A current manufacturer analysis reconciled 1,329 lines across 21 entries and identified an estimated $1.106 million gross Section 232 overpayment opportunity, subject to broker reconciliation and underpayment treatment. This is an identified opportunity, not a realized recovery.
SIMS converts fragmented customs activity into a governed control system, then uses transaction-level analysis to identify exposure, recoverable overpayments, and lawful future savings.
What SIMS does here
Classification, valuation & origin
HTS classification, valuation, origin, marking, preference, and product-master governance, the four decisions every entry rests on, governed rather than assumed.
Trade remedies & agency controls
Section 232 and 301, Chapter 99, AD and CVD, forced labor, sanctions, export control, and partner-government-agency requirements.
Broker governance & entry testing
Broker oversight, entry testing, recordkeeping, ACE reconciliation, post-summary correction, protest, and prior-disclosure support with counsel.
Lawful duty mitigation
Duty drawback, First Sale, Foreign-Trade Zone and other mitigation strategies assessed for feasibility, then implemented.
Audit readiness & managed compliance
Import manuals, SOPs, RACIs, audit-readiness reviews, pre-audit readiness simulation, remediation, and ongoing managed compliance.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this built for?
General counsel, chief financial officers, controllers, internal audit, customs leaders, and supply chain executives, the people who carry the consequence when an entry file is pulled.
What triggers a CBP audit?
Common triggers: classification drift, valuation anomalies, post-merger entity confusion, and tariff changes an ERP has not caught up with. A pre-audit readiness review finds these first. Focused Assessments are conducted by CBP Trade Regulatory Audit; what SIMS provides is preparation for one, not an official audit.
Certification, validation, refund and clearance are agency decisions and are never guaranteed. Recovery amounts and timelines depend on the facts.
Start with a directional read of where duty and control are leaking, in about three minutes.
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