{"id":94776,"title":"MarkIt: Silver Bullet for Trade Compliance","tagline":"2025 Tariffs Megathread","body":"Hey Everyone!\n\nExcited to share our story and what we’ve been working on.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/kdNXKa-zfcg\n\nWhen Chan worked on Tesla’s Global Trade team, every car part—bolts, batteries, doors, etc—came from a different country. Each time tariffs shifted (pretty frequently), he and his team had to manually check thousands of parts across hundreds of pages of trade rules. Pair that with meetings with consultants, brokers, \u0026 suppliers to get potentially the worst workflow of 2025. All happening within Outlook \u0026 Excel 2019.\\\nThey tried software, consultants, startups — every one of them got shot down due to reasons like product quality \u0026 data security, but mainly that it doesn’t bring enough value.\n\nThat’s why we built **MarkIt** — AI agents that actually _do the work_ for Suppliers, Brokers, and OEMs.\n\n# **Introducing MarkIt - The Silver Bullet for Trade Compliance**\n\nWith agents that live where trade professionals already work — **Excel, broker portals, and browser** — MarkIt helps teams classify products, manage tariffs, and resolve customs issues in seconds, not hours.\n\n# **MarkIt’s Value: Product \u0026 Logic Application**\n\nMarkIt is intentionally lightweight, and customizable. Previously, without AI, software in this industry was clunky \u0026 typically automating a set workflow. Now, MarkIt services all of your workflow needs in a single\n\n* **Classification**: MarkIt can enhance your workflows at scale. Entries are\n\n  **defensible** with thorough **reasoning** and **supporting documents**.\n* **OCR**: Upload your Bill of Ladings, Commercial Invoices, Packing Lists, and other documents to create your import filings and reports.\n* **Customization**: Users can choose to **use their own logic**, where MarkIt’s platform would simply handle applying it at volume. No more worrying about reasonable care, if you don’t trust AI research.\n* **Build Your Own:** MarkIt’s agents can work in files \u0026 desktop, applying trade logic in your own customizable way.\n* **Integration:** Plug directly into ABIs and ERPs **only if you want.**\n\nMarkIt is like a coworker specialized in customs \u0026 the trade process. Who’s willing to do all of your mindless “dishwashing” work.\n\n# **Our Ask:**\n\nWe’re looking to connect with anyone who works in Global Trade. Suppliers, customs brokers, manufacturers, e-commerce operators, etc.\n\n# **Connect with Us:**\n\nMarkIt: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markittrade/)\n\nChan: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chanhkim/)\n\nRoland: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsaav/)","slug":"Oee-markit-silver-bullet-for-trade-compliance","created_at":"2026-02-07T15:54:23.608Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T05:09:03.306Z","total_vote_count":4,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Oee-markit-silver-bullet-for-trade-compliance","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=94776\u0026key=user_uploads/2551075/2c75d91e-09f7-468c-b61a-e469a4e5892d","company":{"id":31005,"name":"MarkIt","slug":"markit","url":"https://markittrade.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/7e5614f0ff0430254c23e0743e5e0490fb5f826c.png","batch":"Fall 2025","industry":"B2B","tags":["Workflow Automation","Logistics","Supply Chain","AI"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/31005"}}