API, EDI and SFTP
Your ERP, TMS or WMS connects straight to our platform by API, EDI or secure file transfer, so declaration data flows in and status flows back, with no manual rekeying on high-volume flows.
Customs Technology across Europe.
See all your customs in one place. Gaston Schul's technology connects your systems, checks the data as it flows, and puts every declaration across each market in a single view. Less re-keying, fewer errors, and no chasing status by email or phone.
AEO Authorised
across our markets
Independent
and privately owned
Local teams
across Europe
180+ years
as customs and trade experts
OUR TECHNOLOGY
All of your customs & trade, digitally connected.
Our technology does three things: it connects your systems to ours and to customs, it processes the data so filing is fast and accurate, and it gives you one place to see all of it. One independent partner, one platform, across Europe.
AI-assisted, expert-checked
Most customs software expects perfect data. Ours expects reality. AI-assisted extraction enriches and validates your data before filing, and our experts fix the gaps instead of just rejecting the file. Automation for speed, peop
Status, documents and data
Up-to-date status across markets, a searchable archive of every declaration and document, and full CSV and raw data export whenever you want it. Your customs data is yours.
Compliance alerts
Built-in alerts for sanctions, CBAM, EUDR and other regulatory triggers, so a compliance flag reaches you inside the workflow, not after the fact.
Gaston Schul's Digital Portal
The customer-facing platform at the centre of it all. Upload documents in any format, track declaration status across every market, download your customs documents, and get alerted to anything that needs you. One place to see what is happening, without making a phone call.
Customs Control Tower
When you need the technology backed by people orchestrating every market and broker as one, that is the Control Tower, built on the same platform.
WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
Software you run yourself, or technology that runs with you.
A standalone customs system is yours to license, set up, feed and maintain, and it is only ever as good as the expertise behind it. With Gaston Schul, the platform comes with the people who run it: the same teams file your declarations, enrich your data and watch your compliance flags, so you get the visibility and automation without a system to run, and no separate licence to buy. That makes your technology part of one connected operation, the heart of our One partner across Europe solution, not a tool you are left alone with.
If your real goal is one connected operation rather than a tool, that is our One partner across Europe solution.
HOW TO CHOOSE
What to demand from customs technology.
Before you license a customs system or connect to a provider, here is the standard worth holding out for, and everything we can provide.
- Connectivity that fits how you work. API, EDI, SFTP, or simply uploading a file or sending an email. Good technology meets your systems where they are, rather than forcing a single way in.
- Automation with a human check. Extraction and enrichment should speed up filing, but a person should still decide on the things that carry liability. Automation for volume, expertise for judgement.
- One view across every market. Status, documents, costs and data in one place, the same way in every country, so visibility does not stop at a border.
- Your data, exportable and yours. Full CSV and raw export on demand, a searchable archive, and no lock-in. Secure handling to ISO 27000 standards, and the data stays yours.
RELATED NEWS
Customs & Trade. Controlled.
Gaston Schul does more than give you a platform. We connect it all and run it as one. That is what one full-service operating model gives you, across all your customs and trade in Europe: the clarity to see, the control to govern, and the confidence to decide.
GET IN TOUCH
From customs technology and systems questions to clear answers.
Tell us what systems you run and how your customs data flows today, and an expert will show you how it connects. No obligation, just a clear answer from someone who knows customs.
Customs technology FAQs
Customs technology: frequently asked questions
What is a customs management system?
It is the platform used to prepare, submit and manage customs declarations and the data behind them. At Gaston Schul it is more than software you log into: it is the system our own teams use to run your customs, connected to your systems and to customs authorities, with a customer portal on top so you can see and control your part of it. You get the system and the people who operate it.
Do I buy the software, or is it a service?
It comes as part of the service. Rather than licensing a system and running it yourself, you connect to our platform and our teams run the customs on it. You get the automation, visibility and data of a modern customs system without taking on the job of operating one. That is the main difference between us and a standalone software vendor.
How does our system connect to yours?
Whichever way suits you. Your ERP, TMS or WMS can connect by API or EDI for automated, structured data exchange, you can send batches by secure file transfer (SFTP), or you can upload documents to the portal in any format, CSV, XML, PDF or Excel, or even by email. High-volume flows are usually automated; lighter ones often start with the portal. Connecting does not mean a big IT project: because we take data in almost any format, from a direct API feed to a simple Excel upload, we can have you live in weeks, not months, and your IT team can build the deeper integrations later, at their own pace.
What is the difference between API, EDI and the portal?
They are three ways in, for different needs. API and EDI are system-to-system connections that automate high-volume data exchange with no manual keying. The portal is the human interface, where your team uploads documents, tracks status and pulls reports. Most customers use a mix: automated connectivity for the bulk, the portal for visibility and exceptions. We help you choose the right balance during onboarding.
Is our data secure, and is it ours?
Yes to both. We handle data with encryption and security protocols and work to ISO 27000 standards. And your customs data belongs to you: full CSV and raw exports are available on demand, with no lock-in. We are independent and privately owned, with no parent company over us and no outside shareholders, so your data stays yours and what we earn goes back into the platform, not out to a group.
Can we see our declarations across different countries in one place?
Yes. That is what Gaston Schul's Digital Portal is for: up-to-date declaration status, documents and data across every market we handle for you, in one view, rather than a separate system or contact per country.
Can one platform handle customs across Europe?
Yes. Our own teams cover 14 European markets, with an alliance network reaching further, all on one operating model and one platform. So the same connectivity, the same data standard and the same visibility apply wherever you trade. When that is coordinated by people as well as technology, it becomes our Customs Control Tower