Data entry ops · Production

Reform reduces customs entry processing time from 60 minutes to 10–15 minutes at Interlink Trade Services

The problem

Interlink's entry specialists spent the majority of each day on manual, line-by-line data entry and document cross-checking across emails, invoices, packing lists, BOLs, and ABI screens, with complex filings routinely exceeding an hour and leaving little capacity for auditing, compliance guidance, or client consulting.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Shipment packet received
trigger
“By ingesting customer emails and full shipment packets, including invoices, packing lists, BOLs, arrival notices, and supporting documentation”
2
AI extracts and structures data
ai_action
“Reform reads and extracts line-level details, organizes the data into a clean structured format, and prepares it for final review before transmitting to ABI as an EDI file”
3
Specialist reviews draft
human_review
“specialists now begin with a ready-to-review draft. They still own classification decisions, provisions, valuation nuance, and PGA complications”
4
Transmit to ABI as EDI
integration
“sent the final review straight to our ABI software as an EDI file for automatic entry creation”
Reported outcome

Reform reduced hands-on entry processing time from roughly 60 minutes to 10–15 minutes for complex entries and from around 30 minutes to 5–10 minutes for simpler ones, enabling the team to shift focus toward auditing, training, and proactive client consulting while absorbing high-volume days with consistent quality.

Reported metrics
Hands-on entry processing time (complex entries)from roughly 60 minutes to 10–15 minutes
Entry processing time (simpler entries)around 30 minutes to as little as 5–10 minutes
Manual processing timereduced our manual processing time significantly
Reported stack
ReformABI
Source
https://www.reformhq.com/case-studies/interlink-accelerates-customs-entry-processing-amidst-regulatory-uncertainty
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

Reform reduced hands-on entry processing time from roughly 60 minutes to 10–15 minutes for complex entries and from around 30 minutes to 5–10 minutes for simpler ones, enabling the team to shift focus toward auditing,…

What tools did this team use?

Reform, ABI.

What results were reported?

Hands-on entry processing time (complex entries): from roughly 60 minutes to 10–15 minutes; Entry processing time (simpler entries): around 30 minutes to as little as 5–10 minutes; Manual processing time: reduced our manual processing time significantly (source-reported, not independently verified).

How is this data entry ops AI workflow structured?

Shipment packet received → AI extracts and structures data → Specialist reviews draft → Transmit to ABI as EDI.