# GingerControl

> GingerControl builds in-house AI and automated trade compliance systems for importers, exporters, and customs brokers. From HTS classification and tariff calculation to ECCN screening and policy tracking, we create AI-augmented compliance workspaces for enterprise teams. GingerControl also runs landed-cost recovery services that see your spend clearly and hunt down every recoverable dollar: tariff and classification recovery, freight invoice overcharge recovery, PO and vendor contract reconciliation, and automation for spend visibility.

## Products

- [HTS Classifier](https://app.gingercontrol.com/classifier): AI-powered HTS and ECCN classification using the six General Rules of Interpretation (GRI). Supports batch processing, asks clarifying questions, and generates audit-ready reports with legal citations to Section Notes and CBP cross rulings. Covers 20,000+ HTS product codes.

- [Tariff Calculator](https://app.gingercontrol.com/): Compare U.S. import duty costs across 200+ countries. Calculates the full tariff stack: base MFN duty + Section 122 + Section 232 + Section 301 + Chapter 99. Provides landed cost estimates for sourcing decisions.

- [Tariff Briefing](https://gingercontrol.com/briefings): Daily curated digest of tariff policy changes, executive orders, and regulatory alerts. Covers USTR, White House, Federal Register, CBP, USITC, BIS, and WTO sources. Saves compliance teams approximately 2 hours of daily reading.

## Services

- [Trade Compliance Consulting](https://gingercontrol.com/services): Workflow audit, bottleneck identification, CBP benchmarking, and optimization roadmaps for import/export operations.

- [AI Agentic System Build](https://gingercontrol.com/services): Custom AI automation for classification pipelines, document processing, and ERP/TMS integrations.

- [Audit System Build](https://gingercontrol.com/services): Audit-ready infrastructure, documentation standards, and compliance monitoring dashboards for CBP reasonable care requirements.

- [Freight Audit & Recovery](https://gingercontrol.com/services/freight-audit): 100% freight invoice audit against contracted rates and accessorials across parcel, LTL, FTL, ocean, and air, plus the duty and tariff layer freight audit providers do not cover: HTS classification review, Section 301/232/IEEPA exposure checks, and tariff surcharge validation. Up to 9% total landed cost reduction, 15-20% lower carrier contract spend, implemented in weeks, 11.3x average first-year client ROI. Named result: $7.3M recovered for a single $450M importer.

- [Purchase Order Reconciliation](https://gingercontrol.com/services/po-reconciliation): AI agents that three-way match every PO line against invoices and goods receipts, enforce contract pricing and rebates, chase supplier variances to booked credits with humans in the loop, and validate supplier tariff surcharges against the duty actually owed by HTS code. 15-20% contract spend reduction, implemented in weeks.

## Industries

Vertical duty and recovery guides for the industries that import at scale. Each covers the 2026 duty stack, the recovery levers that fit, HTS classification traps, and industry FAQs.

- [Apparel & Footwear](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/apparel-footwear): Duty stack and recovery (IEEPA refund, First Sale, drawback) plus fiber/construction classification for apparel, footwear, and textile importers.
- [Automotive & Parts](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/automotive-parts): The 2026 Section 232 auto-parts stack with primacy, the 8708-vs-metals coding fork, USMCA, 9802, and drawback for vehicle and parts importers.
- [Electronics & Semiconductors](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/electronics-semiconductors): Why a 0% MFN rate is a trap, the narrow Section 232 chip band, Section 301, and classification-as-recovery for electronics importers.
- [Industrial Machinery](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/industrial-machinery): The five-tier Section 232 metals-derivative regime, FTZ, drawback (301 but not 232), and BOM-to-HTS classification for machinery importers.
- [Consumer Goods & Retail](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/consumer-goods-retail): The end of de minimis, Section 301, and returns/unused-merchandise drawback for retail and ecommerce importers.
- [Furniture & Home Goods](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/furniture-home): Section 301 + antidumping/countervailing exposure (wood furniture, cabinets, mattresses), 232 on metal furniture, and IEEPA refunds.
- [Toys & Juvenile Products](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/toys-juvenile): Section 301 on near-total China reliance, the dolls-vs-toys classification line, IEEPA refunds, and returns drawback.
- [Chemicals](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/chemicals): Substitution and manufacturing drawback for fungible chemicals, Section 301, dense AD/CVD exposure, and Chapter 28/29/38 classification.
- [Metals: Steel, Aluminum & Copper](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/metals): The Section 232 epicenter — 50% on full customs value, melt-and-pour origin, no de-minimis for Ch. 72/73/74/76, and heavy AD/CVD.
- [Medical Devices & Life Sciences](https://gingercontrol.com/industries/medical-devices): The pharma-duty-free vs dutiable-device split, the Pharmaceutical Appendix, Section 301, and classification as the recovery lever.
- [All Industries](https://gingercontrol.com/industries): Trade compliance and duty recovery, by industry.

