What is Global Knowledge®?
Global Knowledge® is e2open’s proprietary database of global trade regulations. It provides comprehensive trade compliance content, including sanctions lists, tariff schedules, export controls, product classifications, and country-specific import and export rules across 230+ countries and territories. Global Knowledge is maintained daily by in-house trade experts using an ISO-certified process, and covers country-specific embargoes, customs rulings, license requirements, OGA/PA requirements, and free trade agreement (FTA) rules of origin.
How does Global Knowledge® help companies manage compliance, increase visibility, and improve margins?
Trade compliance decisions are only as reliable as the data behind them. When regulations change, outdated content leads to shipment delays, incorrect duty calculations, and compliance exposure.
Global Knowledge® provides the regulatory content behind e2open's global trade management system. It ensures that compliance screening, classification, licensing, and landed cost calculations are based on current regulations, not the last manually tracked updates
What global trade regulatory content covers
An in-house trade team of experts maintains hundreds of daily regulatory updates using an ISO-certified process to ensure timely, accurate, decision-grade data that reduces compliance risk, prevents border delays, and optimizes landed costs. All content is verified, structured, and continuously updated to support compliance teams, including:
Product classification schedules
The database includes global Harmonized System (HS) codes, national tariff classifications, section and chapter notes, binding rulings, and WCO Explanatory Notes to support accurate classification at the border, available in over 20 languages.
Sanctions and restricted party lists
Global Knowledge aggregates restricted party and sanctions data from government authorities worldwide, including national, regional, and multilateral bodies in multiple languages. Updates are incorporated as governments publish changes, supporting daily screening against current enforcement lists.
Tariff and duty data
The database includes complete customs schedules, duty rates, taxes, fees, and surcharges across 230+ countries and territories, available in over 20 languages, including all notes and publicly available rulings. The data supports accurate landed cost calculations and duty management using current rates, so you can avoid over or underpaying and triggering an audit.
Export controls and licensing requirements
Global Knowledge tracks export controls, embargoes, and licensing requirements by product, destination, and end use. This enables compliance teams to identify obligations before goods move.
Country-specific import and export regulations
Import and export rules covering documentation, permits, and regulatory conditions are compiled from local government sources and standardized into a searchable format.
How Global Knowledge reduces compliance risk
The Global Knowledge database is maintained through an ISO® 9001:2015-certified 19-step process, and managed by in-house, multilingual trade content specialists. Regulatory changes are identified, verified, and published in real-time.
Coverage spans virtually all of global trade, enabling consistent compliance decisions across regions, including Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and North America.
Oshkosh Corporation, a $7 billion manufacturer operating across 22 countries, selected Global Knowledge as part of its trade compliance platform to manage over 900,000 distinct parts and screen 10,000+ trading partners against restricted and sanctioned party lists. Access to e2open's comprehensive, up-to-date global trade content was a deciding factor in their selection. Other vendors fell short.
“We understand what risk is, and we trust our people to identify those concerns when they arise. With this technology, they can focus on exceptions that need attention and not be distracted by processes that are running smoothly."
— Alec Streeter, Director of Trade Compliance, Oshkosh Corporation
Make compliance operational, not reactive
Automate the compliance processes that slow trade down. Reduce risk, reduce cost, and move goods faster, all at the same time.
Expand into new markets with confidence:
Regulatory monitoring across global trade means your team can enter new markets knowing the compliance data is already in place.
Maintain accurate landed cost calculations:
Current duties, taxes, and fees support pricing and margin decisions based on active government rates.
Classify products correctly across jurisdictions:
Centralized tariff schedules and import and export control data reduce reclassification and clearance issues.
Guard against fines and penalties:
Current, verifiable regulatory data strengthens compliance
Identify restricted parties early:
Automated restricted party screening helps prevent prohibited transactions before execution.
Reinforce compliance across your entire tech stack:
Global Knowledge integrates and feeds your existing ERP, trade compliance software, and partner platforms.
Global Trade Regulations Interactive Map
Explore the largest database of government trade regulations worldwide. See a sample of what Global Knowledge covers.
Frequently asked questions
Global trade regulatory content is the structured data that trade compliance software depends on to make accurate decisions: sanctions lists, tariff schedules, export controls, restricted party data, and country-specific import and export rules.
The Global Knowledge database is updated continuously using an ISO® 9001:2015 certified 19-step process.
Global Knowledge is the data layer underneath e2open's global trade management system. It feeds regulatory content into Import Management, Export Management, Customs Filing, and Duty Management. It also integrates with third-party ERP systems and partner platforms.
Global Knowledge consolidates restricted party and sanctions data from government sources worldwide, spanning national, regional, and multilateral enforcement bodies. Coverage updates as governments publish changes, so screening stays current.
Related applications
Resources
Confident trading in full compliance