Patent ID: 7739248
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Computer-readable storage media embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer to perform a method for Harmonized Tariff Schedule (“HTS”) auditing by an importer using a software user interface and an importer database coupled to the software user interface using one or more layers of executable code, the method comprising: an importer receiving from a customs broker in electronic form: the importer entering the scanned images and the information in the broker database into a first repository in the importer database; the importer linking the scanned images and the information in the broker database to corresponding records of the importer about the products in a second repository in the importer database; the importer electronically and methodically comparing the information in the broker database with the corresponding records of the importer; the importer comparing information in the scanned images with the corresponding records of the importer; the comparing including comparing an HTS code on one of the customs forms with an HTS code with the corresponding records of the importer; the importer identifying one or more discrepancies between information in the broker database and/or the scanned images and the corresponding records of the importer based on the comparisons, thereby auditing the entry packets; the importer generating a report identifying the one or more discrepancies between the information in the broker database and/or the scanned images and the corresponding records of the importer; and the importer taking remedial action to correct the discrepancies.