Free Automated Entry Verification trial

Put your customs entries to the test.

See what your current audit process may be missing—with an independent review of up to 150 U.S. customs entries, completed in less than two weeks.

Apply for the free trial

No technology acquisition. No implementation. No obligation.

Built for serious import operations

A focused evaluation using your own entries.

WHO IT'S FOR

U.S. importers filing 5,000+ entries annually.

Designed for compliance teams that want greater coverage, earlier visibility, and independent evidence of what should have been filed.

WHAT WE REVIEW

Up to 150 entries from one calendar year.

3rdwave processes 100–150 U.S. customs entries in one to three batches, unless we mutually agree to expand the scope.

HOW LONG IT TAKES

Results in less than two weeks.

The clock starts when the agreed files are complete and ready for processing.

What you provide

The records behind the entry.

We use source data and filed-entry reports to independently reconstruct and compare the customs outcome.

  1. 01
    Item master

    Item number and HTS code.

  2. 02
    Commercial invoices

    PDF files are fine.

  3. 03
    Customs broker files

    When available.

  4. 04
    ACE reports

    ES-201, ES-202, and ES-203.

What you receive

Findings your team can act on.

01

Entry-level exceptions

A clear view of discrepancies between the independently calculated and broker-filed entries.

02

Quantified findings

A concise picture of the patterns, frequency, and potential significance of what we find.

03

Prioritized review queue

The entries and data points that deserve specialist attention first.

04

Executive summary

A management-ready overview with remediation recommendations and a findings presentation.

A straightforward evaluation

Conversation to findings in four steps.

  1. 01Qualify

    A short conversation confirms fit, scope, and timing.

  2. 02Transfer

    We agree on secure data transfer, access, retention, and deletion before files are exchanged.

  3. 03Verify

    3rdwave independently calculates, retrieves, compares, and prioritizes exceptions.

  4. 04Review

    We present the findings and discuss software, managed service, expanded audit, or no next step at all.

Apply for the free trial

See your own entries independently verified.

The trial is free and limited to 150 entries unless we agree otherwise. Every application begins with a short conversation to confirm fit.

Confidential by design

Your information will be treated as confidential and used only to conduct the evaluation. Data-handling requirements will be agreed before files are exchanged.

Submitting this form requests a qualification conversation. Do not send customs records through this form.