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Dutiful is a customs-intelligence platform. Give it a destination country (and optionally an origin) and it returns verified customs requirements - required documents, prohibited and restricted items, duty and tax, biosecurity, and regulatory notes. Every data point is verified by a specialist and linked to its official source.

There are two ways to use Dutiful:

  • Dutiful Assist - a chat interface for your team. Ask questions in plain English, get structured, sourced answers. No technical skills needed.
  • Dutiful API - the same verified data as JSON, for building customs checks into your own software.
Dutiful never guesses. If it doesn't have verified data for your query, it tells you - rather than generating an answer from general knowledge.

Dutiful Assist

Assist is a chat interface for looking up customs requirements. Type a question the way you'd ask a colleague and Dutiful returns a structured answer - required documents, restrictions, duty, and more - with a source and last-verified date on every point.

Get started

1

Create your account

Sign up with your email - this creates your organisation and makes you the owner. No credit card required, and your 14-day trial starts right away with access to every country.

2

Ask your first question

You'll land straight in Assist. Type a question and read the structured, sourced answer. Invite colleagues any time from Settings → Team-each person gets their own seat and history.

Example questions

  • "What documents are needed to ship personal effects from the UK to Australia?"
  • "Is tobacco allowed when shipping from Great Britain to France?"
  • "What duty and tax applies to electronics imported into the United States?"

Dutiful API

The API returns the same verified data as JSON, so you can build customs checks directly into your own systems. One request to /requirements returns everything for a route.

Get started

Generate an API key from Settings → API Keys, then send it as a Bearer token with each request:

bash
# Look up customs requirements for AU (from GB)
curl "https://getdutiful.com/api/v1/requirements?destination=AU&origin=GB" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

destination is the only required parameter. Add origin and goods/shipper/shipment filters to narrow the results.

Full API Reference - every endpoint, parameter, and response schema, with an interactive explorer.

Need help?

If you can't find what you need, reach out at [email protected] or use the contact form. We typically respond within a few hours during UK business hours.

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