This achievement demonstrates AI’s potential to automate one of the most complex and regulated tasks within the trade and compliance industry
(PRUnderground) June 23rd, 2025
Gaia Dynamics, the leading AI-driven trade compliance platform, today announced it has achieved a major milestone: its AI-powered product classification tool has scored 100% on the product classification section of the April 2025 U.S. Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE). This open-book test is widely considered one of the hardest federal licensing exams to pass – with only 30% passing it in its entirety so far this year and pass rates as low as 1.5% in previous years.
Aspiring customs brokers in the U.S. are required to score at least 75% on the 4.5-hour test, which is administered twice a year by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Over the course of 80+ multiple choice questions (and just three minutes per question), the exam covers everything from Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classifications to valuations methods, and entry procedures.
“Achieving a perfect score on the classification portion of the Customs Broker License Exam isn’t just a technical milestone – it’s a signal that AI is ready to take on some of the most complex and high-stakes challenges in global trade,” said Emil Stefanutti, CEO of Gaia Dynamics. “For years, classification has been a slow, error-prone, and costly bottleneck in compliance. This result proves that our platform can deliver expert-level accuracy at scale, helping companies move faster, stay compliant, and reduce risk in an increasingly volatile trade environment.”
Global trade is under greater scrutiny than ever, with tariffs, sanctions, and regulatory enforcement accelerating worldwide. The lingering impact of the Trump-era tariffs, which introduced sweeping and often unpredictable changes to U.S. trade policy, continues to create confusion for importers navigating classification and compliance. In May, the Department of Justice doubled down, issuing a major policy memo that named trade and customs fraud, including tariff evasion, as the agency’s second-highest enforcement priority. Despite this shift, the classification process remains largely manual.
To simulate this benchmark, the Gaia Dynamics team used its AI classification engine to answer the 15 product classification questions from Section IV of the CBLE (the full exam and official answer key were publicly released by CBP). Without access to any test content during training, the AI relied solely on its built-in classification engine. In just eight seconds, the engine doesn’t just provide an HS code, but also step-by-step legal reasoning, Customs Ruling Online Search Systems (CROSS) citations, and alternative possible classifications to be used under specific circumstances. Historically, a single product can take an expert broker hours to classify. Gaia Dynamics provides further details on how it reached this milestone in a newly published white paper, “The Impact of AI in Product Classification and Tariff Calculations” and customer case study, available to download at https://www.gaiadynamics.ai/whitepapers.
Gaia Dynamics’ AI-powered platform streamlines global trade compliance by delivering accurate product classification and tariff calculations with 95% accuracy, significantly reducing the risk of costly errors. It ensures real-time regulatory compliance by continuously monitoring policy updates and flagging risks, while predictive analytics help businesses anticipate supply chain disruptions and adapt to shifting tariffs.
To learn more and schedule a demo, please visit: https://www.gaiadynamics.ai/.
About Gaia Dynamics
Gaia Dynamics is an AI-driven trade technology platform founded in 2025 in partnership with Andrew Ng’s AI Fund. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company leverages cutting-edge artificial intelligence to simplify complex processes in tariff classification, regulatory compliance and supply chain optimization. Gaia Dynamics equips customs brokers, consultants and brands with the tools they need to navigate global trade with ease. To learn more, please visit: https://www.gaiadynamics.ai/.
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