Couriers

Questions and answers about couriers

  • Couriers Q&A 7

    Our company follows a 3 tier distribution model. To date, we have exported service parts to our distributors in Canada. To improve service rates, our Service Group would like the ability to ship parts to the service companies, customers of our distributor. They would also like to ship service parts directly to the end-user / […]

  • Couriers Q&A 8

    My company is in the early stages of looking for a single provider to handle our small package (150lbs and below) business. Prior to asking for an RFP to the top three providers, I would like to send them a request for information (RFI) to understand their services, capabilities, global coverage, etc. Could anyone share […]

  • Couriers Q&A 9

    We are a large importer, and mainly self-file our entries. We do not currently have contracts where we do use brokers. We are recently seeing brokers, and forwarders, charging us additional fees. For example: – Courier services charging us fees to give us the entry documents required for record retention and audit – Couriers charging […]

  • Couriers Q&A 10

    We import telecommunication optic fiber cable into the US, from various sources. It is classified under HSTUS 8544700000. While we do not have a ruling from CBP, extensive analysis of the tariff and explanatory notes make the HS quite obvious, at least to people in our industry The problem is that when the shipment comes […]

  • Couriers Q&A 11

    Our shipments require FDA clearance and sometimes we need to gather entry information from multiple sources, which can take time. We may not always make entry within 15 days and we understand if a shipment goes G.O. Our express carrier is returning shipments that don’t clear within 14 days to origin. Shipments that are returned […]