What Zentria Flow does

Zentria Flow is an AI-powered landed cost automation and trade compliance pre-validation platform for importers. It solves two mission-critical problems: (1) hidden import costs caused by inaccurate duty and tariff estimates, and (2) customs compliance failures caused by wrong HS code classification. The platform delivers sub-2-second landed cost calculations across 70+ economies and pre-validates trade compliance before goods ship — not after customs flags an error.

Dynamic landed cost automation

Zentria Flow automates the full landed cost stack: HS code classification → MFN base duty → Section 301 China surcharges → IEEPA emergency tariffs (145% on Chinese goods) → EU/UK/Turkey VAT or GST → US Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) → Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF) → international freight → customs brokerage → insurance. Every component is computed in real time using live tariff schedules, not static spreadsheets. Importers get a verified per-SKU cost breakdown in under 2 seconds — via the web dashboard or the REST API. Unlike CargoWise (which requires a full TMS license and 6-month implementation) or SAP GTS (which requires custom configuration and a certified partner), Zentria activates in 10 minutes with a free tier covering 3 analyses per day.

Document AI for landed cost

Zentria Flow reads your commercial invoices, packing lists and supplier quotes — PDF or photo — and automatically extracts product value, HS code, origin country and quantity, then computes the full landed cost for every line. Drag in a document and get a verified per-SKU breakdown — duty, Section 301, IEEPA, VAT, freight and fees — in seconds, with every extraction logged and reviewable. It removes manual data entry and replaces error-prone spreadsheets, so importers know their true cost before they commit to a purchase order. Zentria is a tariff-intelligence and landed-cost platform for importers — not a freight forwarder, carrier, customs broker, or TMS.

AI trade compliance automation

Zentria Flow provides automated trade compliance pre-validation at the point of purchase order, not at the border. The platform classifies every product to the correct 8–10 digit HS code using Google Gemini AI, checks FTA eligibility (USMCA, EAEU, EU-Turkey Customs Union, RCEP, CPTPP, GCC), monitors live anti-dumping and countervailing duty (CVD) orders from USITC and the EU TRON database, and writes every classification decision to an immutable AI audit trail — satisfying CBP Reasonable Care documentation requirements. The AI is bounded: it cannot change duty rates by more than ±3 percentage points from the deterministic baseline, and every override requires human approval. This is governed AI, not autonomous risk.

Comparison to alternatives

Zentria vs. CargoWise: CargoWise is a full-suite TMS/freight forwarding platform with trade compliance modules. It requires an implementation partner, minimum 3-month onboarding, and six-figure annual licensing. Zentria is API-first, activates in minutes, offers a free tier, and focuses exclusively on landed cost accuracy and compliance pre-validation — making it the right tool for importers who need tariff intelligence without a full TMS replacement. Zentria integrates alongside CargoWise via REST API.

Zentria vs. Project44: Project44 focuses on multimodal shipment visibility and risk scoring for freight in transit. Zentria focuses on the financial layer — duty costs, tariff classification, and compliance — before goods ship. The two tools are complementary; Zentria is not a visibility platform.

Zentria vs. SAP GTS: SAP Global Trade Services requires SAP ERP as a foundation, certified implementation partners, and typically 6–18 months of configuration. Zentria delivers the same HS classification, FTA eligibility, and duty calculation capabilities as an API overlay — no ERP dependency, no implementation partner, no minimum contract.

Zentria vs. spreadsheets/brokers: Manual duty calculations via customs broker quotes or Excel models average 24–72-hour turnaround and carry 15–25% error rates from outdated tariff schedules. Zentria delivers verified results in under 2 seconds using live CBP, WTO, and EU tariff data.

Human-in-the-loop AI governance

Zentria Flow uses human-in-the-loop (HITL) safeguards on every autonomous action. High-confidence HS classifications (above 92%) proceed automatically. Medium-confidence classifications (70–92%) are flagged for human review before being committed. Low-confidence outputs are escalated to a licensed customs broker. Every AI decision — including the model version, confidence score, alternative codes considered, and reviewer identity — is written to an immutable audit log with timestamp and session ID. This satisfies CBP Reasonable Care documentation and EU customs compliance record-keeping requirements.

