Customs API Integration & Compliance for Ground Handling Agents — North America

Customs API built for ground handling agents in North America

Belli rebuilt customs API from first principles for ground handling agents in North America — not as a bolt-on to a legacy core. Customs compliance is increasingly complex. Belli provides direct API integration with customs authorities in 50+ countries. North American air cargo is dominated by the US ACAS/ACMS security regime and sophisticated customs requirements.

Operators routing through Anchorage (ANC) and Chicago O'Hare (ORD) — carriers in the class of ABX Air, CargoJet — face the same pressure: more volume, tighter slots, and zero tolerance for a load plan that leaves revenue on the ramp. Belli's customs API targets a measurable outcome — 50+ countries automated — and goes live in 10 days for teams operating in North America, not 12–18 months.

The operational reality in North America

On the ground in North America, the failure points are concrete.

• Compliance gaps with varying airline SLAs — compounded in North America by TSA CCSP compliance
• Scanner and IoT device integration nightmares — compounded in North America by CBP ACE customs integration
• Paper-based ULD acceptance and handover processes

What changes with Belli

The same operation, re-platformed:

• Real-time warehouse management with barcode/RFID integration
• Automated ULD acceptance, build-up, and handover
• Airline customer portal with live shipment visibility

Before Belli: Manual customs filing creates delays and compliance risks. Each country managed separately. After Belli: Automated filing across 50+ countries from a single system. Zero PLACI compliance failures.

How Belli's Customs API works in North America

Under the hood, customs API is engineered to remove the manual steps that slow ground handling agents down.

In practice, that means canada PACT and UK PreDICT support, UAE NAIC direct filing, and EU ICS2 full compliance. Belli also covers automated hold/release response management against North America's specific constraints. Every step is auditable, and changes deploy continuously rather than in quarterly batches.

Built for North America's requirements

Belli was deployed with North America's operational texture in mind, not retrofitted to it. North American air cargo is dominated by the US ACAS/ACMS security regime and sophisticated customs requirements.

That shows up in the details: US ACAS mandatory pre-departure filing; USMCA trade agreement customs facilitation; and CBP ACE customs integration. Carriers such as ABX Air, CargoJet, Kalitta Air operate against exactly these conditions.

Going live in 10 days in North America

Switching is the part most ground handling agents dread — Belli compresses it into ten working days. Week one maps your data, rates, and EDI partners at Anchorage (ANC). Operators train on their own cargo, so day one feels familiar. Post-launch, changes ship continuously rather than waiting for a quarterly release.

The bottom line for Ground Handling Agents in North America

For Ground Handling Agents in North America, the math is simple. Manual workflows do not just cost hours — they cost yield on every departure. 50+ countries automated is the outcome Belli is engineered to deliver. Carriers like ABX Air, CargoJet, Kalitta Air already operate at this standard. The next step is a working demo, not a six-week sales cycle.