Forge recently launched!

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^{"Recover 99% of import taxes on goods you export or destroy."}

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tl;dr: Forge helps companies recover tariffs and duties paid on imported goods that are later exported or scrapped by automating a process called duty drawback. Most companies don’t file for drawbacks because it can be complicated & cumbersome. They solve this by taking on all the work for their customers from organizing data to filing, and automating it behind the scenes. Reach out to them at: www.forgehq.com.}

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Founded by Emir Sahmanovic & Haris Sahmanovic‍

Emir and Haris, two brothers and the co-founders of Forge! Here to help companies save money on their tariffs & duties.

Haris (left) is the CTO of Forge. Before Forge, he worked at Facebook and Vanguard as a backend engineer. Emir (right) is the CEO of Forge. Previously he was a lead engineer with experience designing, building, and testing rocket engines at Blue Origin and Stoke Space. At Stoke, Emir was part of a small team that became the fastest to ever go from seed funding to engine hot fire.

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🧩 The problem:

Last year, the US collected over $85 billion in import duties, and that number will increase dramatically with the newly established tariffs. However, when a business imports goods, they are allowed to claim a refund on the taxes they paid if they later export or scrap goods - this process is called duty drawbacks.

$6 billion dollars of recoverable duties go unclaimed every year, and that was before Trump’s new tariffs. Most companies don’t file for drawbacks because the process is extremely cumbersome & complicated. The biggest companies have compliance teams & specialized customs brokers supporting them on multi-million dollar claims, but if you’re a small or medium-sized business, you have no options. Supply chain teams don’t have the time to manage all the work needed to run a drawback program, and brokers avoid supporting claims under $500k.

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💡 Their solution:

The team provides duty drawback as a white glove service while leveraging AI and custom internal tools to automate the work. This allows them to serve more businesses, while also requiring little to no effort from their customers. They file all paperwork with customs, extract all necessary data, and do the work to maximize their refund. The best part: it’s free upfront— they only get paid when their customers get paid.

Supply chain & logistics are hard. Tariffs & duties make it even harder. Forge is here to make it easy for businesses to claim the revenue they deserve.

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Learn More

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^{🌐 Visit www.forgehq.com learn more.}

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^{✨ Connect them to importers, exporters, manufacturers, DTC brands, and any business impacted by the tariffs in your network! Email the founders here.}

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^{👣 Follow Forge on LinkedIn.}

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