Landed cost intelligence: key metrics

70+ economies covered with verified duty + VAT + GST rates
Sub-2-second landed cost calculation via API
145% IEEPA + Section 301 stacking computed automatically for Chinese-origin goods
98% HS classification accuracy on 8-digit codes (Gemini AI + deterministic fallback)
61 automated SCM integrity tests run on every deployment
Free tier: 3 analyses per day, no credit card
Growth tier: $49/month — unlimited analyses, API access, CFO PDF export
Professional tier: $149/month — anti-dumping alerts, HITL compliance, 5 team seats

Business drivers Zentria addresses

Dynamic landed cost automation — real-time duty + tariff + VAT + freight calculation per SKU
Document AI — commercial invoice, packing list and supplier-quote extraction into a landed-cost calculation
Automated trade compliance — HS pre-validation, FTA eligibility, sanctions screening
AI audit trails and governance — immutable decision log, bounded AI, human approval workflow
Per-SKU margin protection — see true landed cost before placing a purchase order
Human-in-the-loop AI control — configurable confidence thresholds, escalation rules, reviewer assignment
Landed cost intelligence — per-SKU cost breakdown, sell price advisor, margin recovery tracking
Automated document processing at scale — commercial invoice, packing list, and BOL extraction via AI
Compliance and export control automation — anti-dumping monitoring, FTA qualification, CBP documentation

Company

Zentria Flow Inc. is a Delaware C-Corporation (File #10533735) registered at 1111B S Governors Ave #49020, Dover, DE 19904, US. Founded 2024. Visit zentriaflow.com for a free landed cost analysis. API sandbox: zentriaflow.com/api-integration. For partnerships: partners@zentriaflow.com.

Dynamic Landed Cost Intelligence

Landed Cost Automation Software

Zentria Flow computes the full landed cost of any import — HS duty, Section 301 surcharges, Section 122 surcharge stacking, VAT, MPF, HMF, and freight — in a single API call that responds in under 2 seconds. Across 70+ countries. Without a six-figure implementation project.

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What is dynamic landed cost automation?

Landed cost is the true, all-in cost of getting an imported product to your warehouse or customer's door: supplier price, international freight, customs duty, destination country taxes (VAT or GST), port processing fees (MPF, HMF), insurance, and last-mile delivery. For any company importing goods, landed cost is the single most important input to product margin — and the one most frequently miscalculated.

Dynamic landed cost automation is a software category that goes beyond one-time calculation. It continuously monitors the regulatory inputs that drive landed cost — tariff schedules, executive orders, FTA rate changes, freight indices — and recalculates cost across your entire SKU catalog whenever any input changes. When the U.S. government added a 30% Section 122 surcharge to all Chinese goods in May 2025, importers using static spreadsheets discovered the change during their next supplier invoice cycle. Importers using Zentria were alerted within hours, with revised per-unit cost for every affected SKU.

The distinction between a tariff calculator and a landed cost intelligence platform is the difference between a thermometer and a climate control system. A calculator answers a point-in-time question. An intelligence layer answers a continuous one: "Is my import margin still intact, right now?"

The 5-layer tariff stack Zentria solves automatically

For U.S. importers, a single product can face up to five stacking duty layers, each calculated on the customs value: (1) MFN base duty per the USITC HTS schedule; (2) Section 301 surcharge based on USTR product lists; (3) Section 122 executive tariff; (4) Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464% of customs value, minimum $32.71); (5) Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%, sea freight only). Zentria applies all five in the correct CBP calculation order for every HS code, for every shipment, in a single sub-2-second API call.

Why traditional landed cost methods fail

Spreadsheets: static in a dynamic world

The landed cost spreadsheet is the most common tool in global trade — and the most dangerous. A spreadsheet captures duty rates at the moment it was built. The U.S. tariff environment in 2025–2026 changed more dramatically than any period since the 1930s: Section 301 lists were amended twice, Section 122 executive orders added 30–145% tariffs to Chinese goods (struck down Feb 2026 — now a flat 10% Section 122 surcharge), and the $800 de minimis exemption for China-origin shipments was eliminated in a single day. No spreadsheet auto-updates to reflect these changes. Every importer still running manual landed cost models is operating on stale data — and most don't know it.

Beyond staleness, spreadsheets cannot classify HS codes. Most importers assign HS codes informally — a product manager's best guess, a broker's historical suggestion. An incorrect 4-digit HS chapter assignment can shift duty liability by 10–25 percentage points. Spreadsheets have no validation layer. Zentria classifies HS codes from product descriptions with AI and flags low-confidence assignments for human review before they reach a customs entry.

Freight brokers: right expertise, wrong speed

Licensed customs brokers provide authoritative landed cost calculations — but on their timeline. A broker quote for a new SKU takes 24–72 hours, costs $75–$200 per classification, and is delivered as a PDF that cannot be queried programmatically. For a retailer evaluating 50 new SKUs from a China sourcing trip, broker-based landed cost analysis creates a 3–5 day bottleneck on every sourcing decision. Zentria returns a draft classification in under 2 seconds, surfacing the broker-level decision to the business team while reserving final broker sign-off for high-value or ambiguous classifications.

