Apparel & Footwear
Stay ahead of new product HS classifications, tariff engineering, and shifting origin requirements.
KYG Trade helps apparel and footwear compliance professionals classify fast-changing SKUs, qualify for preferential trade programs, and ensure reasonable care documentation is airtight and audit-ready.
Speed to Market Meets High-Stakes Tariff Compliance
From t-shirts and handbags to technical gear and footwear, each new style presents classification, customs valuation, and strategic sourcing challenges.
With heightened scrutiny on UFLPA compliance and the growing complexity of global FTA qualifications and First Sale for Export, trade teams can no longer rely on manual spreadsheets or risk leaving duty savings on the table.
KYG Trade Enterprise Item Master
Dedup and unify your apparel and footwear SKUs and non-inventory items, along with their associated costed BOMs and teck packs, for multi-country global trade and tariff compliance purposes.
Customs Broker / Supplier / Customer Portal
No more emails and attachments. Your customs brokers, suppliers, and customers can search for product attributes and regulatory attestations (HS codes, FTA eligibility, Certificates of Origin, Forced Labor Compliance, etc.) via a user-friendly webpage or API.
KYG Trade Prompt™
Leverage custom AI workflows for trade compliance — built by you, powered by us. Automate apparel-specific tariff, import, and export prompts that you can update and save for repetitive use in your private or company-shared Trade Prompt library.
Real-Time Compliance Monitoring
Stay ahead of import regulatory changes, tariff-related EOs, reciprocal tariff changes, and sanctions updates with AI-assisted automated alerts and emails.
Why KYG Trade?
Built By Trade Professionals
KYG Trade was built by experts with 75+ years of combined experience in import/export operations and Big 4 advisory. Unlike generic models trained by data scientists, KYG’s AI is configured by trade professionals — delivering compliance performance that reflects real-world complexity.
SAP GTS E4H and 11.x Replacement
KYG Trade delivers higher ROI and lower TCO compared to SAP GTS with faster implementation, easier ERP/PLM integration, simpler configuration, and minimal training requirements. Whether you’re looking to extend GTS or replace it entirely, KYG offers a modern, AI-assisted platform built for agility and scale.
AI-Assisted Everything
Our patented backend architecture natively supports generative AI, RAG, graph RAG, agentic workflows, OCR, ETL, ML, and NLP — all fully integrated from the core engine to the modern UI. Unlike academic AI models, KYG’s capabilities are trained and tuned by trade compliance professionals to deliver real-world performance where it counts.
Enterprise-Grade
KYG is hosted on Microsoft Azure and ISO 27001 certified — delivering the security, reliability, and performance enterprise teams expect. Both IT and trade compliance users at leading organizations regularly endorse KYG for its accuracy, responsiveness, feature velocity, and flexibility.
Gartner Cool Vendors 2025
KYG Trade was named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Logistics and Fulfillment for 2025. Our AI-assisted platform is transforming global trade compliance, saving customers millions of hours and unlocking millions in duty and cost savings worldwide.
Gartner Market Guide for Global Trade Management 2025
In just its third year, KYG Trade earned a place alongside legacy GTM providers in Gartner’s 2025 Market Guide. Our configurable, API-friendly platform is redefining trade compliance with automation, orchestration, and collaborative workflows — all out of the box.
Reduction in HS Classification Time
First Sale Compliance Consulting Savings
Free Trade Agreement Duty Savings
AI-Assisted Tools Built for Global Trade and Tariff Professionals
As tariff rates rise, the pool of First Sale-eligible vendors has expanded. KYG’s AI-assisted First Sale for Export tools have enabled us to qualify and onboard new vendors and factories more quickly and cost-effectively than typical methods. We’ve reduced implementation costs without compromising CBP’s reasonable care requirements. Annual reviews of related-party arm’s length pricing are now faster, more economical, and just as defendable as traditional approaches.
KYG is ‘Cool’
KYG Trade is featured in two major Gartner® reports:
- Cool Vendors™ in Logistics and Fulfillment Technologies
- Market Guide for Global Trade Management
According to Gartner, global trade is undergoing rapid transformation driven by tariff volatility, ESG regulations, and increasing complexity.
The Market Guide notes that “the increased application of different AI techniques in GTM software is expanding the number of use cases for automation and optimization in compliance activities,” and that “SKU traceability compliance, multicountry HS code mapping, and FTA qualifications” are among the emerging AI use cases.
Our perspective:
We believe KYG Trade was included for its AI-native approach to trade and tariff management —helping IT and compliance leaders modernize and build the business case for smarter global trade.
Download the Gartner Reports to explore why we believe KYG Trade is shaping the future of AI-Assisted GTM innovation.
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