Automated regulatory compliance checks for imported goods

Purpose

1. Automate regular and ad-hoc regulatory compliance checks on imported Chinese grocery products to ensure all goods meet local safety, labeling, and import laws.

2. Automating extraction and cross-referencing of import product data with official compliance databases, minimizing manual checks and paperwork.

3. Automated alerts for import rule changes, flagged non-compliance, required documentation, or missing certifications, reducing legal and reputational risks.

4. Streamline the procurement decision-making by automating analysis of supplier compliance history and document validity.

Trigger Conditions

1. New supplier onboarding submitted via procurement system automatically triggers compliance verification.

2. Import order creation or update in inventory management system initiates automated compliance validation.

3. Receipt of new or updated required documentation (COO, MSDS, etc.) triggers re-check against up-to-date regulations.

4. Scheduled interval checks (e.g., weekly, monthly) automatedly re-validate continuing supplier compliance.

Platform Variants

1. SAP Ariba

- Feature/Setting: Integration with Supplier Risk, automate retrieval and reconciliation of supplier docs with compliance lists.
- Config: Enable “Supplier Risk API” for continuous checks and automated non-compliance flagging.

2. Microsoft Power Automate

- Feature/Setting: Automate workflows between procurement system and regulatory databases.
- Config: Use “HTTP with Azure AD” to connect APIs for real-time compliance checks.

3. Salesforce

- Feature/Setting: Automates compliance checks using Flows/Process Builder connecting to external APIs.
- Config: Configure “External Services” with import compliance endpoints.

4. IBM Sterling Supply Chain

- Feature/Setting: Automated document validation module for regulatory checks.
- Config: Enable “Document Compliance Verification API”.

5. Coupa

- Feature/Setting: Automate compliance validation through Supplier Portal integrations.
- Config: Configure “Compliance API” triggers on supplier profile updates.

6. Oracle Procurement Cloud

- Feature/Setting: Automates regulatory validation workflow for imports.
- Config: Enable “Supplier Qualification API”.

7. GEP SMART

- Feature/Setting: Automate regulatory compliance tracking and automated reporting modules.
- Config: Activate “Regulatory Risk Module API”.

8. TradeLens

- Feature/Setting: Automates cross-border compliance authentication on shipment events.
- Config: Use “Compliance Events API”.

9. Descartes Datamyne

- Feature/Setting: Automates lookup of international trade compliance and import history.
- Config: Configure “Trade Data API”.

10. Amber Road (e2open)

- Feature/Setting: Automate screening for local import/export regulations.
- Config: Enable “Global Trade Content API”.

11. Avalara

- Feature/Setting: Automates tariff code/HS classification and regulatory lookup.
- Config: Set up “AvaTax API” for compliance checking.

12. LexisNexis Bridger Insight XG

- Feature/Setting: Automated screening for sanctions, PEP, and compliance entities.
- Config: Use “Screening API” with vendor data inputs.

13. Dow Jones Risk & Compliance

- Feature/Setting: Automates regulatory risk checks for supplier vetting.
- Config: Integrate “Watchlist API”.

14. Kompany

- Feature/Setting: Automates validation of supplier business records and compliance.
- Config: Enable “KYB API”.

15. Import Genius

- Feature/Setting: Automate import record searches and flag high-risk shipments.
- Config: Use “Import Data API”.

16. Xeneta

- Feature/Setting: Automated checks in ocean freight for embargo/regulatory blocks.
- Config: Activate “Freight Compliance API”.

17. SAP GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance)

- Feature/Setting: Automates monitoring of procurement compliance against state and federal rules.
- Config: Enable “Regulatory Configuration API”.

18. Trulioo

- Feature/Setting: Automates business entity verification and document compliance checks.
- Config: Activate “Business Verification API”.

19. D&B Direct (Dun & Bradstreet)

- Feature/Setting: Automated compliance status and business validation.
- Config: Configure “D&B Direct+ Compliance API”.

20. Pega Smart Investigate

- Feature/Setting: Automates exception case creation for flagged compliance issues.
- Config: Enable “Case Management API” for alerts and resolutions.

Benefits

1. Automates compliance checks, minimizing manual errors and regulatory risk exposure.

2. Automator platforms provide real-time or scheduled compliance reporting for faster procurement decisions.

3. Automatedly flags non-compliant suppliers early, reducing risk of stock delays or sanctions.

4. Automatable workflows spare resources, improve audit readiness, and automatically archive compliance evidence.

5. Enables scalable compliance operations as the product and supplier base grows.