Over the past decade, international trade has changed dramatically. Trade blocs are shifting, regulations are tightening, and governments are placing greater emphasis on enforcement, revenue collection, and supply chain security. Measures such as Chapter 99 tariffs, sanctions enforcement, and the rollback of de minimis exemptions have fundamentally changed the way goods move across borders.

But while global trade has evolved, the technology behind it largely has not.

For trade professionals such as customs brokers, freight forwarders, and 3PLs, the modern trade environment is fragmented and increasingly difficult to navigate. Critical information is spread across disconnected systems, documentation requirements constantly change, and compliance risks grow with every shipment. Moving goods across borders has become slower, more manual, and more operationally demanding.

At the same time, Customs and Revenue Authorities are under growing pressure to collect revenue efficiently, enforce regulation, and prevent illicit goods from entering their borders. Yet many still rely on outdated tools that were never designed for the scale, speed, and complexity of modern trade.

Ultra Information Solutions was established in 2016, originally developing intelligence and OSINT technologies focused on large-scale data analysis and risk detection. In 2020, the team recognized that despite the enormous scale and importance of global trade, the industry remained technologically underserved. That realization led to a shift in focus and eventually to the creation of Publican.

At its core, Publican combines proprietary trade intelligence with advanced AI capabilities purpose-built for trade enablement, compliance, and risk analysis. The platform is designed to understand the realities of global trade, from documentation and classification to valuation, sanctions, fraud detection, and regulatory enforcement.

Today, Publican serves two interconnected worlds through the same core technology.

For governments, Publican enables Customs and Revenue Authorities to maximize lawful revenue collection, strengthen enforcement capabilities, and identify illicit or fraudulent trade activity with speed and accuracy.

For the private sector, Publican enables customs brokers, freight forwarders, and logistics providers to move goods more efficiently, reduce compliance friction, and operate through a single intelligent platform in an increasingly regulated environment.

Behind Publican is a team that believes trade should move faster, smarter, and with greater trust between governments and the private sector. We believe the future of global trade depends on technology that understands both enforcement and enablement, and bridges the gap between them.

While global trade has evolved dramatically, the mission remains the same: enabling the movement of goods while maintaining trust, compliance, and accountability