Classfi.ai

What Classfi.ai does

Classfi is a vertical AI SaaS company that automates product classification and trade compliance workflows for customs brokers, freight forwarders, and trade consultants. The platform applies natural language processing to product description inputs to generate customs classification codes and tariff information, reducing manual research time from hours to seconds and addressing the cost of unbillable compliance work for cross-border commerce operators. The company is privately held, operated under the legal entity Freight Lend, Inc. (incorporated in Delaware, USA), and maintains a 1-10 employee footprint.

The product is built on verified trade data and regulatory rules and positions itself around three pillars: speed (classification in seconds), accuracy (preventing duty errors via rule-grounded outputs), and scalability (handling more products, clients, and markets). Classfi explicitly disclaims its outputs as informational rather than legal or compliance advice, which reflects both a liability boundary and the hybrid rule-based/NLP nature of its classification engine rather than a fully autonomous reasoning system.

The business model is a subscription-based SaaS delivered via a consultative enterprise sales motion. Classfi uses "Request Demo" calls-to-action throughout its website and does not publicly disclose pricing, tiers, or plans — consistent with quote-based enterprise contracts targeting operational import teams. The go-to-market is horizontal across customs brokers, freight forwarders, and trade consultants, with no named customer logos publicly disclosed, no disclosed funding rounds, and no institutional investor relationships identified in the available data.

Name

Classfi.ai

Legal name

Freight Lend, Inc.

Website

https://classfi.ai

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Classfi.ai is a vertical AI SaaS platform that automates product classification and trade compliance for customs brokers, freight forwarders, and trade consultants, reducing manual research from hours to seconds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Compliance Software

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Compliance (Import/Export Controls, Customs) (EDABADAK)

Keywords

• Trade compliance software
• Product classification automation
• Customs brokerage technology
• Freight forwarding software
• Tariff lookup platform

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Subscription-based access to Classfi's automated classification and trade compliance platform. Users pay for access to the platform's AI-powered classification tools, tariff lookups, and compliance research capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Classfi is a single-product AI-powered SaaS platform that automates product classification, tariff lookups, and trade compliance research for customs brokers, freight forwarders, and trade consultants. The platform uses natural language processing built on verified trade data and rules to classify products and respond to clients in seconds, enabling import teams to accelerate speed to quote, win more business, and prevent costly duty errors.

Product overview

Classfi is a unified AI-powered platform for trade compliance and product classification. The single main product, Classfi, automates manual classification work for customs brokers, freight forwarders, and trade consultants, offering three core capabilities: Fast (classification in seconds), Accurate (built on verified trade data and rules), and Scalable (handles more products, clients, and markets). The platform provides automated tools for product classification, tariff lookups, and trade compliance research to help users work smarter, faster, and more profitably.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Cut trade compliance costs by 70%
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Altana AI: Altana applies AI to global trade and supply chain data, including product classification and tariff intelligence for customs and trade compliance teams. Most directly comparable to Classfi on AI-first trade compliance automation for brokers and forwarders.
• ClearCustoms: ClearCustoms is a digital customs broker platform that automates classification, customs filings, and duty calculation. Directly comparable to Classfi on AI-driven classification for customs brokers, though with broader filings coverage.
• BorderWise: BorderWise provides AI-assisted customs classification and trade compliance tools aimed at brokers and importers. Closely matches Classfi's product wedge of using AI to compress manual classification time.

Emerging players

• Stord: Stord is a cloud supply chain platform serving cross-border commerce customers with logistics and trade-related software. Adjacent rather than direct, but competes for the same cross-border commerce buyer mindshare.
• FourKites: FourKites is a supply chain visibility platform with predictive ETA and trade data products. Adjacent peer because it serves the same freight forwarder and shipper base with AI-driven automation, though not classification-focused.

Broad incumbents

• E2open (Amber Road): E2open, which absorbed Amber Road, provides global trade management software covering classification, tariff management, and import/export compliance. Same end customers as Classfi but a much broader enterprise suite with established enterprise contracts.
• Maersk Trade & Tariff Information: Maersk provides trade data and tariff lookup tools alongside its ocean freight platform. Targets freight forwarders with verified trade data similar to Classfi, but bundles it with a much larger logistics offering.
• Descartes Visual Compliance: Descartes offers a broad trade compliance, denied-party screening, and classification suite used by large logistics providers and brokers. Competes with Classfi for the same buyer (customs brokers, forwarders) but as part of a much wider compliance and logistics portfolio.
• SAP Global Trade Services: SAP GTS is the dominant enterprise suite for global trade management, including classification, customs management, and compliance. Competes for the same broker and forwarder use cases but as a heavyweight ERP-adjacent platform.

Others

• Crowe Global Trade Advisory: Crowe and similar Big Four advisory practices deliver trade compliance consulting and managed classification services to the same customer set. Not a software peer, but a competing solution to "outsource the classification work" that Classfi automates.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/classfiAI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/classfi-ai

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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