KlearNow — AI Customs Clearance and Trade Document Platform

KlearNow automates customs clearance and international trade documentation using AI, achieving 99% document classification accuracy for importers, brokers, and freight forwarders across the US, UK, and Canada.

Overview

KlearNow started as a customs brokerage service and rebuilt itself as an AI-powered intelligent document processing (IDP) platform targeting cross-border trade. The January 2024 launch of KlearHub marked the clearest signal of that shift: a cloud SaaS product that classifies trade documents at 99% accuracy and connects to existing email workflows without custom integration work.

The company raised $50 million in Series B funding in December 2021, led by Kayne Partners Growth Equity with participation from Series A lead GreatPoint Ventures, bringing total funding to $66 million. Since the $16 million Series A in January 2020, KlearNow's customer base grew 10x and monthly revenue run rate increased 50x. As of February 2026, the company employs 242 people and ranks 3rd among 55 active competitors in the customs clearance automation segment, behind Digicust and Live Impex by Tracxn's scoring methodology.

Sam Tyagi, Founder and CEO, framed the growth trajectory after the Series B: "This latest round of funding enables us to aggressively accelerate our technology development and deployment, geographical expansion, and talent investments, helping us transform supply chains that power commerce."

Nishita Cummings, Managing Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity at Kayne Partners, described the investment rationale: "KlearNow is the leading technology partner in this space, with an advanced AI-based platform that removes friction in moving goods across borders in an easy, efficient, and cost-effective manner."

KlearNow serves over 2,000 customers including Fortune 500 companies. Geographic coverage spans the US, Canada (added January 2020), UK (launched January 2021 to support post-Brexit trade requirements), Spain, and the Netherlands.

How KlearNow processes trade documents

KlearNow's core processing pipeline handles the document types that create the most friction in customs workflows: bills of lading, commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, export licenses, and health certificates. The platform ingests these from email attachments, PDF files, Excel spreadsheets, and Word documents, then classifies and extracts structured data using natural language processing trained on international trade formats.

The email chain integration is the key deployment differentiator. Rather than requiring API connections to existing systems, KlearNow routes through the email workflows that brokers and freight forwarders already use. This zero-setup approach reduces the time between contract signing and live processing, which matters in a sector where implementation delays at legacy providers are a known friction point.

Tariff determination runs as a separate automated layer. The system factors HTS codes, country of origin, and applicable trade agreements to calculate duties, including the Trump-era Section 301 tariffs. Full automation of tariff determination achieves a 95% success rate across shipments, according to a large US customs brokerage client. Anand Raghavendran, Chief Product Officer, noted: "While other ABI providers still rely on manual processes, our team has delivered a fully automated solution that saves time, reduces errors, and keeps our clients ahead of regulatory changes."

Beyond document extraction, KlearNow expanded into drayage marketplace functionality in June 2022, giving importers and logistics providers a single interface to view multi-leg shipments from port to warehouse. In August 2022, KlearNow partnered with Tive to integrate real-time shipment tracking into that visibility layer. The combination positions KlearNow as a broader supply chain platform rather than a point solution for customs paperwork alone.

Use cases with customer outcomes

Customs clearance automation

The primary use case is automating the document review and data entry work that customs brokers perform manually for every shipment. KlearNow's platform reads incoming trade documents, classifies them, extracts the relevant fields, and populates customs declarations. The 95% tariff determination automation rate means brokers handle exceptions rather than every entry.

Trade documentation management for importers

Anantshree Chaturvedi, Vice Chairman of UFlex, reported a direct operational outcome: "KlearHub enabled us to digitize and centralize our import/export information immediately. We optimized operational logistics costs by approximately 75%." UFlex's result reflects the platform's ability to consolidate fragmented document flows from multiple suppliers and carriers into a single structured dataset.

Sam Tyagi, describing the problem KlearHub addresses: "KlearHub is an innovative solution to the challenges that international supply chain managers face, including fragmented data from various sources, complex system integrations and outdated document management practices."

Post-Brexit UK and EU trade compliance

KlearNow launched UK service in January 2021 specifically to serve UK and EU businesses navigating new customs requirements after Brexit. The platform's multi-jurisdiction compliance layer handles declaration formats and regulatory requirements across different border authorities, reducing the manual compliance burden for freight forwarders operating UK-EU corridors.

Drayage and last-mile visibility

The drayage marketplace connects importers with drayage partners on a single platform, allowing negotiation and tracking of port-to-warehouse movements. Combined with the Tive integration for real-time sensor data, this extends KlearNow's value beyond document processing into operational logistics coordination.

For teams evaluating broader supply chain document automation that extends to purchase orders, invoices, and ERP integration, DOConvert offers a no-code alternative targeting manufacturing and logistics workflows. Teams building production-grade extraction pipelines with hallucination mitigation as a priority can also evaluate Unstract, an open-source LLM platform covering similar document types.

Technical specifications

Company information and stability

KlearNow was founded in 2018 and operates from the US with market coverage across North America and Western Europe. The company's two funding rounds total $66 million: a $16 million Series A from GreatPoint Ventures in January 2020 and a $50 million Series B from Kayne Partners in December 2021. As of February 2026, headcount stands at 242 employees.

The 50x monthly revenue increase between the Series A and Series B is self-reported via press release and carries no independent verification. Growjo estimates annual revenue at $45.4 million, though this figure is modeled rather than audited. The company has not announced a Series C or path to profitability publicly.

KlearNow competes in a segment with at least 55 active vendors by Tracxn's count. Its third-place ranking reflects meaningful scale but also the presence of well-funded competitors. The expansion from customs clearance into drayage and supply chain visibility increases the competitive surface, putting KlearNow against broader logistics platforms in addition to customs automation specialists.

Resources

• KlearNow: Prioritizing Accuracy, Speed and Scalability Through Intelligent Document Processing
• KlearNow: The Advantages of Intelligent Document Processing Within Customs Operations
• KlearNow: How AI-based Data Ingestion can Improve Compliance
• KlearNow: Intelligent Trade Document Processing Video
• AJOT: KlearNow raises $50 million to alleviate global supply chain constraints
• DC Velocity: Funding fuels expansion for KlearNow