The AI Platform Built for Customs Brokers
Cervo AI is your AI co-pilot for customs declarations, automating the entire entry workflow from document extraction to ABI submission. Cut entry processing time by 80%+ and scale without adding headcount.
Customs Brokerage Is Stuck in the Past
The U.S. processes over 40 million customs entries per year, yet most brokerages still rely on manual data entry, spreadsheet workflows, and legacy software designed decades ago. The result is a chronic bottleneck that costs the industry billions in labor, delays, and compliance penalties.
Manual Entry Drains Capacity
Entry writers spend 30 to 60 minutes per filing manually keying data from commercial invoices, packing lists, and bills of lading. For brokerages handling thousands of entries monthly, this creates an enormous labor burden that limits growth.
Compliance Risk Is Growing
Shifting tariff regimes—Chapter 99 duties, Section 232 tariffs, IEEPA actions—make classification accuracy harder than ever. A single misclassification can trigger CF-28 requests or CF-29 rate advances. Learn more in our resources.
Talent Shortage Limits Scale
Experienced entry writers are difficult to find and retain. Training takes months, turnover means constant knowledge loss, and your best brokers spend their time on data entry instead of compliance strategy and client advisory.
Legacy Software Falls Short
Template-based OCR tools break whenever a new shipper or format appears. General-purpose automation platforms lack the domain knowledge to handle tariff stacking, PGA screening, and the regulatory nuance that customs demands. What customs brokerage needs is next-gen document processing that goes beyond traditional OCR—Agentic AI that reads, reasons, and acts on documents the way an experienced broker would.
How Cervo AI Works
From raw documents to filed entry in minutes. Cervo compresses what used to take 30 to 60 minutes into 2 to 10 minutes with higher accuracy than manual processing.
Upload Documents
Drag and drop files or forward emails directly from Gmail to a shared inbox—the AI auto-pulls documents and creates declarations without manual intervention. Cervo accepts any format: PDFs, scanned images, Excel, CSV, even handwritten documents. Multi-page files are automatically split and classified by document type.
AI Extracts and Maps Data
Cervo's Agentic AI engine reads every document and extracts all relevant data: line items, quantities, values, weights, descriptions, manufacturer information. It maps them to the corresponding entry fields with confidence scores. The platform can process tens of thousands of declarations at a single time in parallel, so your entire queue moves at once.
Classify, Calculate, and Validate
The platform recommends HTS classifications, stacks Chapter 99 tariffs, screens for PGA requirements, calculates steel splits, and runs compliance checks—all automatically.
Review and Push Draft-Ready 7501s
Your entry writer reviews the draft-ready 7501, focusing only on flagged fields. Cervo produces draft-ready 7501s pushed directly into your broker's ABI with one-time authentication—connect once, then just click push each time. The workflow is simple: entry writers drag-drop files, grab coffee, and come back to draft-ready entries waiting for review.
Platform Capabilities
Cervo is an end-to-end platform that covers every stage of the customs entry workflow. Each capability is purpose-built for the complexity of customs brokerage.
7501 Entry Automation
Extract every field on the CBP Form 7501 from any document set in minutes. Confidence scoring on every value, compliance validation before filing.
ISF Automation
Automated Importer Security Filing preparation that meets 24-hour and 48-hour deadlines with accurate, validated data from any document format.
Inbond Automation
Automate IT, T&E, and IE bond processing. Track deadlines, validate against CBP requirements, and reconcile multi-port movements automatically.
Steel and Aluminum Splits
Automated Section 232 content splits that eliminate the most tedious manual calculation in steel and aluminum entries.
PGA Screening
Automatic identification and data population for FDA, APHIS, AMS, EPA, FSIS, and LACEY requirements on every entry line.
Customs Data Processing
Extract structured data from any document format with 99%+ accuracy. No OCR templates, no pre-training. Handles handwritten, rescanned, and multi-page files.
Agent Studio
Define per-importer customization rules in plain English. No code, no configuration files. The AI applies your rules automatically on every entry.
Parts Library
Your central source of truth for recurring products. Auto-builds from historical entries, stores HTS codes, PGA data, and steel split configurations.
Built for the Full Workflow
Compliance Guardrails
Every entry passes through automated validation: value matching, weight checks, required field verification, and cross-references against known CBP flags. Errors are caught before they reach your ABI system.
ABI System Integration
Cervo integrates with CargoWise, One View, NetCHB, and other ABI systems via API, XML, SFTP, or CSV. One-time ABI authentication means you connect once, then just click push each time. Not a rip-and-replace—it fits into your existing workflow.
Dashboard and Analytics
Track processing times, accuracy rates, confidence score distributions, exception rates, and throughput trends across your entire operation.
IEEPA Refund Reporting
Identify entries eligible for duty recovery under changed tariff provisions. Turn a compliance burden into a revenue opportunity for your brokerage and a value-add for your importers.
Built by AI Infrastructure Veterans
Cervo was built by engineers with deep experience in AI infrastructure at companies like Meta. The platform is architected for the scale and reliability that enterprise customs operations demand—processing tens of thousands of entries in parallel with no degradation in speed or accuracy.
In head-to-head evaluations, Cervo has outperformed competing automation platforms on accuracy, processing speed, and the ability to handle complex entry types including multi-line steel entries, AD/CVD commodities, and entries requiring PGA data across multiple agencies.
Enterprise Security and Compliance
Customs entry data includes sensitive commercial information: transaction values, supplier relationships, product specifications, and importer identities. Cervo treats data security as a foundational requirement.
SOC 2 Type 2 Certified
Security controls are not only designed appropriately but verified to operate effectively over time through independent audit.
ISO 27001 Certified
Meets the international standard for information security management systems, covering risk assessment, access controls, encryption, and incident response.
Your Data Stays Yours
Cervo never uses client data to train AI models outside of explicit authorization. Your trade data, importer information, and entry details are protected with enterprise-grade encryption and access controls.
Scales Without Compromise
Whether you file 50 entries a day or 50,000, the platform handles the volume without degradation. Parallel processing means your growth never creates a backlog.
Customs Brokerage Resources
Learn more about the compliance challenges Cervo helps solve.
Section 232 Tariff Guide
How Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs work, when they apply, and how to ensure compliance.
What Is a Steel Split in Customs?
A guide to steel content splits, when they are required, and how to calculate them correctly.
How AI Handles HTS Classification
How modern AI classifies goods under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and what it means for brokers.
PGA Message Sets Explained
Understanding Partner Government Agency message sets and how they affect your entry filings.
CF-28 and CF-29 Response Guide
How to respond to CBP requests for information and notices of action.
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