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Accelerate customs brokerage operations

Sefer reads your shipment documents and drafts ready-to-file entries, then handles the post-entry work and surfaces refund opportunities you’d otherwise miss. Every entry is reviewed by your licensed brokers.

Works with your existing systems

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+ Layer One · Pre-release

Before the entry clears.

The foundation of the post-release workspace below.

[01]

Document AI for shipment intake

Email, Outlook, Gmail, or a shared folder in. Sefer parses every attachment (invoice, packing list, BOL, COO, supplier declarations) into a structured shipment. Conflicts surfaced, not silently picked.

Commercial invoice18 lines · 14 pp
Packing listMismatch: 16 vs 18
Ocean BOLMAEU 884733201
Certificate of originVN · Form D
[02]

HTS classification with cited reasoning

10-digit classification with the GRI applied, CROSS rulings cited, alternatives ruled out. For composite goods, GRI 3(b) questions get surfaced. Your LCB makes the call.

Yoga mat, PVC9506.91.0030
GRI 1CROSS HQ H290535
Gift set, ceramic6911.10.4100
GRI 3(b)Essential character: review
[03]

Live tariff stack and regulatory engine

CSMS, Federal Register, USTR ingested as they publish. The stack (HTSUS, 232, 301, Chapter 99, IEEPA, AD/CVD) computed in real time. Every layer cites its source.

HTSUS base
9506.91.0030
4.5%
Section 301 List 4A
CSMS 39587
+7.5%
Chapter 99 8801
USTR 2024-12
+10%
IEEPA reciprocal
Proc. 10895
+10%
Stacked rate32.0%
[04]

Pre-clearance validation and ABI-ready draft

Chapter notes, origin, PGA disclaimers, AD/CVD, bond, ISF. Clean drafts (7501, 3461, ISF, 7512) land in CargoWise, NetCHB, CustomsCity, or flat ABI. Nothing transmits until your LCB submits.

HTS valid for date of import
COO consistent across docs
PGA: FDA prior notice
Bond sufficiency
+ Layer Two · Post-release

What happens after the entry clears.

Same data. Same broker in control.

[01]

CF-28 / CF-29 response engine

Sefer matches the notice to the entry, pulls every supporting doc on file, and drafts the narrative addressing CBP’s question. Your LCB edits, signs, submits. The 30-day clock without the scramble.

CF-28 received
Entry 110-2384732-7 · 27 days left
Packet assembled
  • Commercial invoice
  • COO + supplier decl.
  • CROSS HQ H290535
  • Prior-entry classification log
[02]

PSC, protest, and liquidation watchdog

Every entry on a liquidation calendar at ~314 days. When a CSMS, CROSS reversal, USTR exclusion, or IEEPA proclamation opens a PSC, every affected entry is flagged and pre-drafted with citations.

Liquidation calendar · ~314 d
234-1198Apr 14
234-1162Apr 16
234-1140Apr 19
PSC opportunity
CSMS 66218 · 3 entries
[03]

IEEPA refund and CAPE eligibility

Sefer scores your entire ABI history against IEEPA and CAPE rules, cites the basis per entry, and assembles the claim packet. You keep the fee. No contingency.

Recoverable · ACME Inc
FY24
$284,915
64% IEEPA
1,124 entries scored · CAPE-eligible
[04]

Reasonable-care file and focused-assessment defense

Per importer and per HTS, a continuously updated dossier: GRI reasoning, COO, PGA disclaimers, tariff sources, CBP correspondence, PSCs, refund claims. When a focused assessment lands, the file is minutes away.

ACME Inc · dossier
2019–now
  • Classifications · GRI cited
  • COO statements
  • CF-28 / CF-29 log
  • Tariff citations
  • PSCs & 1514 protests
FAQ

Questions brokers ask us first.

If we missed yours, the demo is the best place to dig in.

Does Sefer replace my licensed broker?

No. Your LCB reviews and submits every output on their license and your filer code.

How does Sefer fit with 19 CFR § 111.28?

Every draft has an audit trail, every classification has cited reasoning, every rule has its CBP source. The documented basis CBP wants in a focused assessment.

Who actually transmits to CBP?

Your team, through your existing ABI or ACE Portal, on your filer code. Sefer has no filer code and never transmits.

What if a Sefer-drafted entry has an error?

Same liability path as any entry your LCB signs today. The reasoning trail makes reasonable care easier to demonstrate; it doesn’t shift liability.

Is my importer book exposed to other brokers on Sefer?

No. Per-broker tenant isolation. No cross-broker model training. SOC 2 Type II in progress.

Which ABI systems do you push into?

CargoWise, NetCHB, CustomsCity, and direct ACE Portal. Magaya in pilot. Flat ABI file export for custom stacks.

Do you handle PGAs?

Yes. FDA, EPA TSCA, USDA APHIS, NHTSA, FCC, CPSC, ATF, FWS, plus state-level. Disclaimer codes pre-populated; LCB reviews before submission.

Section 232, IEEPA, Chapter 99, AD/CVD, reciprocal tariffs?

All stacked in real time with citations. Updates as CBP publishes CSMS and the Federal Register publishes proclamations.

How do IEEPA refunds and CAPE work?

Eligibility scoring across your full ABI history with the basis cited per entry; LCB reviews and files. You keep the fee. No contingency.

PSCs, protests, focused assessments?

PSCs and 1514 protests get pre-drafted when a CSMS, CROSS reversal, USTR exclusion, or IEEPA proclamation opens one. The reasonable-care file is your focused-assessment dossier, exportable in minutes.