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Domain 02 — Trade Intelligence
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See every shift
in global trade
before it lands.

Votonomics Trade Intelligence monitors tariff changes, sanctions exposure, cross-border flow anomalies and export control shifts across 140+ jurisdictions — structured, scored and delivered before the market consensus catches up.

140+
Jurisdictions
24/7
Live Monitoring
<4hr
Signal Latency
8k+
Daily Signals
140+
Countries & Jurisdictions
12,000+
HS Code Lines Tracked
400+
Primary Sources Ingested
<4hr
Average Signal Latency
G20 · EU · ASEAN · GCC · CPTPP
Major Blocs Fully Covered
Signal Categories

Four pillars of
trade intelligence.

Every trade signal Votonomics produces falls within one of four structured categories — each with dedicated scoring models, jurisdiction tagging and enterprise-grade impact classification.

01
Tariffs & Duties

Every announced, proposed and enacted change to import and export duty rates — including anti-dumping measures, countervailing duties and safeguard actions across all major regimes.

  • MFN & preferential rate changes
  • Anti-dumping & CVD initiations
  • Safeguard & escape clause actions
  • GSP eligibility changes
  • HS code reclassification alerts
02
Sanctions & Controls

Structured monitoring of entity and country-level sanctions, export prohibitions, import bans and dual-use control list changes across all major regimes — OFAC, EU, UN and UK.

  • OFAC SDN & non-SDN additions
  • EU, UN & UK sanctions designations
  • Export control list updates (EAR, ITAR)
  • Debarment & entity list changes
  • End-use restriction notifications
03
Trade Flows & Anomalies

Statistical and structural analysis of cross-border trade flow patterns — detecting volume anomalies, transshipment signals, port events and corridor-level disruption before conventional reporting.

  • Volume anomaly detection by corridor
  • Transshipment & origin fraud signals
  • Port congestion & closure alerts
  • Trade balance shift monitoring
  • Competitor export intelligence
04
Agreements & Policy

Real-time tracking of bilateral and multilateral trade agreement negotiations, ratifications, disputes and policy changes that reshape market access conditions across monitored corridors.

  • FTA negotiation milestones
  • WTO dispute panel decisions
  • Rules of origin updates
  • Trade remedy investigations
  • Market access condition changes
Intelligence Pipeline

From source gazette
to decision-ready signal.

Every trade signal passes through a five-stage pipeline — ingestion, classification, entity resolution, impact scoring and delivery — before reaching you as a structured, actionable intelligence event.

01
Source Ingestion

400+ trade data sources continuously monitored — government gazettes, customs authorities, trade registers and structured data feeds globally.

02
Event Classification

Domain models classify each event by signal type, severity tier, affected HS codes and jurisdictional scope — filtering noise at source.

03
Entity Resolution

Trade entities, codes and jurisdictions resolved against a global trade entity graph — linking signals to your specific supply chain exposure.

04
Impact Scoring

Each signal receives a 0–100 impact score combining severity, confidence, affected volume and time-to-effect modelling from domain specialists.

05
Delivery & Alert

Scored signals delivered via dashboard, API webhook or configurable channel alerts — in under four hours from source publication.

Applications

Who uses Trade Intelligence
— and how.

Trade Intelligence is applied across procurement, strategy, compliance, treasury and logistics functions — wherever trade policy changes create operational, financial or regulatory exposure.

Manufacturing
Input Cost Protection

Receive advance warning of tariff changes on raw materials and industrial inputs — giving procurement teams the window to forward-buy, switch suppliers or renegotiate contracts before new rates take effect.

TariffsHS CodesProcurement
Financial Services
Trade Finance Risk

Map sanctions exposure across counterparty networks and correspondent banking chains. Receive real-time alerts on SDN additions and regime changes before settlement exposure crystallises into losses.

SanctionsCounterpartyCompliance
Logistics & Shipping
Corridor Risk & Routing

Monitor port closures, trade route disruptions, transshipment restrictions and cargo screening changes to optimise routing decisions and avoid costly delays before they materialise.

Flow AnomaliesPort EventsRouting
Technology & Semiconductors
Export Control Compliance

Stay ahead of entity list additions, EAR/ITAR control list updates and dual-use classification changes — critical for technology companies navigating the evolving US–China trade restriction landscape.

Export ControlsEntity ListsITAR / EAR
Retail & Consumer Goods
Market Access Intelligence

Track FTA negotiation milestones, rules of origin updates and preferential duty rate changes that open new market access opportunities or close existing ones across key export markets.

FTA UpdatesRules of OriginMarket Access
Energy & Resources
Commodity Trade Exposure

Monitor trade restrictions, export bans and volume anomalies across energy commodity corridors — from LNG shipping routes to critical mineral export quotas affecting battery supply chains.

CommoditiesExport QuotasFlow Data
Data Provenance

Primary sources,
not aggregated noise.

Votonomics ingests directly from authoritative government, intergovernmental and regulatory sources — structured and normalised before any processing. No secondary aggregators in the critical signal path.

WTO
World Trade Organization — dispute filings, tariff schedules, TBT & SPS notifications, trade policy reviews
Intergovernmental
UN Comtrade
UN International Trade Statistics — bilateral trade flow data at HS code level across 200+ reporter countries
Statistical
OFAC
US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control — SDN, non-SDN, CAPTA and consolidated sanctions lists
Regulatory
Eurostat
European Statistics — EU trade in goods, services, bilateral country data and TARIC tariff schedules
Statistical
Global Trade Alert
Simon Fraser University — discriminatory and liberalising trade policy interventions globally, real-time database
Research
BIS / EAR
US Bureau of Industry & Security — Export Administration Regulations, Entity List, Unverified List updates
Regulatory
HMRC / UKGT
UK Global Tariff schedule, HMRC trade statistics and UK strategic export control list announcements
Government
IHS Markit
Global trade flow intelligence, vessel tracking, port data and maritime logistics event feeds
Commercial
Trade Intelligence API

Embed trade signals
directly into your stack.

Every Trade Intelligence signal is available as a typed, structured REST endpoint — scored and ready for ingestion into ERP, risk management, treasury or compliance systems at machine speed.

GET
/v1/trade/signals
Stream or poll live trade signals — filterable by type, jurisdiction, severity, HS code and impact score threshold
GET
/v1/trade/tariffs/{jurisdiction}
Current and historical tariff rates for any jurisdiction, filterable by HS code chapter and trade partner
GET
/v1/trade/sanctions/screen
Screen entities, goods or corridors against consolidated global sanctions lists in real time with full audit trail
POST
/v1/trade/alerts/configure
Define custom alert rules — push critical signals to any webhook, Slack, Teams or email destination
GET
/v1/trade/flows/{corridor}
Historical and anomaly-flagged trade flow data for any bilateral corridor and commodity category
GET /v1/trade/signals?type=tariff&severity=high&limit=1
// 200 OK — Trade Signal Response
{
  "id": "sig_trd_20260311_0041",
  "domain": "trade",
  "type": "tariff_change",
  "severity": "high",
  "confidence": 0.91,
  "impact_score": 94,
  "jurisdictions": ["US", "CN"],
  "hs_codes": ["8542.31", "8541.10"],
  "headline": "Section 301 tariff expansion on
    semiconductor manufacturing inputs",
  "effective_date": "2026-05-10",
  "proposed_rate_change": "+12.5%",
  "sources": ["USTR", "FR", "WTO"],
  "published_at": "2026-03-11T06:14:00Z",
  "processed_at": "2026-03-11T08:02:41Z"
}
Get Started

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before it arrives?

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