Descartes Global EASE
Descartes Global EASE is a cloud platform for managing international trade compliance, with modules that can be purchased separately or combined.
What Descartes Global EASE is
Descartes Global EASE is a cloud platform for managing international trade compliance, with modules that can be purchased separately or combined. Its tools cover watchlist screening, export classification, export licensing and operations, and imports. Screening checks government and international lists such as OFAC, UN, EU, and BIS, with daily database updates and options for real-time or batch checks. Users can configure matching, resolve cases, and maintain an audit trail. Export classification organizes product data and codes including ECCN, USML, Schedule B, HS, and HTS, supported by rules-based guidance. License capabilities include determining requirements, preparing applications, tracking usage and balances, and managing expirations and reports. The platform supports applications through SNAP-R and DECCS and export filings through ACE, including batch EDI processing. Import operations include customs valuation, HTS classification, temporary imports, FTZ management, duty drawback, and FTA qualification. Global EASE integrates with enterprise systems including SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, and QAD, and offers an API and pre-built connectors. Pricing is available on request.
Good
- Screens hundreds of government and international lists.
- Offers real-time and batch screening.
- Supports filings through ACE and applications through SNAP-R and DECCS.
- Import tools include duty drawback and FTA qualification.
- Modules can be purchased separately or combined.
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request.
- Modules are not described as a single required package.
- Cloud deployment only.
Who it suits
It suits multinational exporters and compliance professionals handling screening, classification, licenses, or import operations. Aerospace and defense contractors, legal teams, supply chain leaders, and security teams are also identified as users.
Verdict
Global EASE covers multiple stages of trade compliance, from screening and export licensing to import operations. Its modular purchasing model may suit organizations that want selected capabilities, while pricing requires a request.
Plans and prices
From Descartes Global EASE's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Modular Global EASE platform | Priced on request | Modules can be purchased independently or combined into an integrated suite; request a demo for pricing |
The facts
Each one read from Descartes Global EASE's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The product page states that the platform offers a robust API and pre-built connectors for integration with enterprise systems.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Classification
- Export Classification centralizes product data and codes including ECCN, USML, Schedule B, HS, and HTS, with a rules-based guidance engine.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Government filing
- The platform supports export license applications through systems including SNAP-R and DECCS and submits export filings through ACE using single-transaction and batch EDI processing.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Import capabilities
- Import Operations includes HTS classification, customs valuation, assist management, temporary import tracking, FTZ management, duty drawback, and FTA qualification.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The maker says Global EASE integrates with ERP and other enterprise systems, naming SAP and Oracle; export licensing materials also name JD Edwards and QAD.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The maker identifies multinational exporters, compliance professionals, aerospace and defense contractors, legal teams, supply chain leaders, and security teams as users.checked 30 Sep 2026
- License management
- Export license modules support license determination, applications, usage tracking, balance decrementing, expiration alerts, and reporting.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Modules
- Its modules cover watchlist screening, export classification, export licensing and operations, and import operations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Descartes OCR Global EASE is a global trade management platform that centralizes and automates end-to-end trade compliance processes.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Regulatory content
- A team of trade experts manages AI-optimized regulatory content, and the maker says its databases are updated daily.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Screening features
- Screening supports real-time and batch checks, configurable matching parameters, case resolution, and an audit trail.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security and audit
- The maker describes enterprise-level security protocols and a centralized database that provides a complete audit trail of compliance activities.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The product pages invite prospective customers to schedule a personalized demo with experts who can answer technical questions.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Watchlist coverage
- Watchlist Screening consolidates hundreds of government and international lists, including OFAC, UN, EU, and BIS lists, and the database is updated daily.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Rockville, Maryland, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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