IND-TRD
Software for importers and exporters: shipments, documents and landed cost
Cross-border trade is a document workflow with a freight bill attached.
South Florida is one of the busiest trade gateways in the Americas. Businesses here move goods between the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America daily. Their work depends on documents, milestones and partners in several time zones. We build systems that keep shipments, paperwork, cost and customer exposure in one place.
§ 01Where it hurts
Problems we plan for in this industry
- Documents scattered
- Commercial invoices, packing lists and bills of lading sit in inboxes and shared drives.
- Landed cost found late
- Freight, duty and fees arrive after the price was quoted and the goods were sold.
- Demurrage and detention
- The last free day goes unwatched, and per-diem and chassis charges add up.
- Partners each hold a piece
- Forwarders, brokers, carriers and warehouses each have part of the picture.
- Credit exposure by country
- Prepayment, credit terms and currency are tracked per customer in separate files.
§ 02What we build
What a project usually includes
Your project includes only the parts that pay off for you.
- Shipment and container tracking with milestones and last-free-day alerts
- Document generation from one order record: proforma, commercial invoice, packing list
- Landed cost calculation and allocation, estimated first and trued up on final invoices
- Forwarder and broker collaboration portals
- Multi-currency pricing, receivables and exposure by customer
- Restricted-party screening of customers and consignees before release
§ 03Details that matter here
Details that matter in this industry
- What we do and do not do
- We prepare shipment and document data for your licensed customs broker. We do not file entries with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and we do not give customs advice.
- Documents that matter
- Importer Security Filing data is due 24 hours before a vessel loads. Exports over set value thresholds need Electronic Export Information filed through the Automated Export System. We organize the fields your forwarder or broker needs to file.
§ 04Services most used here
Services most used in this industry
- SVC-SCMSupply Chain SoftwareReplenishment, supplier orders and shipment tracking in one view, with alerts when something slips.
- SVC-ERPCustom ERPOrders, inventory, purchasing and finance postings in one system built around your process.
- SVC-INTIntegrations & Data MigrationConnections between the systems you keep, and rehearsed migrations out of the ones you are leaving.
- SVC-PRTPortals & Internal ToolsCustomer, dealer and supplier portals, mobile apps for crews, and admin tools for your staff.
Blueprints for this industry (illustrative)
BP-03Container milestones, last free day and landed costAn importer receives containers from several suppliers through different forwarders. Documents and status arrive by email, and cost is finalized weeks after the goods are on the shelf.BP-06Export order-to-cash for Caribbean and Latin American customersA Miami exporter sells to distributors in several countries, in more than one currency, on prepayment or credit terms. Documents are built by hand in spreadsheets.
IND-TRD
Cross-border trade is a document workflow with a freight bill attached.
Send a project brief. Discovery ends in a fixed-price proposal for the first release, and you keep it whether or not you hire us.