Automated Descartes HTS Classification Queue
Every morning, WebRun opens Descartes, identifies entries where HTS classification is missing, incomplete, or flagged for review, and writes a prioritized queue to Airtable so your classification team can work through the highest-impact items first without manually sorting the entry workbench.
How do I automatically build a daily HTS classification review queue from Descartes?
WebRun scans Descartes every morning for entries with missing or flagged HTS codes, captures the commodity description and arrival date for each, and populates a prioritized Airtable queue. Your classification team opens Airtable and works the most time-sensitive items first, without manually filtering the Descartes workbench.
- Classifiers open a ready-to-work Airtable queue every morning instead of filtering the Descartes workbench
- Most time-sensitive entries are always at the top, so deadline risk is minimized
- No classification item is overlooked due to a crowded entry workbench
Built for customs brokers · HTS classifiers · import compliance teams · trade operations managers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.descartes.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Descartes - identify entries needing HTS classification review
descartes.com
WebRun opens Descartes to identify entries needing HTS classification review. - Open Descartes and filter entries to those with missing or flagged HTS codes
- Capture entry number, importer, commodity description, and the reason the entry is flagged
- Note the estimated arrival date so the queue can be sorted by urgency
- Exclude entries already assigned to a classifier and in progress
Done when All entries needing HTS classification review are listed with commodity and urgency details.
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Airtable - populate the classification review queue
airtable.com
WebRun opens Airtable to populate the classification review queue. - Open the HTS classification review Airtable base
- Upsert each flagged entry by entry number, updating status and urgency fields for existing records
- Add new records for entries not yet in the queue
- Sort the view by arrival date ascending so the most time-sensitive items surface first
Done when The Airtable queue reflects today's full set of classification items, sorted by urgency.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it assign HTS codes to entries automatically?
No. WebRun only identifies and queues entries that need classification. All HTS code assignments must be made by your licensed classifiers in Descartes.
How does it decide which items are most urgent?
It sorts the queue by estimated arrival date ascending, so entries with cargo arriving soonest appear at the top of your team's Airtable view.
What happens to an entry once it is classified in Descartes?
The next morning's run re-checks each entry's status in Descartes, and any entry that has been classified is automatically removed from the active queue.
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