Artificial intelligence has advanced rapidly in recent years. Models are more capable, automation is faster, and systems can handle increasingly complex tasks.
But in customs, one principle remains unchanged: The human stays in control.
At Customaite, we believe in empowering declarants. Our approach has always been rooted in Human Assisted AI, technology designed to support professionals.
In 2026, our product evolution can be summarised in one simple statement: Smarter AI. Same human control.
Early AI solutions in customs, focused primarily on extracting data from documents. While extraction accuracy has improved significantly, customs declarations are not merely document-processing tasks. They are complex compliance and decision-making processes.
Invoices vary widely. Data can be incomplete. HS classifications require contextual judgement. Regulations change. Documents must be validated against one another.
Customaite now goes far beyond extraction.
Our AI:
Crucially, every suggestion remains transparent, reviewable and editable.
The AI assists.
The declarant decides.
From the outset, Customaite was built on a collaborative model: AI handles repetitive, data-intensive work, while humans apply expertise where judgement is required.
In 2026, that foundation remains but it has matured.
To further strengthen control and compliance, Customaite now enables teams to centralise and control their product data, creating a structured and governed product knowledge base that can be reused across declarations. By reducing fragmented information and manual re-entry, data consistency improves and auditability increases.
At the same time, we help teams simplify information requests by intelligently identifying missing or inconsistent data, generating targeted requests and integrating responses directly into the workflow, reducing delays and unnecessary back-and-forth communication.
Building on this foundation, our Goods classification assistant marks the first step in what we call 'Legal data enrichment': suggesting HS codes based on contextual product information, providing clear reasoning and surfacing relevant legal references, while always leaving the final decision in the hands of the declarant.
Together, these capabilities strengthen both operational efficiency and regulatory confidence, delivering smarter AI, with the same human control. This evolution does not reduce human oversight. It enhances it.
Declarants gain better support, clearer visibility and faster processing without surrendering responsibility or control.
Customs is a highly regulated and high-responsibility environment. Fully autonomous systems may sound attractive in theory, but in practice they introduce risk.
What customs teams need is balance:
That is precisely what “Smarter AI. Same human control.” delivers.
Since expanding our AI capabilities across the platform, customers consistently report:
Instead of retyping information, declarants can focus on applying their expertise where it truly matters.
AI will continue to evolve. Systems will become more capable and more autonomous.
However, in customs, the objective is not autonomy for its own sake. The objective is reliable, compliant and efficient processing, supported by intelligent tools like ours.
Do you want to explore what this could mean for your organisation, talk to us.