Patent ID: 8099371

Claim:
A computerized method for generating customs documents to facilitate border crossings comprising: (a) storing at a document processor computer database manufacturer price catalog data, said price catalog data comprising price data for parts ordered by a manufacturer from a plurality of suppliers; (b) storing at said document processor computer database manufacturer trade compliance data; (c) at said document processor computer for each of a plurality of parts shipments; (1) receiving at said document processor computer an advance shipment notice comprising parts shipment data; (2) assigning a shipment control number to said parts shipment data; (3) determining at said document processor computer a price for parts in said parts shipment, said price determined according to said manufacturer price catalog data in said document processor computer database; (4) generating at said document processor computer an electronic commercial invoice for said parts shipment said electronic commercial invoice comprising: (i) said price for parts in said parts shipment; (ii) trade data consistent with said manufacturer trade compliance data; (iii) an invoice number; and (vi) said shipment control number; (d) generating at said document processor computer an electronic manifest for said plurality of parts shipments, said manifest listing each of said shipment control numbers associated with said electronic commercial invoices; (e) transferring from said document processor computer to a border patrol computer said electronic manifest and said electronic commercial invoices for said plurality of shipments; and (f) receiving at said document processor computer from said border patrol computer accessing said electronic manifest with said list of shipment control numbers and each of said electronic commercial invoices associated with said shipment control numbers acceptance data for said electronic manifest for said plurality of shipments.