Customs Automation

By
Juliette Felix
August 8, 2025
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Business Challenge

Customs processing in logistics involves an overwhelming flow of paperwork and scattered information. For every container, teams must collect, review, and manually re-enter multiple documents, including invoices, export and import forms, CMRs, and dangerous goods declarations.  

These documents arrive in many formats through both internal systems and ever-busy mailboxes. Standardization is impossible, as clients each provide documents in their own way. Staff must repeatedly search, check, and transfer information into complicated customs entry platforms. This slow and error-prone process causes delays, increases fatigue, and prevents the business from handling more shipments efficiently.

How It Works

Wonka AI brings new intelligence and automation to customs workflows, removing tedious manual tasks while keeping humans in control.

Unified Collection

The system connects to both your internal order management and your email inbox. All relevant customs documents are detected and gathered automatically as soon as they arrive.

Contextual Understanding

Wonka AI does more than simple data extraction. It understands each document type, matches it with the correct order, and interprets the details, even when document layouts and client formats differ.

Automated Form Preparation

When all necessary documentation is in place, the solution prepares customs entries directly in your online booking platform. Required fields such as cargo details, routing, and product data are populated accurately, and supporting documents are attached.

Human Validation and Approval

Users remain fully in control. Every draft is presented for final review, where information can be edited or adjusted if needed. Employees approve each submission, ensuring all compliance requirements are met.

Proactive and Coordinated Workflow

The built-in portal tracks each customs order and its status, giving teams a clear overview of what is complete, what needs attention, and where follow-up may be required. No more tedious work or searching between emails and systems.

Key Functionalities

  • Automated classification and extraction from all incoming customs documents, such as invoices, CMR, export or import documents
  • Smart matching between orders, supporting paperwork, and required data fields
  • Pre-filling of customs forms in your online booking platform, eliminating repetitive manual entry
  • Central dashboard tracking the progress and status of every customs order and document
  • A robust validation step for human review, correcting any extraction errors before finalization
  • Full audit trail and traceability for compliance and quality assurance
  • Seamless integration with your online booking / customs entry platform: entries are automatically created and ready for final review by your team.

Results

Wonka AI delivers a step-change in customs processing:

✓ Handling time per order drops from an average of 10–12 minutes to under 1 minute, making the process up to twelve times faster.

✓ Fewer errors and greater consistency thanks to precise extraction and order matching

✓ Employees experience less fatigue, with more time for higher-value work and exceptions

✓ Operations scale up without needing to increase admin workload, even as document flows grow

✓ Full visibility and control for teams, with nothing lost or missed between platforms and inboxes

Customs paperwork is no longer a bottleneck. Wonka AI enables your team to process orders in a fraction of the time, maintaining oversight, accuracy and peace of mind at every step.

Juliette Felix
Engineering Manager, Layers
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