TariffPilot

TariffPilot

Release Notes

New features, improvements and updates around AI-powered customs tariff classification and export controls.

New TariffPilot design with a customizable proposal overview

This release gives the TariffPilot platform interface a new design, which you will see the next time you log in. The scope of functions stays the same: customs tariff proposals, export control and PilotMemo work as before.

New Features

  • Start page with releases and webinars: After logging in, you see the newest features and upcoming webinars at a glance. Register for a webinar directly from the start page.

Improvements

  • Overview without horizontal scrolling: The customs tariff proposals table now fits on the screen. Sort by Created, Code, BTI/Rulings and Status, and choose 25, 50 or 100 entries per page.
  • Choose your columns: Use the column menu to decide which columns you see. Show the BTI/Rulings and Feedback columns there when you need them. Your selection is saved in your browser.
  • Tabs for editing: Reach the individual steps of a customs tariff proposal via tabs, also with the arrow keys.
  • Web search in the bottom bar: The web search is now in the bar at the bottom of the screen, so it does not cover the current step.
  • BTI and rulings fully readable: BTI and ruling texts are shown in full and no longer cut off.

US customs tariff (HTSUS) activated with US rulings in proposals

This release extends the TariffPilot Platform with the US customs tariff and includes US rulings in customs tariff proposals. In addition, you can upload documents directly in the running dialog, and batch processing under Batch Jobs is clearer.

New Features

  • US customs tariff (HTSUS): The TariffPilot Platform provides the US customs tariff as a new tariff source. Create customs tariff proposals directly with the United States (US) tariff source based on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
  • US rulings in proposals: The platform includes relevant US rulings in the customs tariff proposal and provides them for review with the tariff number and reference. Select a ruling as a classification position; the additional measures for the selected ruling are shown in the proposal.
  • File upload in the running dialog: In addition to adding text, you can upload data sheets and specifications directly in the running customs tariff and classification dialog. The file contents feed into the AI analysis and refine the proposal; the files are not stored permanently.

Improvements

  • Dedicated view for batch results: Batch results open in their own view under Batch Jobs, separate from single proposals. This makes it easier to see which results belong to which batch.
  • More informative batch status: The batch status now reflects the share of proposals with insufficient or limited data quality. At a glance you can see which batch jobs need your attention.

Swiss customs tariff (CH) activated

In this release the Swiss customs tariff is activated as an additional tariff source. When creating a new customs tariff proposal you can choose directly between the German (DE/EU) and the Swiss customs tariff (CH).

New Features

  • Swiss customs tariff: Create customs tariff proposals directly based on the Swiss customs tariff (CH).
  • Tariff source selectable by all users: The tariff source selection is now available to all users.

Improvements

  • Clear labeling: The Swiss customs tariff is clearly marked as Switzerland (CH) in the tariff source selection.

Customs goods description in German and English

This release provides the proposed customs goods description in both German and English. New customs tariff proposals are generated in both languages automatically, and you can define a default tariff for your tenant.

New Features

  • Bilingual customs goods description
    The TariffPilot Platform now generates the proposed customs goods description and its short version automatically in German and English. Both language variants are available in the platform.
  • Default tariff for tenants
    Define a default tariff (DE/EU or Switzerland) for your tenant. New customs tariff proposals are pre-filled with this tariff automatically.

Improvements

  • Goods description in PDF
    Generated PDF documents include the customs goods description and its short version in the document language.
  • Training data overview
    The training overview shows the goods description in the selected language as well as a reference ID.

With the new training database, you use reusable, validated customs tariff cases for more precise proposals. New roles and upload options additionally extend how you work with the TariffPilot platform.

New Features

Training database: Training samples are created when you rate customs tariff proposals as correct. They are included in the AI analysis of new proposals and appear in the flow as a selectable option. Training samples can also be imported via Excel, released individually, and exported as XLSX.

Feature-scoped roles: New roles let you grant access to customs tariff proposals, classification proposals, and the training database separately for viewing, exporting, and editing.

Multiple files: When creating customs tariff and classification proposals, you can now upload up to three files at once and remove them individually.

Default direction for proposals: Set a default direction at the tenant level that automatically pre-fills new customs tariff proposals.

Improvements

More precise German translations: Translation quality into German was improved through a refined domain glossary in the translation logic.

Tariff selection in Excel import: For bulk tariffing, you now choose the target tariff system when importing the Excel file.

Swiss tariff rulings in classification

Swiss customs tariff proposals now include relevant past classification rulings. You can review the retrieved rulings and select a code as a classification position.

