FOR TRADE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS
Your reasoning is only as good as the record you leave behind.
You are the one who has to defend every classification when CBP asks. GingerControl makes the GRI reasoning chain the default output of the tool, not a weekend project.
The starting point
Trade compliance does not fail on the easy calls. It fails on the moment six months later, when someone asks why you picked 8471.30 and not 8517.62 for that shipment. If the answer lives only in your head, it is not a record, it is a risk. GingerControl makes the reasoning chain the default output of every classification, then keeps a timestamped log of the decision, watches for the policy change that reopens it, and puts a senior advisor on call when CBP comes knocking.
Jobs to be done
A day in the life, rewritten.
- 01
The situation
A new SKU hits your desk. The description is half-finished, the bill of materials has three materials, and the product clearly has more than one function.
The job
Classify it correctly, and be able to explain in six months exactly why you did.
With Ginger
The HTS Classification Researcher surfaces the candidate HTS codes, identifies the GRI rule at stake (often GRI 3(b) for multi-function goods), and asks the same targeted questions a licensed broker would ask about essential character, component value ratio, consumer purchase intent, and material function. The answers become the audit trail.
- 02
The situation
Chapter 99 changes again. A product you classify every week suddenly sits inside a new Section 301 list.
The job
Catch it before the next entry files, not after the broker calls.
With Ginger
Compliance Radar, now in private beta, matches each new policy action against your stored classifications and tells you which of your real SKUs are affected, with the exact HTS codes. Instead of reading twenty Federal Register notices a morning, you see the three that touch your catalog.
- 03
The situation
Internal audit week, or worse, a CBP Focused Assessment.
The job
Show the reasoning behind a year of classifications, not just the codes.
With Ginger
Every research run carries its GRI chain, Section Notes, Chapter Notes, and the CROSS rulings consulted, and Product Sandbox keeps a timestamped Selection History of every committed code and country decision. When you want a second set of senior eyes on the response itself, Trade Advisory steps in. No binder archaeology.
The proof
What changes, in numbers.
Up to 90%
less time per classification, with the reasoning chain attached
Manual research typically runs 30 minutes to 2 hours per SKU. Ginger's iterative convergence lands at 5 to 6 minutes per SKU based on internal benchmarks, and the reasoning report is generated alongside the code, not as a separate 2-hour exercise.
Every classification
ships with a full GRI reasoning chain by default
GRI 1 through GRI 6 citations, Section and Chapter Notes, and relevant CROSS ruling references are attached to every output. Not an add-on, not a premium tier.
What to look at next
HTS Classification Researcher
The reasoning engine trade compliance teams use every day.
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Compliance Radar
Personalized policy alerts matched to your real SKUs. In private beta.
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Product Sandbox
A timestamped Selection History of every committed classification and country decision.
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Tariff Calculator
Verify the full duty stack across HTS codes and origin countries before you sign off.
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Trade Advisory
Senior trade leaders on call for CBP audit response and program design.
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Ready to look down on the maze?
Start your first classification.
Open the HTS Classification Researcher and run a product through the GRI engine. You will see the reasoning chain come out the other side, attached to the answer, ready to defend.