Caspian AI Trade Compliance and Duty Recovery

Caspian Trade, Inc. is an AI-native trade compliance and duty recovery company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2024 by Justin Sherlock and Matt Ebeweber. It helps importers, merchants and customs brokers recover duties and keep customs entries compliant.

Caspian Agents check entries against 100+ rules around the clock, and a licensed customs broker signs off before filing. Platform modules include an ACE connector, an automated claim engine, a claim dashboard, a dynamic product catalog and trade insights, covering trade audit, duty drawback, IEEPA refunds, protests and classification. The company is a CBP-approved ABI vendor and reports 80+ integrations.

• Caspian Agents: check customs entries against 100+ rules with broker sign-off.
• Automated Claim Engine: identifies and files duty drawback and refund claims.
• ACE Connector: connects to the US customs ACE system.
• Dynamic Product Catalog: maintains product classification data.
• Claim Dashboard and Trade Insights: tracks claims and trade exposure.
• Refund Advance: offers refunds ahead of the standard timeline.

A US importer of Vietnamese goods can audit past entries for duty refunds. A Vietnamese exporter's US distributor can recover duties through drawback claims on re-exports. A forwarder or broker can add automated entry checks before filing.

Finds eligible duty refunds and files claims, with recovery fees charged as a share of amounts recovered. Agents check entries against 100+ rules before a licensed broker signs off. Plug-and-play integration with inventory and supply chain systems shortens setup. Holds SOC 2 Type II and CBP ACE certification according to its website.

Changing US tariffs and refund programs have made duty recovery and entry audits a priority for importers. Vietnamese exporters selling into the United States and the forwarders serving them face the same tariff and classification exposure.

Founded 2024 in San Francisco by Justin Sherlock and Matt Ebeweber. Launched from stealth on 29 July 2025 with a 5.4 million USD seed round led by Primary Venture Partners with Blank Ventures. Licensed US customs broker and CBP-approved ABI vendor; SOC 2 Type II.