New Features

  • Rulings review for Swiss customs tariffs: The TariffPilot Platform finds relevant Swiss classification rulings for your product description and provides the tariff number, reference, section, and description in the proposal.
  • Select a ruling as a classification position: You can select a suitable ruling directly in the customs tariff proposal. The selected code and reference remain documented in the summary.

Improvements

  • Dedicated review path for Swiss cases: For Swiss customs tariffs, the platform performs a rulings review instead of a BTI review. This provides sources that match the tariff system in use.

With Zolltor AI you get comprehensive trade information directly in TariffPilot

TariffPilot now integrates Zolltor AI into the summary of each classification proposal. With a click on the new “Zolltor AI” button, you receive structured trade intelligence for the determined commodity code without leaving TariffPilot.

What’s New?

  1. Customs Tariff Structure Complete hierarchy from chapter to 8-digit commodity code.

  2. Tariffs & Controls EU import duties for the 20 most important trading partners, sanctions, and trade controls at a glance.

  3. FTA Comparison Future tariff rates according to free trade agreements with specific savings potential per 100,000 EUR import value.

  4. Trade Trends & Alerts EU import statistics by country of origin as well as current regulatory changes from official sources.

How to Use the Feature

  1. Create the classification proposal as usual
  2. Click on “Zolltor AI” in the summary
  3. View trade information for the determined commodity code

Smarter customs classification with ECICS integration

This release improves the accuracy and usability of customs tariff classification in TariffPilot. By incorporating ECICS chemical database hints and clearer product descriptions, users can make faster and more reliable classification decisions.

Key improvements

1. ECICS database hints for chemical products
TariffPilot now detects CUS and CAS identifiers in product information and automatically searches the ECICS database. Matching chemical substances provide hints that guide the AI classification process and highlight relevant tariff headings.

2. Short customs goods description for SAP
In addition to the full customs goods description, TariffPilot now generates a concise short description (max. 160 characters). This format is ideal for SAP and other ERP systems where space is limited.

3. Expired BTI indicator in search results
Binding Tariff Information (BTI) entries now display a clear “expired” status when their validity has ended, helping users quickly identify outdated decisions.

4. Improved classification guidance with ECICS evidence
When ECICS evidence is available, the classification workflow prioritizes tariff headings consistent with verified chemical substance data.

These enhancements help ensure faster, more transparent, and more reliable customs classification workflows in TariffPilot.

TariffPilot now integrates the European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances (ECICS) to improve classification results for chemical products.

  • Automatic detection of CAS numbers and CUS identifiers in product descriptions
  • Helpful ECICS hints added to the AI classification context

This makes chemical product classification significantly more accurate and faster.

Smarter BTI Search and Ranking

The BTI (Binding Tariff Information) search has been redesigned to deliver more relevant results:

  • Weighted ranking that favors more recent BTIs
  • AI-powered reranking for the most relevant results

This leads to better BTI matches when analyzing products.

Data Quality Indicators for Tariff Proposals

This release introduces a new data quality framework for customs tariff and classification proposals, improving transparency and decision‑making during the classification workflow.

Key Improvements

1. Data Quality Indicator

  • Replaces the previous job_state logic with a clearer data quality model.
  • Three levels are now used: Low, Medium, High.
  • Helps quickly identify whether the available information is sufficient for classification.

2. Visual Traffic Light Feedback

  • The user interface now displays a traffic light indicator representing the current data quality.
  • Red, yellow, and green lights make it easier to evaluate proposal readiness at a glance.

3. Improved Workflow Handling

  • Automated logic now evaluates classification results and assigns the correct data quality level.
  • Low‑quality data blocks progression until sufficient information is available.

4. API and Data Model Updates

  • API responses now expose data_quality instead of job_state.
  • Database and backend services have been aligned with the new model.

Result

These improvements provide clearer insights into proposal readiness and improve overall usability in the classification workflow.

API Simplification and OAuth Flow Update

This release focuses on simplifying the TariffPilot API structure, improving authentication flows, and enforcing consistent package conventions across the codebase.

1. Unified API Endpoints

  • Vendor-specific API endpoints have been consolidated into unified endpoints.
  • Legacy routes remain supported for backward compatibility.
  • The API is now easier to integrate and maintain.

2. New OAuth Callback Flow

  • Introduced a unified OAuth callback endpoint for API integrations.
  • Simplified authentication flow for external systems.
  • Improved security logging and standardized authentication handling.

Web Search Controls and AI Transparency Update

This release improves transparency of AI‑generated content, introduces tenant‑level control over web search features, and enhances proposal summaries and model routing reliability.

Key Improvements

1. Tenant-Level Web Search Control
Administrators can now disable web search functionality for their organization. This ensures greater compliance control and allows organizations to restrict external data usage when required.

