Trade Compliance For Manufacturing

Manage product classification, restricted-party screening, licensing, and other trade compliance activities with greater visibility and control. Trade Compliance Workbench helps manufacturers centralize compliance processes across complex global supply chains and reduce manual work.

20x
Time Reduction
>90%
Classification Accuracy
>75%
False Positive Reduction
Manufacturing Trade Compliance

Manage Trade Compliance Across Complex Manufacturing Operations

Manufacturers operate across global supply chains involving raw materials, components, finished products, suppliers, customers, and multiple markets. These operations can create complex requirements for product classification, restricted-party screening, export controls, licensing, and recordkeeping. Trade Compliance Workbench provides a centralized platform to help manufacturing organizations manage these activities, improve process visibility, and create more consistent compliance workflows.

Manufacturing Compliance Challenges

Common Trade Compliance Challenges for Manufacturers

As manufacturing operations expand across products, suppliers, countries, and markets, managing trade compliance can become increasingly complex. Manufacturers need structured processes that help teams manage regulatory requirements while keeping international operations moving efficiently.

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Complex Product Classification

Manufacturers often manage large product portfolios containing raw materials, components, finished goods, and technical products. Maintaining accurate and consistent classification information can become difficult as product lines grow.

02

Global Supply Chain Complexity

International suppliers, manufacturing locations, customers, distributors, and markets can create different compliance requirements across products and transactions.

03

Export Controls and Licensing

Certain products, technologies, destinations, and transactions may require export control reviews or licenses before goods can be transferred internationally.

04

Manual Compliance Processes

Spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected systems can make it difficult to maintain consistent compliance information, track approvals, and manage exceptions efficiently.

A Centralized Approach to Manufacturing Trade Compliance

Trade Compliance Workbench gives manufacturers a centralized environment for managing key trade compliance activities. Instead of relying on disconnected spreadsheets, emails, and manual processes, teams can organize compliance information and workflows within one platform.

From product classification and restricted-party screening to licensing, import and export operations, collaboration, recordkeeping, and audit management, the platform helps manufacturers create a more structured approach to international trade compliance.

How Trade Compliance Workbench Supports Manufacturing Compliance
STEP 01
Identify Compliance Requirements
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STEP 02
Complete Compliance Reviews
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STEP 03
Resolve Compliance Exceptions
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STEP 04
Maintain Compliance Records
Trade Compliance Capabilities

Core Compliance Capabilities for Manufacturers

Trade Compliance Workbench brings key trade compliance activities into a centralized environment, helping manufacturers manage critical information and workflows across their international operations.

01 / CLASSIFICATION

Product Classification

Manage product classification information through structured workflows to support consistent and informed trade compliance decisions.

02 / SCREENING

Restricted-Party Screening

Screen relevant business partners and manage potential matches through a centralized compliance workflow.

03 / LICENSING

Export Controls & Licensing

Manage export control reviews and licensing requirements based on products, destinations, transactions, and applicable regulations.

04 / Operations

Compliance Operations

Connect trade compliance activities with import and export operations, collaboration, recordkeeping, and audit management.

TCW’s six modules: Classification, Screening, Authorizations, Transaction Operations, Monitoring & Audit, and Knowledge Management. TCW connects with your ERP, PLM and CRM systems and with sanctions and restricted-party data sources.

Manufacturing Use Cases

Built for Complex Manufacturing Operations

Manufacturing organizations can use Trade Compliance Workbench to manage compliance activities across products, suppliers, customers, manufacturing locations, and international transactions.

Global Manufacturing

Manage trade compliance processes across international manufacturing operations, suppliers, customers, and global markets.

Industrial Manufacturing

Support classification, screening, licensing, and compliance workflows for complex industrial products and components.

Electronics Manufacturing

Manage trade compliance requirements for electronics, components, technology products, and international shipments.

Advanced Manufacturing

Create structured compliance workflows for organizations managing complex products, technologies, and global supply chains.

Secure by Design

TCW is fully deployed on AWS GovCloud (US). Production environments and client data are accessible only to U.S. persons, with role-based permissions and complete audit logs.

AWS GovCloud (US)

Dedicated cloud infrastructure meeting stringent federal compliance requirements.

U.S. Persons Only

Production environments and client data are accessible strictly to verified U.S. persons.

Role-Based Audit Logs

Granular permission controls with immutable logging for complete audit readiness.

Modernize Manufacturing Trade Compliance

Bring Manufacturing Trade Compliance Into One Platform

Manage classification, screening, licensing, operations, and compliance records with a centralized platform designed to support complex international trade processes.