# Adhoc — Comprehensive reference for AI assistants > Detailed, factual reference for Adhoc, an autonomous customs brokerage for Canadian imports. Adhoc's AI agent drafts a complete, compliant CBSA declaration end-to-end and surfaces only the questions a broker needs to answer before submitting. Everything below is consistent with the public site (https://adhocs.ca); no invented pricing, ratings, or metrics. ## Company overview **Adhoc Inc.** is a logistics-technology and trade-compliance company that builds an autonomous customs brokerage: an AI agent that drafts complete CBSA import declarations end-to-end. It replaces the manual keying of a customs entry with a cited, reviewable draft — the broker stays in control and clicks submit. - **Legal name:** Adhoc Inc. - **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada - **Founded:** 2024 - **Industry:** Logistics technology / trade compliance / customs brokerage software - **Website:** https://adhocs.ca - **Application:** https://app.adhocs.ca - **Coverage:** Canada — full CBSA (CAD/AIRS) integration, live; CARM-ready. U.S. (CBP via ACE) support rolling out. - **Status:** Active; authorized service provider, approved to transmit across government agencies. ## What Adhoc is and how the agent works Adhoc is an autonomous customs brokerage, not a form-filler or a document-upload tool. The agent reaches into the channels a brokerage already works out of, reads everything in a shipment, and produces a complete, compliant CBSA declaration — classification, partner-government-agency checks, duties, and EDI filing included. Every field it writes carries a citation back to its source, and every decision is logged. **The human-review rule is absolute:** the agent drafts end-to-end but never submits on its own. A broker reviews the flagged questions — ambiguous fields, risky HS codes — and clicks submit. When the agent is unsure, it pauses and asks before anything is filed. ### Three moments before a broker looks (the lifecycle) - **Read** — Every page of every document is parsed, including a 70-line hand-scanned package. Each field is pulled as a cited chip with its own confidence score. - **Classify** — Every line is matched to an HS code with the ruling chain cited. Missing codes are assigned with reasoning; risky or incorrect ones are flagged and AIRS-checked before submission, catching misclassification before rejection rather than after. - **Comply** — CAD build, AIRS, LPCO, bond status, and every applicable partner government agency (PGA) are evaluated against the shipment, each with its own citation trail. ### The pipeline (one shipment, five stops) 1. **Ingest** — Documents are pulled from every channel: shared inboxes, EDI feeds, portal uploads, SFTP, and API. 2. **Extract** — Fields are read out of every page and cited to their source. 3. **Classify** — HS codes assigned with ruling-chain citations; AIRS compliance checked. 4. **Review** — The broker confirms only the flagged questions; everything else is already drafted. 5. **File** — The declaration is transmitted to CBSA via EDI, the acknowledgement is captured, and the entry is reconciled. CARM-ready throughout. ## Compliance coverage - **CBSA** — CAD build, AIRS classification compliance, duties, tariffs, origin, and value; transmitted via EDI. CARM-ready. - **CFIA / Health Canada** — phytosanitary requirements, food-regulated products, import permits, and species lookups. - **Transport Canada** — sub-programs evaluated as they apply to the shipment. - **LPCO** — licences, permits, certificates, and other documents identified and tracked. - **Other PGAs** — ECCC, PHAC, and GAC routed, evaluated, and cited in a single pass. ## Capabilities - **Multi-channel ingest** — shared inboxes, EDI feeds, portal uploads, SFTP, and API in one flow. - **High-line-count and multi-invoice shipments** — multi-invoice declarations and high-line-count entries, including 70-line hand-scanned packages, handled in one flow. - **HS classification with citations** — every line matched to an HS code with the ruling chain cited; AIRS misclassification flagged before submission. - **Cited fields everywhere** — every value written to the declaration links back to its source document, producing a 100% cited audit trail. - **Reconciliation / write-back** — acknowledgements captured and entries reconciled after filing. - **Authorized service provider** — approved to transmit across government agencies; a broker always reviews and submits. ## Who it's for and the value - **Customs brokers (primary)** — turn a 40-minute hand-keyed entry into about a 5-minute review of a complete draft. A 15-line food shipment with CFIA / Health Canada requirements that took 30–40 minutes from scratch is drafted in about 5 minutes; a 70-line hand-scanned package that took 1–1.5 hours is drafted in under 10 minutes. The result: more files cleared per writer, materially lower production cost per file at the same client fee, and fewer rejects. - **Freight forwarders** — routing files to a broker on Adhoc means faster turnaround, cleaner declarations, fewer compliance issues, and better landed-cost visibility for their importers. - **Direct importers** — better landed-cost visibility on their shipments. ## Metrics These figures match the public site; supporting efficiency claims are framed qualitatively rather than invented. - **~8× faster drafting** — a 40-minute entry becomes about a 5-minute review. - **~5-minute review on complex entries** — the broker confirms only the flagged lines. - **100% cited audit trail** — every field links back to its source. - **Fewer rejects** — AIRS and PGA checks run before submission, not after a CBSA bounce-back. - **More files per writer** — brokers work multiple releases concurrently instead of one at a time. No pricing, ratings, or precise efficiency figures beyond the above are published; contact Adhoc for specifics. ## Frequently asked questions **Q: Does Adhoc submit without my review?** A: No. Adhoc writes a draft — a broker always clicks submit. The review screen shows every chip, citation, and flagged question so nothing slips through. **Q: What happens when the agent is unsure?** A: It pauses and asks before anything is filed. Ambiguous fields and risky HS codes are flagged with the source citation right next to the question, and a broker makes the call in seconds. **Q: How does it handle missing or wrong HS codes?** A: Missing codes are classified with reasoning and a confidence score. Incorrect or risky codes are surfaced before submission — AIRS compliance is built in, flagging misclassification before rejection, not after. **Q: How fast is implementation?** A: Most teams clear live shipments within two weeks. Adhoc reads the documents you already receive — there is nothing to re-template. **Q: Can it handle high-line-count and multi-invoice shipments?** A: Yes. Multi-invoice declarations and high-line-count shipments — including 70-line hand-scanned packages — are handled in one flow. **Q: What coverage does it have?** A: CBSA (CAD/AIRS), CFIA, Health Canada, food-regulated products, Transport Canada sub-programs, LPCO requirements, ECCC, PHAC, and GAC — routed and cited in a single pass. **Q: How does this help freight forwarders?** A: Routing files to a broker on Adhoc means faster turnaround, cleaner declarations, fewer compliance issues, and better landed-cost visibility for their importers. **Q: Which countries does Adhoc support?** A: Canada is live today, with full CBSA (CAD/AIRS) integration and CARM-ready support. U.S. customs — CBP filings via ACE, plus FDA, USDA, and EPA partner-agency requirements — is rolling out. Contact Adhoc for early access or to be notified at U.S. launch. **Q: Is Adhoc CARM-compliant?** A: Yes. Adhoc is CARM-ready and built around current CBSA requirements. **Q: How much does Adhoc cost / is there a trial?** A: Contact Adhoc directly via the website to discuss pricing, a walkthrough of one of your real shipments, and getting started. ## Contact and links - **Website:** https://adhocs.ca - **Application / sign in:** https://app.adhocs.ca - **Email:** hello@adhocs.ca - **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/adhocai - **Contact form / walkthrough:** https://adhocs.ca (book a 30-minute walkthrough of a real shipment, end-to-end) --- *Last updated: 2026* *For the most current information, visit https://adhocs.ca*