Trade / AI / Compliance · United Kingdom

AI-powered trade compliance platform

Automating classification and regulatory research for cross-border trade

Overview

International trade compliance requires accurate classification of goods under complex and frequently changing regulations.

The goal was to replace manual regulatory research with an AI-driven compliance platform.

Business context

Manual classification of goods was slow, error-prone, and required deep regulatory expertise.

Businesses faced delays, fines, and operational risk due to incorrect classifications.

Core challenges

Extremely complex and unstructured regulatory datasets.

Need for fast and accurate semantic search.

Scalability across large document collections.

Secure handling of compliance data.

Solution

Designed an AI-powered semantic search platform using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

Implemented automated compliance reporting and exports.

Built a subscription-based SaaS platform.

Architecture & technology

Backend built with NestJS.

AI powered by LangChain and cloud-based foundation models.

Search implemented using OpenSearch.

Serverless infrastructure for scalable workloads.

Business outcome

Significant reduction in manual compliance research time.

Improved classification accuracy.

Production-ready AI SaaS adopted by businesses.

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