2. AI Transparency Notice in Exports
PDF and HTML exports now include a clear AI‑generated content notice. This helps organizations meet transparency and documentation requirements when using AI-assisted classification results.

3. Improved Customs Proposal Summaries
Proposal summaries now automatically derive a clearer customs goods description from the final classification step, improving readability and documentation quality.

4. Enhanced AI Model Routing and Fallbacks
Model selection and fallback logic have been improved to increase reliability and stability when generating translations, summaries, and classification assistance.

🚀 Key Updates

1. Stripe Customer Portal Integration

TariffPilot offers subscriptions via Stripe. This allows customers to seamlessly manage their subscriptions, invoices, and billing information directly within Stripe’s secure environment, providing a much better user experience and robust self-service features.

2. High-Resolution Image Processing

The image upload infrastructure has been significantly upgraded to process very large images. This critical enhancement ensures the system can easily handle heavy files, which is required for analyzing complex architectural blueprints and schematics.

3. Enhanced Tenant Settings & AI Context

A new company information field has been added to the tenant settings page. By allowing tenants to provide specific details about their business, the AI can leverage this context to generate much more accurate, relevant, and tailored responses.

4. File Upload Clarifications

A new disclaimer has been added to the file upload interface to ensure transparency and proper data handling expectations when users submit documents to the platform.

Rocket Launch into 2026: More Performance, Transparency, and Data Sovereignty

The first major release of 2026 is here! While the turn of the year meant rest for many, we used the time “between the years” intensively to make your daily work in customs classification even faster, more secure, and more transparent. The result is a comprehensive update with significant improvements in performance and data protection.

Significantly Accelerated Tariff Classification Processes

Time is a critical factor in international trade. That’s why we have made deep architectural changes to our platform and implemented various optimizations. The speed of determining customs tariff numbers has been significantly increased, allowing even complex requests to be processed noticeably faster.

Transparent Process Progress

Trust in AI results is built on understanding. With the new release, we have implemented a progress indicator that shows you exactly what is happening during the creation of a classification proposal. You get a live insight into the various analysis steps that the TariffPilot goes through.

Self-Hosted AI Model for Maximum Data Sovereignty

Data protection is of utmost importance when dealing with sensitive product data and customs information. As a major strategic step, TariffPilot now uses a self-hosted AI model on its own servers for its core functions. This means significantly greater independence from third-party providers. The processing of your data takes place in a closed environment under our direct control – a clear commitment to maximum data sovereignty and security.

Outlook

This release is just the beginning for 2026. We are already working hard on the next topics on our roadmap: the further development of mass classification features and the final touches on export control classification.

TariffPilot Release: AI-Powered Goods Classification for Export Control is Here!

Compliance with export control regulations is one of the most complex tasks in international trade. The manual review and classification of goods is time-consuming, error-prone, and ties up valuable expert resources.

Now, this is a thing of the past. We are proud to introduce the next milestone in the development of our platform: TariffPilot expands its AI platform to include goods classification for export control! Following the successful launch of AI-supported customs classification, we are now addressing the next bottleneck in the daily processes of foreign trade departments.

Release Overview 🚀

No More List Searches: The AI-Powered Export Control Classification 🛂

The Challenge: Every exporter knows the question: Is my product listed? Manual research in cryptic, multi-page goods lists (such as the EU Dual-Use Regulation) takes hours, requires deep expertise, and carries a high risk of error.

The Solution: Our new AI-based function takes this burden off your shoulders. TariffPilot analyzes your product data and matches it in seconds with the relevant, always up-to-date goods lists. Instead of sifting through lists for hours, you receive a well-founded and comprehensible classification recommendation directly in the platform.

Your Benefits at a Glance:

  • Enormous Time Savings: Reduce review efforts from hours to just a few minutes.
  • Maximum Compliance & Security: Minimize the risk of human error and increase the legal certainty of your export transactions.
  • Holistic Efficiency: Manage customs tariff numbers and export control classifications in a single, seamlessly integrated system.
  • Focus on Strategy: Relieve your experts from repetitive routine tasks so they can concentrate on complex special cases.

Availability & Beta Test 🧪

The new export control classification feature is more than just a feature – it is a significant expansion of our platform towards a comprehensive solution for trade compliance.

Currently, beta testing is successfully underway with our existing customers. In a few weeks, we will also open the test to all interested parties.

The New June Release is Ready

Unified input for description, file upload and URL input

Separation between description, file upload and URL input has been removed. Now, all of these elements can be combined to describe the goods.

Dual Use Correlation Table

A correlation table for dual-use goods has been added. In the summary now the dual-use footnotes and numbers are displayed.

Additional Code Information

Now with the code for proposal, also the Code Number (German), TARIC code, KN code and HS code are displayed.

