Our Services

We are here to help you with the basics

 

Freight Forwarders and Small Package Carriers

Understand international freight carriers, how to work with them and save money

Inco Terms, Terms of Sale whether you are buying or selling

Properly specified Inco terms establish your costs, risks and liabilities

Shipping Documents & Commercial Invoices

The success of an international shipment revolves around an accurate commercial invoice.

 
 

Export Filings

Most countries require the shipper to file for export. For many there are penalties for errors.

 

Lead Time

Transportation and Customs processes are critical to on-time delivery. Understand areas of logistics that the impact on your product’s lead time

 

Typical Issues: 

  • High freight costs, lots of unnecessary shipments, delays at customs, customers dissatisfied with delivery lead times, constant surprises from your freight organization

  • If you are new to moving goods across boarders, be prepared for the costly traps of an immature process

  • If you want to develop business contracts in other countries with suppliers or customers, you need to understand foreign processes and requirements, and the potential liabilities your partners may create for you

What We Offer

A wide range of consulting and support for logistics operations. 
That’s freight, small package, customs compliance, contracts, and supply chain planning.

Shipping Documentation

We can give you the formats that will ease your shipments through customs, and aid freight companies to expedite your freight

  • Commercial invoice, packing slip & SLI

  • Review your current documents, edit and improve the format and fields

  • Ensure the content is accurate (value, quantity, classification) to support both export and import filing

  • For those starting out we can work from scratch to best suite your customer’s and customs needs

  • Your supplier’s documents need the same review and editing

  • Train your staff and your suppliers in how to complete and finalize documents

Effective international contracts for buying and selling

  • Define Inco terms usage for your contracts with customers and suppliers.

  • Train Supply chain how to buy and use Inco terms to reduce cost and protect the company from risks and liabilities.

Reducing freight costs

  • We review your shipment volumes, methods and customer needs for delivery.

  • Using basic freight principals, provide improved shipping methods that reduce costs beyond just going to a forwarder for a lower rate.

Customs compliance for import and export

  • As licensed customs brokers we will review your compliance management and establish the critical foundations. Including a customs manual that defines the company’s methods for maintaining compliance.

  • Customs compliance is an extensive area of your business and we can review and consult in stages

Advanced trade management:

Duty and tax savings initiatives

  • Study the company’s import volumes, duty spend and provide compliant options for reducing costs

Global FTZ’s

  • Set up FTZ’s in the US and other countries.

  • Advise on improving FTZ ROI.

  • Help finance account for actual ROI.

Protect the company from Loss and Damage

  • Review shipment hand off, with carriers, warehouse shipping and receiving.

  • Establish process to protect your company from costs and liabilities of overages, shortages and damage.

Training

  • Across the board training for staff, management, and C Suite. All the areas of our services. Customized and tailored to the need and your vision for change.