ACE provides the digital identity and traceability layer that travels with an African product from producer to buyer. Origin of goods, chain of custody, batch records and processing trail — documented once, verified everywhere.
Request this service →A certificate on paper can be photocopied. A record on ACE cannot.
Buyers across the world increasingly ask for proof — proof of origin, proof of process, proof that the person selling is the person who made it. Paper-based records slow down customs, open the door to fraud, and leave African producers at a disadvantage in exactly the markets where they should be winning.
ACE provides the digital traceability layer that produces, holds and verifies those records. It gives each product or batch a digital identity, connects that identity to the producer, to the raw material, to the processing steps, and to any certificate issued along the way. A single scan or a single link lets a buyer, an authority or a customs officer see the full trail.
Every category below is available through a formal request. Some are live today. Some are in the pilot. Some are on the roadmap and clearly marked.
Every product or batch receives a unique digital identity that can be linked to a QR code, a barcode or a short URL. The identity follows the product through every hand.
Structured records that document where a product comes from — the country, the region, the community, the producer and the raw materials — in a form customs and buyers can verify.
Each hand a product passes through is recorded — the farmer, the processor, the packager, the exporter, the importer — with timestamps and locations. The full chain is visible in one place.
What happened to the product between raw material and finished item — washing, drying, milling, extraction, blending, packaging. Documented once, verifiable by any buyer.
Any certificate issued by a competent authority or an approved certifier can be linked to the product's digital identity. When a buyer scans, they see the certificate and its verification status.
For producers and institutions with paper-based systems, we design and deliver the digital workflow that replaces them — without changing the underlying rules they operate under.
A verifiable record of origin and process means access to premium markets, higher prices, and direct relationships with buyers who value what you make. No more being told your product "cannot be proven."
Every claim on a product can be checked in seconds. Country of origin, processing steps, the certificate, the producer. Trust becomes a scan, not a negotiation.
Customs and standards officials see the same record the buyer sees. Disputes reduce, clearance speeds up, and the data your country collects about its own trade becomes reliable.
We design the trail with you, then hand it over. The records live on ACE so buyers and authorities can verify them.
What are we tracing, who is involved, and what does the buyer or authority need to see?
We design the trail: which steps are recorded, by whom, and in what form.
The workflow is configured on ACE. Labels, QR codes and integrations are prepared.
A first batch or first product run is traced end to end. Feedback refines the workflow.
Full rollout across the product range, producers or institution. Training and support included.
Traceability on ACE is a digital record of what actually happened to a product — who touched it, where, when, and under what certificate. It is not itself a certificate, a licence or a legal clearance.
Where a certificate is required, ACE links to the certificate issued by the competent authority or approved certifier. Their decision is the decision. ACE carries it forward.
Tell us what you produce, who buys it and what proof they need. We will contact you at the email you provide and prepare a written proposal. Nothing is charged until you accept it.