Audit your Customs Broker
to find tariff issues
in your entries
Identify entries with tariff stacking issues and estimate duties you might have over or underpaid. yaoohe can help make corrections, even for entries filed by another broker.
Take control
Find filing errors yourself and identify next steps to address them.
Reduce risk
Identify mistakes and reduce the risk of future errors.
Identify duty imbalance
Pinpoint entries where duties might have been over or underpaid.
What happens after the audit?
Analysis walkthrough
Review the full results with a Flexport customs expert.
Define an action plan
Agree on a plan of action and expected timelines.
Correct your entries
File post-summary corrections or protests to fix the errors.
Sign up to run your audit
Create a free account or sign in to upload your customs entry data and receive a comprehensive audit report.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which file format do I need to provide the data to Audit Your Customs Broker?
You can upload the data as a CSV or Excel (.xlsx) file.
Which data elements do you need to run the audit?
We need the following 12 fields. These are present in the standard ES-003 Entry Summary Line Tariff Details report in Customs and Border Protection's ACE Reporting Portal:
Some tariffs, like the recently introduced Section 122 Temporary Import Surcharge, tend to have additional applicability conditions based on departure dates and mode of transport. Additionally, your actual duty calculation date can be different from your Entry Date if you made use of an In-bond Transportation move.
To allow us to improve the accuracy of the audit results by accounting for all these factors, we strongly recommend including the following optional fields:
Finally, we also calculate how many of the erroneous entries could be fixed by filing a Post Summary Correction and how many might require Protests due to having liquidated already. To improve accuracy of these calculations you can also include the following 2 fields:
What does the audit cover?
We need the following 12 fields. These are present in the standard ES-003 Entry Summary Line Tariff Details report in Customs and Border Protection's ACE Reporting Portal:
Some tariffs, like the recently introduced Section 122 Temporary Import Surcharge, tend to have additional applicability conditions based on departure dates and mode of transport. Additionally, your actual duty calculation date can be different from your Entry Date if you made use of an In-bond Transportation move.
To allow us to improve the accuracy of the audit results by accounting for all these factors, we strongly recommend including the following optional fields:
Finally, we also calculate how many of the erroneous entries could be fixed by filing a Post Summary Correction and how many might require Protests due to having liquidated already. To improve accuracy of these calculations you can also include the following 2 fields:
What does the audit not cover?
At the moment we do not check how well the broker adhered to your Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Nor do we check valuations, rules of origin or if the classification of your product is indeed correct.
Will you keep this tool updated?
Yes, we will keep this tool up to date with new rules as the US tariffs change. New rules will typically be made available within 2 business days of being made available in Tariff Simulator.
Audit your Customs Broker analysis is provided for general informational purposes only to assist importers of record with their own corporate compliance activities. This tool does not constitute legal, tax, customs, or professional advice of any kind, and yaoohe is not acting as your Customs Broker, attorney, or advisor through the provision of this service. Read more