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Your team spends hours reading documents, checking data, and typing into customs software. Northbound does that work automatically. Your specialists review and approve.
Supplier documents arrive in any format, from any source. Northbound transforms them into structured, declaration-ready data for your existing customs software.
We understand your requirements and will demonstrate how Northbound helps to reduce your D&D costs.
After the first meeting, you will receive free access to Northbound to experience it for yourself.
We help you to set up your account in just 30 minutes, including your individual D&D rates.
Track several containers free of charge and see the benefits for yourself.
To track all your containers with Northbound, choose the right monthly package.
With our real-time D&D dashboard, you can proactively optimize container scheduling, preventing the occurrence of D&D costs.
Northbound retrieves the container milestones in real time via a central API. Real-time visibility is therefore directly included with Northbound. Only the container number or the Bill of Lading (BL) is required.
Analyze the D&D costs and movement data of each individual container in detail.
Northbound can precisely map any individual rate, regardless of the complexity of the rules.
Receive timely notifications before D&D costs occur so that you can react immediately and avoid costs.
Upload your D&D invoice and Northbound's AI invoice auditor compares it with the stored movement data of the container. This way, no error remains undetected.
Preparation drops from 30-60 minutes to under 10 minutes per declaration.
Preparation effort per case drops significantly. Volume spikes no longer mean overtime or missed deadlines.
Missing fields and inconsistencies are flagged early, while fixing them is still fast and cheap.
Knowledge stays in the system, not in people's heads. Every case follows the same process – no matter who handles it.
Northbound does not replace your customs software. It prepares review-ready customs information in a format that fits the system you already use. Your filing process remains unchanged. Northbound simply reduces the manual work before data enters your system.
Northbound works alongside your existing processes. Documents continue to arrive through your current channels. Prepared information is made available in a format aligned with your customs system. No system replacement is required.
Extracted information is checked for completeness and consistency and aligned with available reference and master data. This ensures that issues are detected before filing, while corrections are still easy to make.
Preparation work is automated, not responsibility. All declarations are reviewed by your team before filing. Exceptions and inconsistencies are surfaced clearly so they can be resolved early.
Getting started with Northbound is straightforward. There is no system replacement and no lengthy implementation project. The setup depends on your existing channels and workflows – we work with you to get up and running as quickly as possible.
The founding team of Northbound brings first-hand experience from global logistics and customs-related operations. Andreas has held leadership roles in large-scale fulfillment environments, including Amazon, where he worked closely with international trade flows, operational data, and the realities of running high-volume inbound operations. Rahul has built AI-driven systems in logistics contexts, focusing on how complex, fragmented data can be transformed into reliable inputs for operational decision-making.
From this background, we understand a recurring challenge across customs and logistics teams: critical processes depend on data that originates in documents, emails, and spreadsheets, long before it reaches structured systems. When this preparation work is manual, slow, and inconsistent, it limits scale and creates risk. Northbound applies AI exactly at this pre-declaration stage—preparing, aligning, and validating trade and customs data before it enters downstream systems, so teams can operate with more speed, clarity, and control.
In this podcast with supply chain experts from the industry, our founder
Andreas talks about the origin of D&D costs and how they can be prevented (starts at minute 31:50).
"You often lose track [of the D&D status] and then costs are incurred. And later you pay the bill without anyone having really looked at it again."
“Proactively managing D&D fees is what separates good companies from great companies. There's really still a lot to be gained there."
"Lack of transparency is a real issue. As the bill doesn't arrive until months later, the pain isn't felt while it's actually happening and therefore often remains hidden - and later it's too late to react."