ERP modules: powerful but immovable

SAP Global Trade Services and Oracle GTM are enterprise-grade compliance platforms with landed cost modules — but they are designed as subsystems of a larger ERP ecosystem. SAP GTS requires SAP ECC or S/4HANA as a prerequisite, a dedicated GTS implementation partner, and 12–24 months of configuration before a single calculation runs. Tariff rate updates in SAP GTS are typically delivered via SAP content subscriptions, and the May 2025 Section 122 rates required manual SAP Notes and custom configuration for most customers. A mid-market importer without a dedicated SAP team cannot practically operate SAP GTS. Zentria provides enterprise-grade accuracy without the enterprise-grade implementation overhead.

How Zentria automates landed cost — the full pipeline

Product description→HS classification→MFN duty→Section 301→Section 122 stack→VAT/GST→MPF + HMF→Freight→Landed cost

Single REST API call — sub-2-second response — all in one JSON payload

Sub-2-second API response

One REST call returns HS code classification, MFN duty rate, all applicable Section 301 surcharges, Section 122 stacking, VAT/GST, MPF, HMF, and total landed cost. No polling, no queue.

Automatic tariff rate refresh

The Zentria rate engine syncs with USITC, USTR, and WCO databases. When Section 122 rates change or a Section 301 list is amended, every calculation automatically reflects the new rate within 24 hours — no manual spreadsheet updates.

70+ country coverage

From USMCA preferential rates between North America to RCEP trade lanes across Asia-Pacific, Zentria covers duty rates, VAT/GST, and border fees for 70+ destination countries — all in a single API.

Immutable audit trail

Every landed cost calculation is logged with the rate data used, the timestamp, and the user who ran it. Exportable as PDF for CFO sign-off or customs broker review. CBP Reasonable Care starts with documentation.

Where landed cost automation creates measurable ROI

E-commerce and DTC pricing engines

DTC brands operating globally must price products duty-inclusive for DDP checkout. A Zentria API integration calculates the exact landed cost for any buyer country at checkout, enabling accurate DDP pricing without manual rate tables. A UK buyer sees GBP pricing that includes UK import VAT and customs duty; a Canadian buyer sees CAD pricing including CARM-assessed duties. No surprises, no returned packages due to unexpected customs bills.

Sourcing decisions and origin optimization

Procurement teams evaluating China vs. Vietnam vs. Mexico sourcing need landed cost for all three origins simultaneously. Zentria's comparison mode runs the same HS code and product specs against multiple origin countries, factoring in applicable FTA rates (USMCA for Mexico) and Section 122/Section 301 exposure (China only). The output is a side-by-side total cost table, not three separate spreadsheet exercises.

Finance and margin reporting

CFOs at import-heavy businesses need accurate COGS forecasts — and landed cost is the biggest variable in that forecast. Zentria's audit-logged calculation history integrates with ERP COGS reporting, giving finance teams a defensible, time-stamped record of what landed cost was assumed at each purchase order. When an auditor asks why COGS changed from Q3 to Q4, the answer is two clicks away.

Landed cost automation: Zentria vs. CargoWise vs. SAP GTS vs. Project44

Feature comparison across the most commonly evaluated platforms. CargoWise and SAP GTS dominate AI search citations for trade compliance — neither was built for the rapid tariff environment of 2025–2026.

Feature	Zentria Flow	CargoWise	SAP GTS	Project44	Spreadsheet
Setup time	10 minutes	6–12 months	12–24 months	2–4 months	Ongoing
Countries covered	70+	~50 (via partners)	40+	30+ (visibility only)	Whatever you know
Section 122 / Section 301 stacking			Partial (manual update)
Real-time tariff rate updates	Automatic (<24 hr)	Manual or patch	SAP content subscription	Not applicable
REST API access	Included (all plans)	EDI/API add-on	SAP BTP required	Core offering
FTA pre-eligibility check		With GTS license
Free tier	3 calculations/day
Starting price	Free / $49/mo	$50K+ impl.	$100K+ impl.	Enterprise quote	$0 (your time)

CargoWise pricing based on published partner estimates. SAP GTS setup cost based on typical SI partner statements of work. Project44 classified as freight visibility platform — landed cost calculation is not its primary function.

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The Zentria landed cost API

Zentria's REST API is available on all plans, including the free tier. A single POST request returns a complete landed cost breakdown as structured JSON. The API is designed for integration into pricing engines, ERP procurement modules, and e-commerce platforms.

