AI tools for importers & trade teams

Stop guessing HS codes and import costs — prepare shipments with confidence.

StormScale Strategies builds focused, AI-assisted tools to remove the “I think…” guesses from trade work — HS classification, duty notes, and landed cost snapshots you can actually explain.

Open HS & Duty Intelligence Open Duty & Landed Cost Open Broker-Ready Trade Pack

Trusted by importers, students, and small trade teams preparing shipments before speaking to customs brokers.

Built in British Columbia, Canada — for people who live in spreadsheets: import/export coordinators, e-commerce sellers, brokers-in-training, and trade students.

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StormScale Strategies – early-access tools for HS classification, mock duty profiles, landed cost snapshots, and a shipment-ready starter pack PDF.

Tools in beta

Small, opinionated utilities you can layer on top of the spreadsheets and systems you already use.

HS & duty engine

HS & Duty Intelligence

Describe your product, choose origin and destination, and get an AI-assisted HS suggestion with clear reasoning plus a duty reference snapshot.

  • Primary HS code + alternatives
  • Plain-English justification
  • Mock duty notes by chapter + route
  • Docs & compliance notes
CA$2 · Full report + PDF export
Start HS & Duty
Landed cost snapshot

Duty & Landed Cost Calculator

Enter customs value, freight, insurance, and other charges. Get a quick breakdown of duty and landed cost plus a clean PDF snapshot.

  • Simple inputs + clear breakdown
  • Chapter-based duty approximation
  • FTA hints when applicable
  • PDF export snapshot
Free · PDF export included
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Shipment-ready starter pack

Broker-Ready Trade Pack

A single professional PDF you can share with a broker or freight forwarder — HS summary, duty snapshot, commercial invoice draft, packing list draft, and a compliance checklist.

  • HS classification summary (broker-ready)
  • Duty snapshot + assumptions explained
  • Commercial invoice (fillable draft)
  • Packing list (shipment-ready)
  • Compliance checklist (country-specific)
  • Single professional PDF
CA$9 · One-time · Instant PDF
Generate My Broker-Ready Trade Pack

Designed for importers before speaking to customs brokers or freight forwarders.

Guides

Short, practical pages that explain trade basics in plain English — and help Google find StormScale.

Getting started

Before You Talk to a Customs Broker

What to prepare so you don’t waste time (or money) on your first call.
HS codes

HS Codes Explained

How HS codes work, why they matter, and what info affects classification.
Costs

Landed Cost Explained

What landed cost includes, what people forget, and how to sanity-check a shipment.
Documents

Commercial Invoice Template

The fields that actually matter (and common mistakes that trigger delays).
Documents

Packing List for Imports

How to structure a packing list that brokers and warehouses can use immediately.

Recommended flow

Fast enough to use daily — honest enough to keep you safe.

1

Classify

Start with HS & Duty Intelligence. Add what matters: material, use, end user, battery/electronics/food flags.

2

Sanity-check cost

Use the Duty & Landed Cost tool to see if the shipment still makes sense once duty is included.

3

Generate the pack

Broker-Ready Trade Pack creates a broker/forwarder-ready PDF bundle: HS summary, duty snapshot, invoice draft, packing list draft, and a checklist.