I've worked with dozens of small export businesses and the same bottlenecks show up every time.

1. Commercial invoice generation — You're still copy-pasting buyer details into Word docs. A template engine can generate these in seconds with zero errors.

2. HS code lookups — Searching tariff databases manually for every SKU is a waste of time. Automate classification and save hours per shipment.

3. Shipment status tracking — If you're logging into 3 different carrier portals to check where things are, you need a unified dashboard.

4. Compliance document checklists — Different countries, different requirements. A rules engine can tell you exactly what's needed for each destination — no more guessing.

5. Buyer communication — Sending manual updates on shipment status, payment confirmation, and delivery ETAs. All of this can run on autopilot.

I built Export Toolkit to solve exactly these problems for small teams doing international trade. If any of this sounds like your day-to-day, come check it out.