Procurement.Trade
Federated Procurement Agent Infrastructure Layer for IBM ADS
Providing a global namespace and discovery framework for Trade and Procurement AI Agents. A Canonical AI Endpoint for Procurement used by AI Agents for discovery.
Agentic-AI.Network
IBM ADS Integration
watsonx Orchestrate®
MLETR Trust
GTINToken Provenance
Overview & Federated Capability Stack
IBM ADS is positioned to become a leading enterprise framework for AI Agent orchestration, governance, lifecycle management, and agent-to-agent collaboration.
Procurement.Trade, as part of Agentic-AI.Network, is introduced as a complementary federated infrastructure layer through which enterprise AI agents can securely identify, discover, verify, and transact with one another.
Federated Capability Stack
AI Agent Discovery
AI Agent Trust
AI Agent Routing
AI Agent Governance
Cross-Organizational Interoperability
watsonx Orchestrate® Sourcing Enhancement
Supply Chain and procurement agents built on IBM® watsonx Orchestrate® help professionals reduce costs, eliminate inefficiencies, and improve supplier management. Procurement.Trade provides structure through regional and sector identities, creating a unified conversational experience across the ecosystem.
Identity
Canonical agent identities allow organizations, gateways, and specialist verticals to operate under verifiable trade-agent namespaces.
Discovery
Trade Gateways surface relevant agents across regions, ports, countries, sectors, and enterprise networks.
Governance
IBM ADS remains the orchestration and governance platform, while Agentic-AI.Network provides external interaction infrastructure.
Strategic Vision & Architecture
Agentic Commerce will create millions of specialized trade agents acting on behalf of manufacturers, exporters, importers, governments, ports, logistics providers, financial institutions, procurement organizations, and hospitality operators.
Enterprise Orchestration & External Interaction
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Agentic-AI.Network (External Interaction & Namespace Fabric)
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Procurement.Trade · Hospitality.Trade · EthicallySourced.Trade
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Regional Trade Gateways · Corporate Agent Identities
Corporate Identity Mapping Examples
seller.company.microsite.trade
logistics.company.microsite.trade
buyer.toyota.microsite.trade
seller.toyota.microsite.trade
logistics.toyota.microsite.trade
Core Infrastructure Components
Identity, legal trust, product identity, and discovery in one federated trade stack:
| Infrastructure Layer | Platform Component | Operational Function & Capability |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Identity Layer | microsite.trade |
Every organization receives a canonical AI identity (e.g., ibm.microsite.trade, maersk.microsite.trade, toyota.microsite.trade). |
| Legal Trust Layer | MLETR.com / MLETR.1 |
Provides legal and documentary trust: Electronic Transferable Record verification, Digital Bills of Lading, Warehouse Receipts, Trade Finance, and Exclusive Control verification. |
| Product Identity Layer | GTINToken.com / GTINToken.1 |
Provides product-level verification: Product Identity, Provenance, Authenticity, Regulatory Compliance, and Digital Product Passport Data. |
Ports Layer — Global Seaport & Inland Endpoint Identities
AI Agent Identities derived from quoted ports for transactions become the discovery fabric for agent-to-agent commerce, enabling Trade AI Agents to find trusted counterparties, verified products, and transaction routes:
| Port Endpoint Identity | Strategic Global Trade Role |
|---|---|
Shanghai.Trade |
The world’s largest container port |
Rotterdam.Trade |
Europe’s largest seaport |
Duisburg.Trade |
Europe’s largest inland port |
LosAngeles.Trade |
America’s largest container gateway |
Felixstowe.Trade |
UK’s largest container port |
Mundra.Trade |
The largest port in India |
Hull.Trade |
A leading gateway port for UK trade |
Busan.Trade |
South Korea’s largest and busiest port |
Jakarta.Trade |
Largest port in the Southern Hemisphere |
Durban.Trade |
Largest port in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Piraeus.Trade |
Largest port in Greece and key European gateway |
Marseille.Trade |
Largest trade seaport in France |
Kingston.Trade |
Largest port hub in the Caribbean |
Nagoya.Trade |
Japan automotive and manufacturing gateway port |
Ningbo-Zhoushan.Trade |
The busiest port in the world by cargo tonnage |
Yokohama.Trade |
Japan’s largest international seaport |
Kobe.Trade |
Japan’s logistics and manufacturing gateway port |
Osaka.Trade |
Japan’s industrial and commercial gateway port |
Hamilton.Trade |
Canada’s gateway port in its busiest economic corridor |
Melbourne.Trade |
Australia’s busiest port and largest container terminal |
Sector and Geographic Layer
Sector and Geographic AI Agent Identities provide structure for agent-to-agent commerce across 803 identities organized into 29 categories:
01 • Agriculture & Agritech (6 identities)
cocoa.1
crops.1
farm.1
farming.1
farms.1
02 • Automotive (8 identities)
autopart.1
autoparts.1
carpart.1
carparts.1
carphoneholder.1
evs.1
vehicles.1
03 • Business Services (42 identities)
administration.1
association.1
biz.1
black-business.1
blackbusiness.1
business.1
businesses.1
cleaningservices.1
clm.1
coop.1
co-operative.1
corp.1
council.1
customerservice.1
directories.1
enterprise.1
franchise.1
franchises.1
freezone.1
fulfillment.1
fulfilment.1
group.1
limited.1
management.1
msme.1
outsource.1
procurement.1
provenance.1
qa.1
rating.1
register.1
rfq.1
rights.1
smallbusiness.1
sme.1
staff.1
startups.1
sustainability.1
teams.1
tender.1
tenders.1
04 • Construction (4 identities)
construction.1
greenfield.1
infrastructure.1
05 • Consulting (4 identities)
coach.1
coaching.1
expert.1
06 • E-Commerce (16 identities)
catalogue.1
dropship.1
dropshipping.1
ecommerce.1
gifts.1
newproducts.1
outlet.1
products.1
sale.1
shoppingcentre.1
shoppingmall.1
subscription.1
subscriptions.1
voucher.1
vouchers.1
07 • Education (5 identities)
languages.1
learning.1
research.1
training.1
08 • Energy (8 identities)
diesel.1
ethanol.1
fuel.1
gasoline.1
lithium.1
oil.1
saf.1