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