# Avalara Trade Compliance | Avalara Developer

Source: https://developer.avalara.com/products/trade-compliance/

## What Avalara Trade Compliance solves

Avalara Trade Compliance helps businesses manage regulatory requirements for cross-border transactions. It supports compliance with trade rules, restrictions, and regulatory obligations.

## Getting started

Integrate compliance checks into transaction workflows using APIs to validate cross-border transactions against regulatory requirements. Setup includes configuring jurisdiction rules and adding compliance checks to order processing workflows.

## Core capabilities

Regulatory rule management

Apply trade compliance rules across jurisdictions.

Risk reduction

Identify and reduce compliance risks.

Cross-border control

Help ensure transactions meet regulatory requirements.

## When to use Avalara Trade Compliance

Use Avalara Trade Compliance when you need to:

-   Manage export and import compliance
-   Reduce regulatory risk
-   Support compliant cross-border operations

## How it integrates

Integrate via REST APIs to screen transactions and retrieve compliance status in real time.