Preparations for the Next Generation of Agentic AI Models

The system has been prepared for the next generation of Agentic AI Models. This is not yet visible in the platform, but the groundwork has been laid for broader and more complex AI customs applications.

Further Adjustments

  • Further adjustments for the AEB integration, including a modular authentication system for integration inside of AEB user interface.
  • Added new AI models to the mix.
  • User roles can now be modified after adding users to a tenant.

The New May Release is Ready

Integration with AEB

The integration with the AEB solution enables the handling of complex tariff classification cases with the support of generative AI and allows direct transfer into the AEB material master. The combination of AEB’s comprehensive master data and tariff classification solution with the specialized TariffPilot logic creates real added value – simple, transparent, and system-integrated.

EU-Hosted AI Models by Default

The new AI models provided as part of the May release are hosted in the EU by default. This not only ensures compliance with European data protection regulations but also improves the performance and availability of AI-powered features for our users in the EU. If the EU-hosted AI models are temporarily unavailable, the system will automatically switch to US-hosted models. This ensures continued access to AI-powered features even in such cases.

Web search is now provided based on Google Search, ensuring better comparability with manual research.

ECICS Database

The ECICS database has been integrated to enhance the information available on chemical substances.

Further Adjustments

  • Selected BTIs (Binding Tariff Information) can now be reset if needed
  • The reference ID is now also displayed in the overview
  • CSV export available for both batch and single queries
  • Content-Security-Policy header tightened for increased security

The New February Release is Available

  • The revamped web search now provides more specific information for product descriptions, focusing on material composition, function, purpose, and other details.
  • Found websites are listed, and users can directly incorporate relevant information into the product description with a simple click.
  • The results of the web search are saved in PilotMemo for both individual and bulk classification, ensuring traceability.
  • The web search can now be used with PilotMemos created from uploaded PDF files, images, or URLs.
  • The web search results are displayed in the PDF export of the PilotMemo.

TariffPilot Algorithm

  • The TariffPilot algorithm has been upgraded to include the use of new, more powerful AI models that have become available since the last release.

Expanded Functionality

  • In batch classification, the name of the uploaded Excel file is displayed in the job name.

The new November release is available

Read PDF files and URLs when creating PilotMemos

  • PDF files and URLs can now be read when creating PilotMemos
  • Textual goods descriptions are now validated by AI to detect missing information already during input
  • The PDF file name or URL is displayed in the PilotMemo overview

Mass Tariff Classification

  • When importing Excel for mass tariff classification, the content of the Excel file is initially displayed as a table.
  • After reviewing the table, it can be processed in the form of PilotMemos.
  • This ensures that no relevant information is lost during import.
  • Additionally an example Excel template for mass tariff classification is available for download.

Extended functionality

  • A new traffic light logic signals whether all necessary information is available in PilotMemos or further information is required.
  • The user’s language is now automatically set as the main language on the PilotMemo.
  • PilotMemos can now always contain a foreign ID to facilitate assignment to an external system e.g. to the material master.

The new September release is available

Extended functionality

  • Die neue Massen-Tarifierung per API ermöglicht es, PilotMemos für eine größere Anzahl von Waren automatisch zu erstellen.
  • Call-back function: The TariffPilot now asks the user if important information or technical features are missing for a classification
  • User can take over the vZTA customs tariff number, documentation of the decision in the PilotMemo

Updated UI & significantly improved UX

  • Faster / smoother platform
  • New tab-based UX -> goods declaration, then proposal, then vZTA, then summary
  • Product description summary with additional web search is now much more convenient; more intuitive adoption of web results
  • Improvement of performance: 4x faster tariff classification proposals compared to the last release
  • Improvement of the PilotMemos (structure, design)

Extensive quality improvements in the classification proposals

  • Numerous customer and test feedback has been incorporated into the TariffPilot algorithm
  • Improved integration of the EZT structure
  • Improved position determination
  • Extensive optimization in the consideration of the general rules, notes & explanations in the determination of the sub-positions

The new August release is available

New Features:

  • The new batch tariff classification via API allows to automatically create pilot memos for a larger number of goods.
  • The BTI search API allows to search for BTIs via an API interface using AI.

The new July release is available

New Features:

  • Batch tariff classification via Excel Upload allows you to automatically create PilotMemos for a larger number of goods.
  • PilotMemos can now be downloaded as PDF to make them easier to share and archive.
  • Analysis of a significantly increased number of BTIs in each PilotMemo.

The new June release is available

New Features:

  • TariffPilot now contains all available binding tariff information (BTIs).
  • The BTIs can be found on the one hand by means of a semantic search function.
  • In addition, they are integrated into the PilotMemos to enrich them.