Extract Incoterms obligations API
Read a named Incoterms rule and its named place from the request. The obligation text is that named rule. No duty amount is calculated.
The Extract Incoterms obligations operation is part of the Freight & Customs API on BRAINIAC.software. Read a named Incoterms rule and its named place from the request. The obligation text is that named rule. No duty amount is calculated. It is exposed as POST /api/v1/freight-customs/incoterms-obligation-extract and priced at $0.04 USDC on Base. Payment uses the x402 exact scheme: an unpaid call returns HTTP 402 with payment requirements; after paying the exact USDC amount, retry the same request with a payment-signature header and Idempotency-Key. No account and no API key are required. Data sources for this product: The shipment documents and fields supplied in the request. UK Trade Tariff public search for commodity candidates. Limitations: No customs declaration is submitted and no shipment is booked. Duty rates, restrictions, sanctions status, and country-specific requirements are not invented. HS code suggestions are candidates from the public UK Trade Tariff, not a classification. Text is read from text-based PDFs and plain text. Scanned pages are not OCR-read. Outputs are compliance prechecks, drafts, or data lookups for human review. They are not official determinations, legal advice, identity confirmation, or certified filings. Related operations in this group include Extract a shipping document, Validate a commercial invoice, Validate a packing list, Extract a bill of lading. Open the group documentation for the full request schema, field notes, and response examples before integrating.
/api/v1/freight-customs/incoterms-obligation-extractExample request
curl -i -X POST "https://www.brainiac.software/api/v1/freight-customs/incoterms-obligation-extract" \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-H 'Idempotency-Key: <fresh-64-character-random-hex-key>' \
--data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
"incoterm": "FOB Felixstowe"
}
JSONAn unpaid probe returns HTTP 402 with x402 payment requirements. After paying the exact USDC amount on Base, retry the identical request with a payment-signature header.
FAQ
- Do I need an API key? No. Pay the listed USDC amount with x402.
- What network? Base (eip155:8453), USDC.
- Is this an official determination? No. Results are for human review against the cited sources.
Related operations
- Extract a shipping document — $0.05 USDC
- Validate a commercial invoice — $0.05 USDC
- Validate a packing list — $0.04 USDC
- Extract a bill of lading — $0.05 USDC