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AI Agents for Trade Compliance - Saving Companies from Tariffs

MarkIt builds AI agents that work directly inside the workflows trade professionals use every day — Excel, PDFs, broker portals, and more. From defensible classification, ACE report audits, and a self-updating system of record, it serves trade professionals end to end with agents intelligent enough to work in the complex environment. MarkIt brings reasoning, memory, and automation to global trade compliance, helping Suppliers, Brokers, and OEMs reduce errors, save time, and streamline operations in the growingly intense world of Global Trade.
Active Founders
Chanhyung Kim
Chanhyung Kim
Founder
Michelin, Porsche, Tesla, Lucid
Roland Saavedra
Roland Saavedra
Founder
CTO of Markit
Company Launches
MarkIt: Silver Bullet for Trade Compliance
See original launch post

Hey Everyone!

Excited to share our story and what we’ve been working on.

https://youtu.be/kdNXKa-zfcg

When Chan worked on Tesla’s Global Trade team, every car part—bolts, batteries, doors, etc—came from a different country. Each time tariffs shifted (pretty frequently), he and his team had to manually check thousands of parts across hundreds of pages of trade rules. Pair that with meetings with consultants, brokers, & suppliers to get potentially the worst workflow of 2025. All happening within Outlook & Excel 2019.
They tried software, consultants, startups — every one of them got shot down due to reasons like product quality & data security, but mainly that it doesn’t bring enough value.

That’s why we built MarkIt — AI agents that actually do the work for Suppliers, Brokers, and OEMs.

Introducing MarkIt - The Silver Bullet for Trade Compliance

With agents that live where trade professionals already work — Excel, broker portals, and browser — MarkIt helps teams classify products, manage tariffs, and resolve customs issues in seconds, not hours.

MarkIt’s Value: Product & Logic Application

MarkIt is intentionally lightweight, and customizable. Previously, without AI, software in this industry was clunky & typically automating a set workflow. Now, MarkIt services all of your workflow needs in a single

  • Classification: MarkIt can enhance your workflows at scale. Entries are

    defensible with thorough reasoning and supporting documents.

  • OCR: Upload your Bill of Ladings, Commercial Invoices, Packing Lists, and other documents to create your import filings and reports.

  • Customization: Users can choose to use their own logic, where MarkIt’s platform would simply handle applying it at volume. No more worrying about reasonable care, if you don’t trust AI research.

  • Build Your Own: MarkIt’s agents can work in files & desktop, applying trade logic in your own customizable way.

  • Integration: Plug directly into ABIs and ERPs only if you want.

MarkIt is like a coworker specialized in customs & the trade process. Who’s willing to do all of your mindless “dishwashing” work.

Our Ask:

We’re looking to connect with anyone who works in Global Trade. Suppliers, customs brokers, manufacturers, e-commerce operators, etc.

Connect with Us:

MarkIt: LinkedIn

Chan: LinkedIn

Roland: LinkedIn

Previous Launches
2025 Tariffs MegaThread: MarkIt Launch
MarkIt
Founded:2025
Batch:Fall 2025
Team Size:2
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Primary Partner:Tom Blomfield