR-02Active
Workflow Agent
Validates HS codes and compliance rules, auto-generates customs documentation, updates TMS
PR-03Active
Data Analyst Agent
Tracks shipment status, identifies bottlenecks, flags missing documentation, calculates logistics KPIs
SHEET 04How It WorksPIPELINE
How freight document processing agents work
- STEP 01Receive shipment docs
BOL, manifest, and commercial invoice are uploaded or emailed. assistents receives and prepares.
- STEP 02Extract shipment data
Document AI reads documents, identifies shipment details: origin, destination, weight, commodity, value.
- STEP 03Validate compliance
Agent validates HS codes, checks restricted items, flags dangerous goods, confirms shipper/consignee.
- STEP 04Auto-generate customs docs
For international shipments, agent auto-generates commercial invoices and customs declarations.
- STEP 05Update TMS & track
Validated data syncs to TMS. Shipment tracking is updated. Freight claim documents are archived.
5 steps deploy to production in weeks
SHEET 05Measurable OutcomesMEASURED
Measurable freight document processing outcomes
75%reduction in document processing manual work
8.5 minaverage document processing time (vs. 25 min)
5.8%customs delay reduction
99.1%data accuracy rate for customs submissions
SHEET 08Sign-offREADY
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- Stage
- Discovery to production · 4 weeks
- Deployment
- Cloud · On-premise · Hybrid
- Governance
- Audit trail on every action
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