Extract Data from Multi-Lingual Customs Documents and Bills of Lading

Breaking Language Barriers in Logistics Data

Global shipping means dealing with a mountain of PDFs, Bills of Lading, and customs declarations in multiple languages. For freight forwarders, extracting and translating foreign shipping manifests for local compliance manually is slow and error-prone.

The Cross-Border Delay

When a Spanish or Mandarin commercial invoice arrives at the port, a human operator usually has to translate the goods description, look up the HS code, and type it into the customs brokerage software. This single chokepoint delays entire shipments.

Simultaneous Extraction and Translation

TargetMesh does not just extract data; the underlying language models can comprehend and translate it simultaneously on the fly.

• Instruction-Based Translation: Provide the AI prompt: "Extract the commercial goods descriptions from this Spanish invoice, but output the text translated into English in the final CSV."
• Metric Conversions: Automatically convert weights from Kilograms to Pounds during the extraction phase.
• Clean Manifest Creation: Turn a chaotic, multi-lingual customs clearance PDF into a clean, uniform Excel file ready for your local TMS (Transportation Management System).

Speed up global customs clearance by letting AI handle the translation and data entry simultaneously.