AI and the future of customs tariff classification

Martin Pay
Martin Pay
Senior Marketing Manager EMEA, MIC Datenverarbeitung GmbH, Austria
Clemens Kriechbaumer
Clemens Kriechbaumer
Team Manager Data Science, AI and Machine Learning Specialist, MIC Datenverarbeitung GmbH, Austria
Published 28 Sep 2025
AI and the future of customs tariff classification
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Artificial intelligence is not just a far-off idea; it is already changing the way that global trade is conducted. This is nowhere more apparent than in the tariff classification, where the intricacy of regulations, volume of data, and requirement for accuracy provide the ideal conditions for artificial intelligence to have a revolutionary effect. The focus of today's talks is not on whether AI will be used, but rather on how companies and customs officials can strategically use its two most potent methodologies: generative and discriminative AI. The distinction between these two is discussed in this article along with how they can aid in tariff classification.

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