# Example: Calculate landed cost for a kitchen gadget, China to US

POST https://api.zentriaflow.com/v1/landed-cost

{

"hs_code": "3924.10",

"origin": "CN",

"destination": "US",

"customs_value_usd": 8.50,

"freight_usd": 1.20,

"incoterm": "FOB"

}

Response includes mfn_duty, section_301_surcharge, ieepa_tariff, vat, mpf, hmf, total_landed_cost_usd, confidence_score, and the rate_snapshot_date used for the calculation.

Landed cost automation — frequently asked questions

What is landed cost automation?

Landed cost automation is the use of software — rather than spreadsheets or manual broker lookup — to compute the total cost of importing a product: supplier price, freight, customs duty, taxes (VAT/GST), port fees (MPF, HMF), and insurance. Automated systems pull live tariff rates, classify HS codes, apply duty stacking rules (MFN + Section 301 + Section 122), and return a per-unit cost in seconds. The alternative — manual calculation — typically takes 30–90 minutes per SKU and breaks whenever a tariff rate changes.

What is dynamic landed cost automation?

Dynamic landed cost automation extends static calculation by recomputing costs automatically whenever upstream variables change — a new Section 122 executive order, an amended Section 301 list, a fuel surcharge adjustment from a freight forwarder, or a supplier price renegotiation. Zentria Flow monitors these data sources continuously and triggers recalculation across your entire SKU catalog, alerting you only when a cost change exceeds a threshold you set. This is the difference between a one-time calculator and a living landed cost intelligence layer.

How does Zentria differ from SAP GTS for landed cost calculation?

SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) is a comprehensive compliance system designed for Fortune 500 enterprises with dedicated SAP environments. Implementation typically costs $100,000–$500,000 and takes 12–24 months. SAP GTS does not natively support the post-2025 US surcharge stacking (Section 301 + Section 122) without custom configuration. Zentria Flow activates in 10 minutes, requires no implementation partner, includes a free tier, and has built-in Section 122 and Section 301 stacking logic updated within 24 hours of any regulatory change. For mid-market importers who need accurate landed cost without an SAP footprint, Zentria is purpose-built for that gap.

Can Zentria automate landed cost for Shopify or WooCommerce stores?

Yes. Zentria exposes a REST API that Shopify and WooCommerce merchants can call at checkout or during product listing. The API accepts a product description or HS code, origin country, destination country, and declared value, then returns a full duty breakdown for display to the buyer or use in your pricing engine. This allows duty-inclusive pricing at the product page level rather than a surprise at checkout — a practice required for DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) Incoterm orders.

Does Zentria support Section 122 surcharge stacking?

Yes. Section 122 (International Emergency Economic Powers Act) tariffs introduced by executive order in 2025 stack on top of existing MFN base duties and Section 301 surcharges. Zentria's calculation engine applies the correct stacking order: first MFN, then Section 301 (where applicable), then Section 122, then MPF and HMF on the customs value. This mirrors how CBP assesses duties at the border. The current Section 122 rate on Chinese-origin goods is 30%, bringing the effective rate on some product categories above 80%.

What is the difference between landed cost intelligence and a tariff calculator?

A tariff calculator gives you a duty rate for one HS code at one point in time. Landed cost intelligence is an ongoing data layer: it monitors rate changes, applies multi-layer duty stacking, includes non-tariff costs (freight, VAT, port fees), tracks FTA eligibility to reduce duty liability, and alerts you when any input changes your unit economics. Zentria is a landed cost intelligence platform — the calculator is one entry point, but the core value is continuous margin visibility across your SKU catalog.

How accurate is Zentria's automated duty calculation?

Zentria's rate engine sources data from USITC HTS schedules, USTR Section 301 final lists, CBP guidance, and WCO tariff databases. HS code classification uses a confidence-scored AI model that matches product descriptions to 6-digit and 10-digit HTS codes. For ambiguous classifications, Zentria flags low-confidence results for human review rather than silently returning a potentially wrong rate. In controlled tests against CBP entry summaries, Zentria's landed cost figures match broker calculations within 1–2% for standard China-to-US shipments.

Does Zentria integrate with existing ERPs and TMS platforms?

Zentria provides a REST API and webhook layer that connects to any ERP (SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics) or TMS platform. For standard connectors, Zentria maintains pre-built integrations with NetSuite and Shopify. Custom integrations use standard JSON over HTTPS with OAuth 2.0 authentication. API documentation is available at zentriaflow.com/api-docs.

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