Why trade margins bleed silently
Global trade generates thousands of invoices, classifications, and currency exposures every month. Without AI-driven protection, companies pay a hidden "competence tax" that erodes margins and traps cash faster than sales can grow them.
Freight cost
leaksFinance teams cannot physically cross-reference every line item on complex carrier invoices against the original contract. They adopt a "pay and pray" approach, approving invoices that include duplicate surcharges and invalid accessorial fees.
Companies lose 2-5% of total annual logistics spend to overbilling and unrecovered errors. Manual processing costs $15-16 per document versus $3 with AI.Duty & tariff
overpaymentHuman brokers default to generic, higher-duty HS codes to avoid audit risk. They lack the time to research whether a specific component qualifies for a lower rate, resulting in companies overpaying duties by 5-10% for years.
Conversely, manual classification errors (up to 30% in apparel) trigger retroactive audits with penalties reaching $10,000 per violation.Invoice &
collections dragManual invoice creation takes 3-5 business days after shipment delivery, and AR teams manage collections reactively - chasing only the largest overdue accounts while hundreds of mid-tier invoices quietly age past due. 96% of email follow-ups are effectively ignored.
Without systematic, automated follow-up, average Days Sales Outstanding stretches to 60+ days. Every 20-day reduction in DSO releases significant working capital.Inventory
capital trapCompanies hold excess "just-in-case" safety stock because demand planning relies on historical averages that cannot account for real-time market signals.
For a mid-sized distributor with $20M in inventory, 20-30% of that capital is trapped in unnecessary buffers - approximately $4-6M in cash yielding zero return while incurring storage costs.
Companies using AI-powered margin protection recover 2-5% of total freight spend through automated invoice auditing, reduce duty costs by 5-10% via tariff engineering, cut DSO by 34% with intelligent collections, and unlock $2.7M in trapped working capital - delivering $575K+ in annual savings for a mid-sized trade company.
Margin recovery &
cash acceleration
Export Arena delivers margin protection and cash flow acceleration that compounds over time. Companies see recovered freight spend within the first 30 days, with duty optimization, DSO reduction, and currency savings expanding as AI agents learn your product portfolio and trade patterns.
30-min strategy call 路 100% free
Focused on your business. Detailed roadmap with expected outcomes. First results in under 7 days.
30-min strategy call 路 Focused on your business 路 100% free
Detailed roadmap with expected outcomes. First results in under 7 days.
14-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked. Cancel anytime.
- Reduction in total duty spend
5-10%
- DSO reduction
34%
- Lower document processing costs
80%
- Annual savings recovered
$575K+
What autonomous margin protection looks like in practice
Three specialized AI workers that plug financial leaks, recover lost revenue, and lock in margins across every transaction.
The Financial Case for AI Margin Protection
Mid-sized trade companies recover $575K+ annually through combined margin protection and cash flow acceleration. Payback in 3-9 months with ROI compounding from month one.
Freight Audit Recovery
Before: "Pay and pray" invoice approval
After: 100% line-item reconciliation
Impact: 2-5% of freight spend recovered
$150K found money on $5M spendDuty & Tariff Optimization
Before: Generic "safe" higher-duty codes
After: Engineered lowest legal duty rate
Impact: 5-10% reduction in total duty spend
$4.3M recovered in one case studyCash Collection Velocity
Before: 60+ day DSO, passive AR management
After: 34% DSO reduction, active collections
Impact: $2.7M working capital unlocked
Zero-lag invoice generationDocument Processing
Before: $15-16 per document, manual entry
After: ~$3 per document, AI-processed
Impact: 80% cost reduction
4x capacity without new headcountConnects to your financial & logistics ecosystem
Stop Bleeding Margin - Unlock Trapped Capital
30-min strategy call 路 100% free
Focused on your business.
Detailed roadmap with expected outcomes.
First results in under 7 days.
14-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked. Cancel anytime.
30-min strategy call 路 Focused on your business 路 100% free
Detailed roadmap with expected outcomes. First results in under 7 days.
14-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked. Cancel anytime.
Your financial data stays protected
Margin protection involves your most sensitive financial data - duty rates, pricing strategies, supplier costs, and currency positions. Export Arena ensures your financial intelligence remains fully protected. Built on SOC 2 certified infrastructure with enterprise-grade access controls.
Dedicated infrastructure
SOC 2 infrastructure
GDPR-ready design
End-to-end encryption
Full audit trails
Team-level RBAC
Activity logging
AI explainability
Data isolation
IP restrictions
Frequently asked questions
Key Metrics
Replaces
- Pay-and-pray carrier invoice approval with no line-item audit
- Generic "safe" HS codes that overpay duties by 5-10%
- 3-5 day manual invoice generation lag
- Passive collections where 96% of follow-ups are ignored
- Static safety stock formulas trapping 20-30% of capital
Stop Bleeding Margin - Unlock Trapped Capital
Book a strategy call to see how AI agents recover 2-5% of freight spend, reduce DSO by 34%, save 5-10% on customs duties, and unlock millions in trapped working capital.
30-min strategy call 路 100% free
Focused on your business. Detailed roadmap with expected outcomes. First results in under 7 days.
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