Industries · Agriculture & Food
Perishable goods cannot wait for paperwork
Food trade runs on certificates, inspections, and clocks. A phytosanitary certificate that arrives late costs more than freight, because the cargo keeps ripening while the paperwork catches up. GTOS is built to keep the document set ahead of the shipment.
What this trade actually looks like
Certificate-heavy lanes
Phytosanitary certificates, health certificates, certificates of origin, and fumigation records, each with its own issuer and its own way of being late.
Inspection windows
FDA prior notice, USDA holds, and port inspections that turn a one-day slip into a week of cold-storage fees.
Seasonal price pressure
Harvest windows set the schedule. A landed cost learned after shipment is a margin decision someone else made for you.
Where GTOS fits
Document AI
Reads certificates and packing lists on arrival and flags the gap between what was declared and what was shipped, while the goods are still at origin.
Customs & Declarations
Lane-aware checklists for food shipments: the Izmir-to-Houston dried fruit case carries different requirements than frozen seafood into Los Angeles.
Escrow Engine
Payment released on verified documents and inspection milestones, so a first trade with a new grower does not require blind trust on either side.
Example lane: dried figs, Izmir to Houston
- RFQ and quote carry the HS classification and estimated duty from day one
- Packing list quantity mismatch caught at document upload, not at the port
- Phytosanitary and origin certificates tracked against the lane checklist
- Landed cost confirmed before booking; escrow releases on verified documents
Illustrative scenario describing the intended workflow. GTOS is in prototype stage.