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Trade Compliance ·
GingerControl shows group controllers how to consolidate duty spend across entities: the Group Duty Ledger, Same-SKU Spread benchmarking, and the rollup that boards actually want.
AI & Technology ·
GingerControl explains where AI genuinely works in import and export finance: cross-document reconciliation at scale, and where human judgment stays in charge.
Trade Compliance ·
GingerControl walks importers through a customs broker invoice audit: unbundling duty from fees, the Rate-Card Test, disbursement markups, and rebid triggers.
Trade Compliance ·
GingerControl walks import finance teams through duty accrual reconciliation: the Accrual Triangle, rate-refresh triggers, and a close-week checklist.
Trade Compliance ·
The documents required for an IEEPA tariff refund, by route: CAPE submits an entry-number list only, a protest needs a full package, and you retain records 5 years.
Trade Compliance ·
A CAPE (IEEPA) refund can only be filed by the IOR or the broker who filed your entries, and that broker needs a valid POA under 19 CFR 141.46.
Trade Compliance ·
GingerControl breaks down the import financial visibility problem: duty spend split across five systems, the accrual gap, and four levels of control.
Trade Compliance ·
File a CAPE Declaration in the ACE Portal: build a CSV of entry numbers, certify, upload in the CAPE tab, and read the result. Refunds land by ACH in 60-90 days.
Trade Compliance ·
GingerControl turns duty leakage recovery into a standing program: the Three Leakage Ledgers, the Recovery Window Ladder, and the oversight loop that keeps finding money.
Tariffs & Duties ·
GingerControl explains the merchandise processing fee: the FY2026 0.3464% rate, the $33.58 minimum and $651.50 cap, FTA exemptions, and how to cut MPF.
Trade Compliance ·
PO reconciliation for importers matches the purchase order, supplier invoice, and customs entry (7501). The gap is leaked duty or a reasonable-care exposure.
Trade Compliance ·
A freight invoice audit finds duplicate bills, phantom accessorials, and fuel-surcharge errors carriers rarely fix. The manual method, then when to scale it.
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