Freight forwarders & importers in French Polynesia
Ara is an application built by Devlab in Tahiti for imports to French Polynesia. With Ara for importers, individuals and businesses share their documents with their freight forwarder from a smartphone, by invitation. Ara for freight forwarders extracts invoice lines, suggests HS codes and prepares customs data.
I’m importing · Individual or business
Bring your goods over with a file you can prepare and follow from your smartphone.
Customer app by invitation · Matching service planned
Explore Ara for importersCustomer app guide (French)I’m a freight forwarder · Broker or team
Prepare your customs files with less manual entry and your customers’ documents in the right place.
Software available · Demonstration with your documents
Explore Ara for forwardersFreight forwarder software (French)French Polynesia directory
Ara connects your import project with forwarding teams. One shared file, information ready to review and conversations in one place make your import easier to manage.
Ara matching service · In preparation
Individual or business, you won’t need to know a freight forwarder to get started. The service we are preparing starts with your request: Ara connects you with a partner, and the forwarder handles your import.
Goods, departure country, destination and available documents: bring the essentials together in Ara.
Your needs are presented to a suitable freight forwarder, with the information already prepared.
See which forwarder will handle your import and what their quote includes before committing.
Documents, questions and progress updates published by the forwarder stay together in your import file.
The matching service is not open yet. Current customer workspaces are accessed by invitation from the forwarder.
The customer app · Access by invitation
Prepare your import from your supplier’s premises, then pick it up on the web or your smartphone. As an individual or a business team, keep your documents and conversations in a dedicated customer workspace.
Photograph multiple pages or add a PDF. Review the document and its destination before sending it to your forwarder.
Documents, missing items and progress updates published by your forwarder, grouped by import.
A question about a material or a missing document? Keep the answer in the conversation for that import.
Your forwarder invites you to your workspace. If you work with several forwarders, their spaces stay separate. Ask your forwarder which services are available to you.
Explore the customer app (French)My customer workspace
Goods · Tahiti
Invoice received. Please send us the packing list to complete your file.
01 / The forwarder’s workflow
Bring together PDFs, scans and images.
Ara structures the document’s data.
Review and correct alongside the original.
Prepare the export for your customs software.
02 / Extraction
Invoices, delivery notes, packing lists: bring your documents into one workspace. Review the extracted data against the original before it enters a customs file.
Next step: receive new import requests prepared through Ara, while staying in charge of your quotes and your work. Partner programme in preparation.
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Quality
Every extracted field carries a confidence indicator (0-100%). Instantly identify the data that needs review.
Configure extraction rules by document type or supplier. The AI adapts to your processes.
Countries of origin, currencies, HS codes: everything is normalized automatically against customs references.
Split-screen interface: document on the left, data on the right. Correct in context and validate in one click.
03 / Files
Validated line items feed your customs file. Review the references, origins and quantities, then export in the format your team needs.
| Ref. | Description | HS code | Origin | Qty | Net weight | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIM-425R | Portland cement 42.5R | Finding a code… | FR | 12 T | 12,000 kg | 2,400,000 XPF |
| ACI-HA10 | HA10 rebar 12m | Finding a code… | CN | 8 T | 8,000 kg | 1,850,000 XPF |
| BOI-DG27 | Douglas fir timber 27x200 | Finding a code… | NZ | 5 m³ | 2,100 kg | 980,000 XPF |
Reading the product descriptions…
04 / Tariff intelligence
Animated example · fictitious search
05 / Analytics
Ara extracts the line items…
Interactive example · fictitious document
Track every document through the pipeline with real-time updates.
Documents processed, success rate, time saved. Everything is measured.
Rank by document volume and total transaction value.
Visualize the countries of origin behind your imports.
06 / Integrations
Every jurisdiction has its own rules, currency, rates and systems. Ara knows them and preps declaration-ready data.
Micronix & Fenix export. Native XPF, local VAT, 120+ exemption codes built in.
Data preparation for SYDONIA World.
Upstream extraction for your TSW-connected software.
Delta-G and Ci5 / S)ONE port communities.
07 / Software plans for freight forwarders
One-time setup, then a monthly subscription with included processed pages, and per-page billing beyond. No hidden costs, no surprises.
Tell us your document volume and the way your team works. We’ll prepare an offer with your included pages and the cost of additional usage.
Multi-broker, sustained volumes.
Monthly subscription + higher page volumeAsk for the grid08 / FAQ
Ara is the application connecting importers and forwarding teams around their documents. Its matching service is in preparation: customers will submit an import project in Ara and be connected with a partner. The identified forwarder will deliver the forwarding service and formalities set out in the quote. Ara provides tools that reduce manual data entry.
Customer workspaces currently open by invitation from a forwarder. The next stage will let you start a request in Ara without knowing a forwarder beforehand. This independent sign-up is not open yet; it will require an email address and a phone number.
Ara’s directory brings together public contact details for freight forwarders, freight agents and international movers in French Polynesia. Find their email addresses, phone numbers and the sources for each entry.
Yes. Ara provides for a personal workspace for individuals and a business workspace with a manager and team members. People access their authorised files, and workspaces with different forwarders remain separate. Current access is by invitation.
The planned matching journey includes a quote and an invoice in the name of the forwarder delivering the service. Ara is preparing integrated payments on the partner’s behalf. This service is not open yet; terms and fees will be presented before any commitment.
Describe your goods, departure country, value, weight or volume and destination in French Polynesia. Gather your supplier’s documents. Before shipping, ask the forwarder to specify the service, required documents and costs in an itemised quote. Our guide to importing to Tahiti helps you prepare this information.
In your customer workspace, accessed by invitation, you can view documents, conversations and updates published by your forwarder. This shows the progress of your file, not live cargo geolocation. Ask your forwarder which services are available for your file.
No. Ara preps the data (extraction, HS codes, file build) and exports it to your existing customs software. Your filing chain doesn't change: Ara feeds it, it doesn't replace it.
Every document goes through human validation: your broker sees every extracted line with its confidence score, fixes it in one click, and nothing leaves without their sign-off.
Request a demonstration using your documents. We define your workspace, export formats and access needs with your team. Customer workspace access and the upcoming matching service are separate stages.
Yes. Each organisation gets a strictly separated workspace. Your files, clients and suppliers are never visible to anyone else.
Commercial invoices, delivery notes and packing lists, as PDF or scan, whatever the supplier’s format. Multi-page and multi-currency invoices are handled.
You prepare. Ara connects. Your forwarder takes over.
Tahiti, PFFreight forwarder? Explore extraction, file preparation and the customer journey in a 30-minute demonstration using your documents.