Solutions Customs Brokers and Logistics Service Providers

3CE is an expert software system that automates your Harmonized System classification process. 3CE enables instant and error-free Harmonized System classification customs raters, customer service representatives, and release clerks.

With 3CE, routine classifications (which constitute a majority of classification activity) can be performed by clerical staff, freeing highly skilled personnel to perform revenue generating and value-added activities.

3CE delivers complex product and compliance data in a seamless and intuitive way, which reduces the time and expense of training your staff and enhances your service to customers.

Problems Customs Brokers and Logistics Service Providers May Experience

Your Harmonized System classification is currently a manual business process, with no ROI.

Your highly skilled expert customs raters spend a significant portion of their time doing routine classifications when they could be deployed doing revenue-generating activities.

Your customer shipments are delayed while you determine or correct commodity codes.

The technology revolution and the Internet are changing the basic cost structure of sales, procurement, supply chains and distribution channels. The historical barriers to entry (size and infrastructure) are diminishing in importance. The emphasis now is based on speed rather than size.

- Industry Canada

American companies spend $107 billion a year paying their employees to search for external information.

- Factiva & KPMG

Customs brokering is labor intensive, with salaries and benefits accounting for 58 percent of the cost.

- Industry Canada