--- source_url: "https://anyformat.ai/industries/logistics" title: "AI Logistics & Supply Chain Document Automation | anyformat.ai" mirrored_at: 2026-08-10T13:02:24.754Z host: anyformat.ai cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/anyformat.ai/industries/logistics" --- > **Original source:** https://anyformat.ai/industries/logistics EnglishEspañolItalianoFrançaisPortuguêsDeutsch [Log in](https://app.anyformat.ai/) # Your![](/images/industries/icons/logistics-1.webp)![](/images/industries/icons/logistics-2.webp)![](/images/industries/icons/logistics-3.webp)logistics teamshouldn't bea data entryteam. Every CMR, BOL, packing list and customs form your carriers hand over still gets typed into your TMS by hand. anyformat reads them across different formats, languages and layouts, and pushes clean data into your systems. [Book a demo](/signup) ![Trucks and warehouse staff handling freight documents](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Findustries%2Fhero%2Flogistics-1.webp&w=3840&q=90) ![](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Findustries%2Fhero%2Flogistics-2.webp&w=3840&q=90) ![](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Findustries%2Fhero%2Flogistics-3.webp&w=3840&q=90) 99% extraction accuracy|5x faster than manual entry|100+ document formats CMR BILL OF LADING CUSTOMS TMS ERP Customs THE PROBLEM ## Shipping documents arrivein every format imaginable,and your team types them in. Freight forwarders, customs brokers and 3PLs run on documents nobody designed for software. Scanned PDFs, mobile photos, emails with stamps and handwritten notes, in three languages, from carriers who each have their own template. Volume 100+ ### carriers, no two formats alike A CMR from a German haulier looks nothing like one from a Spanish or Polish carrier. Templates break the moment a new partner is onboarded. The result: ops staff keying the same fields, document after document. Accuracy 1 ### wrong field cascades into the wrong shipment A miskeyed container number, weight or HS code doesn't just create a typo, it triggers customs delays, demurrage charges and reconciliation work weeks later. Manual entry can't surface what it gets wrong. Edge cases 40% ### of documents is where the real work lives Stamps overlap fields. Signatures sit on top of cargo descriptions. PODs come back as a phone photo from a loading dock. Legacy OCR and template tools handle the clean documents and dump everything else on a person. Cost 15h ### per person weekly doing manual data entry Forwarders spend 2–4 hours a day keying invoices, BOLs and PODs into their TMS, up to half their working hours. Time that should go to exceptions and customers, lost to transcribing PDFs. Trusted across logistics by ![Adea](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F76468f91c37a3de165b0a0663e56633b79f1d119.9ec454ab.webp&w=750&q=75) ![L'Oréal](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F78f80c2d9d5a4c09e49d0e35b572692be8d2731c.3ff6c95b.webp&w=828&q=75) ![Recalvi](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fc48f63a1cb74815cda59aca319556edb19603d18.ecb90f01.webp&w=1080&q=75) ![Grupo Fire](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F7327c6c17b7bd2d97c16af74c28aa33a8292e38c.3c8ce756.webp&w=640&q=75) ![Iberia](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fcf638b66c1beb38d6b1d3b0e5e6a80addd181a1b.a789d217.webp&w=1080&q=75) ![Singapore Prison Service](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F4e10d6264f11258956432e4fd19a60a158200930.43315a18.webp&w=1080&q=75) ![Adea](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F76468f91c37a3de165b0a0663e56633b79f1d119.9ec454ab.webp&w=750&q=75) ![L'Oréal](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F78f80c2d9d5a4c09e49d0e35b572692be8d2731c.3ff6c95b.webp&w=828&q=75) ![Recalvi](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fc48f63a1cb74815cda59aca319556edb19603d18.ecb90f01.webp&w=1080&q=75) ![Grupo Fire](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F7327c6c17b7bd2d97c16af74c28aa33a8292e38c.3c8ce756.webp&w=640&q=75) ![Iberia](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fcf638b66c1beb38d6b1d3b0e5e6a80addd181a1b.a789d217.webp&w=1080&q=75) ![Singapore Prison Service](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2F4e10d6264f11258956432e4fd19a60a158200930.43315a18.webp&w=1080&q=75) Built for shipping documents ## Trained on the documentsyour freight deskactually receives. Not generic PDFs. The specific shipping artifacts that move through forwarders, brokers, 3PLs and shippers every day. Bills of ladingCMR waybillsPacking listsCustoms declarationsCertificates of origin ![](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Findustries%2Fdocs%2Fbill-of-lading.webp&w=96&q=75) ### Bills of lading ![](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Findustries%2Fdocs%2Fcmr.webp&w=96&q=75) ### CMR waybills ![](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Findustries%2Fdocs%2Fpacking-list.webp&w=96&q=75) ### Packing lists ![](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Findustries%2Fdocs%2Fcustoms.webp&w=96&q=75) ### Customs declarations ![](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Findustries%2Fdocs%2Fcertificate-of-origin.webp&w=96&q=75) ### Certificates of origin Bills of lading BOL # Carrier Container Weight Port BOL#84521 Ocean Freight Co. MSCU1234567 24.5T Hamburg BOL#73421 Maritime Services TCLU9876543 18.2T Rotterdam BOL#62314 Global Shipping GESU5544332 32.0T Singapore BOL#51207 Atlantic Lines APLU2233445 12.7T Valencia BOL#40196 Pacific Routes PRTU8877665 21.3T Shanghai BOL#39085 NorthSea Cargo NSCU1122334 16.8T Antwerp Security and certifications ## Enterprise-grade security anyformat meets enterprise security and compliance requirements out of the box, so teams can run document workflows in production with confidence. ![GDPR](/images/landing-v2/GDPR.svg) GDPRPersonal data handled to GDPR standards, with EU data residency. ![ISO 27001](/images/landing-v2/iso-27001.svg) ISO 27001Independently certified to ISO 27001 for information security management. ![Self-hosted deployment](/images/landing-v2/Host.svg) Self-hosted deploymentRun anyformat in our cloud, in a dedicated VPC, or fully self-hosted in your own infrastructure. Your data stays exactly where your policy requires. [Visit the Trust Center](https://trust.anyformat.ai/) Built for the agentic era ## By engineers and agents for engineers and agents Call anyformat workflows straight from your codebase with the SDK or CLI, or drop in the agent skill and let your coding agent build and run them for you in minutes, not months. ![Claude Code](/images/landing-v2/claude-logo.png)![Codex](/images/landing-v2/codex-logo.png)![Gemini CLI](/images/landing-v2/gemini-logo.png) Terminal ![Claude Code](/images/landing-v2/claude-logo.png) Claude Code Opus 4.8 SDKs Install the SDK to call anyformat workflows straight from your codebase. ![TypeScript](/images/landing-v2/typescript-logo.png)TypeScript![Python](/images/landing-v2/python-logo.png)Python `npm install @anyformat/sdk` CLI Use the Python CLI to run and manage your workflows from the terminal. `uv tool install --python 3.13 anyformat && afx --help` Agent Skill Add this skill to teach your agent the anyformat workflow API. `npx @anyformat/skill` Beyond the model ## Everything around the model, built in. Advanced OCR and parsing, enhanced by the capabilities required to build and run reliable workflows, fast and at scale. ### annie builds your workflow annie configures the whole workflow for you in seconds. No manual setup. I want to extract info from invoices Creating a workflow with parse + extract using an invoice schema: vendor, invoice number, date, due date, amount. ### Field-level confidence Every field gets a [calibrated](/blog/anyformat-calibrated-confidence) score: only review what needs it. Contract name 99% Software License Agreement Date 80% 2026-03-24 Contract type 98% Employment ### Evaluate and monitor Eval every change against your own dataset before it ships. Once live, track accuracy field by field. ![A flask icon over a stack of documents, representing dataset preparation](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Flanding-v2%2Fdataset-icon.webp&w=640&q=75) ### Select the right mode Switch between Fast, Standard, and Agentic. Optimize for latency or accuracy, depending on what each job needs. Fast Standard Agentic ### annie keeps improving it Ask annie to improve your workflow. She finds the fix and applies it automatically. Accuracy by iteration #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 1st Optimization 5 fields · 6 iterations Completed 92.5%→97.0%+4.5p Why anyformat ## Built for production, not demos Raw OCR can't read structure. A raw LLM hallucinates and can't be audited. anyformat combines both with deterministic rules, confidence scoring and validation, so the output is structured, traceable and ready for production. Traditional OCR Raw LLM ![anyformat](/images/landing-v2/anyformat-logo.png)anyformat Reads layout, tables and structure – ~ Long documents, hundreds of pages ~ – Complex, multipage tables – ~ Poor scans and low-quality inputs ~ – Any format and language, no templates – Visual citations: every value cited to its exact position on the page – – Confidence scoring and human-in-the-loop – ~ EU data residency, ISO 27001, zero retention – – ## Questions about logistics automation How anyformat fits into freight desks, brokerages and 3PL operations. ### Which logistics documents does anyformat process? CMRs, BOLs, sea waybills, air waybills, packing lists, commercial invoices, certificates of origin, customs declarations (SAD, T1, T2), PODs and warehouse receipts. Across carrier-specific templates and freehand layouts. ### Does it handle phone photos and stamps on PODs? ### Can it push data straight into our TMS? ### What languages does it cover? ### Is anyformat ready for e-CMR? ### Will it slow down on edge cases? ## Start with your hardest documents. anyformat does the heavy lifting on the documents that break other tools. Parse, extract and validate them into clean, reliable data, and get to production in minutes. [Start for free](https://app.anyformat.ai/)[Book a demo](/signup) No credit card required · 50,000 free credits to start ![](/images/landing-v2/banner-3d.png)