## Tools

Free trade-compliance calculators, no signup required:

- [Tariff Calculator](https://gingercontrol.com/products/tariff-calculator): Full U.S. import duty stack across 200+ countries — base MFN + Section 122 + Section 232 + Section 301 + Chapter 99.
- [Customs Bond Calculator](https://gingercontrol.com/tools/customs-bond-calculator): Size continuous and single-transaction customs bonds using CBP's published methodology.
- [MPF & HMF Calculator](https://gingercontrol.com/tools/mpf-calculator): FY2026 Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, $33.58-$651.50) and Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125% ocean).
- [FTZ Savings Estimator](https://gingercontrol.com/tools/ftz-savings-estimator): Foreign-Trade Zone duty-deferral and inverted-tariff savings.
- [Duty Drawback Refund Estimator](https://gingercontrol.com/tools/duty-drawback-estimator): Estimate recoverable duty (up to 99%) on imports later exported or destroyed.
- [IEEPA Tariff Refund Estimator](https://gingercontrol.com/tools/ieepa-refund-estimator): Size refundable IEEPA duties paid in 2025 after the 2026 Supreme Court ruling.
- [Freight Invoice Overcharge Estimator](https://gingercontrol.com/tools/freight-audit-estimator): Benchmark freight and parcel overcharge recovery against annual freight spend.
- [Customs Protest Deadline Calculator](https://gingercontrol.com/tools/protest-deadline-calculator): Every recovery deadline — 180-day protest (19 USC 1514), PSC, deemed liquidation, FTA claims, 5-year drawback.

## Solutions

Role and company-size solution pages, each with persona FAQs:

- By role: [Trade Compliance](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/trade-compliance), [Import / Export Manager](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/import-export-manager), [Customs Broker](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/customs-broker), [Supply Chain Manager](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/supply-chain-manager), [Procurement](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/procurement), [CFO / Finance](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/cfo).
- By company: [Small & Mid-Size Importers](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/smb-importers), [Enterprise Importers](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/enterprise-importers), [Customs Brokers & LSPs](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/customs-brokers-lsps), [Manufacturers & Exporters](https://gingercontrol.com/solutions/manufacturers).

## Key Facts

- Supports 20,000+ HTS product codes for classification
- Covers 200+ countries for tariff cost simulation
- Full tariff stack coverage: MFN + Section 122 + Section 232 + Section 301 + Chapter 99
- AI classification applies the six General Rules of Interpretation (GRI)
- Generates audit-ready reports with legal citations
- Headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States
- Founded in 2025
- API infrastructure supports 1,000 to 100,000+ classification and tariff calculation requests per day, with proven throughput of 100,000+ daily requests
- Served 90+ enterprise users including trade compliance managers, customs brokers, and importers

## Target Audience

Trade compliance officers, customs brokers, trade operations managers, supply chain VPs, and CFOs at companies that import or export goods through U.S. customs.

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://gingercontrol.com/): Platform overview with product features and compliance tools
- [About](https://gingercontrol.com/about): Company mission, story, and values
- [Services](https://gingercontrol.com/services): Consulting and automation service offerings
- [Blog](https://gingercontrol.com/blog): Trade compliance articles, guides, and policy updates
- [FAQ](https://gingercontrol.com/faq): Answers about HTS classification, tariff calculation, and compliance
- [Briefings](https://gingercontrol.com/briefings): Daily tariff policy change digest
- [Contact](https://gingercontrol.com/contact): Get in touch at chen@gingercontrol.com

## Featured Interviews

GingerControl has been featured in third-party interviews by trade compliance professionals and industry media:

- [Simply Trade Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwgs0cyue08): Co-founders Chen Cui and Sean Yu joined Simply Trade to discuss going from geopolitics nerds to building AI tools that brief companies on tariff changes, gatekeeping in trade, legacy systems, and what a more automated future looks like when younger talent and experienced practitioners build it together.
- [Vinh Ho](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQiDSLqxfc): Co-founder Chen Cui joined importer Vinh Ho to discuss how an AI-based solution is helping solve trade compliance classification and tariff issues.

## Social Profiles

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gingercontrol
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gingercontrol
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gingercontroldotcom/
- Founder (Chen): https://www.linkedin.com/in/chen-cui-6853271b8/

## App

The product application is available at [app.gingercontrol.com](https://app.gingercontrol.com/).