{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"customs clearance automation","description":"Customs clearance automation is the use of software and integrated data flows to electronically process import and export declarations, supporting documents, and duty payments without manual data entry. Systems connect directly to customs authority interfaces—such as the EU's CDS or the US ACE portal—validating commodity classifications and declared values in real time while maintaining a complete audit trail. Forwarders and importers can compress clearance times from hours to minutes and substa","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-clearance-automation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T16:37:21.003722","citation":"https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs-4-0/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/customs-clearance-automation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"customs clearance automation · Customs clearance automation is the use of software and integrated data flows to electronically process import and export declarations, supporting documents, and duty payments without manual data entry. · Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs-4-0/"}