Question:Ok so you can make 1 entry for multiple shipments arriving on the same conveyance with the same consignee. Can you cut 1 I.T./T&E/I.E. for multiple shipments traveling under bond that arrive on the same conveyance with the same consignee traveling to the same location?
Question: It’s been a while since I’ve had to deal with this…With 50% of all air cargo transported on passenger aircraft is to be screened beginning Feb 3, 2009 – we have several freight forwarders requesting that our shipping location personnel provide copies of their driver’s licenses with each pick up. This has a lot […]
Question: Can a company that is not licensed as a NVOCC sell internationaltransportation services? For example, they would contract with a steamship line or a NVOCC and then sell the transportation, with a mark-up, to their customer. Wouldn’t this company need to be licensed / registered with the FMC to file the ocean freight rate.
My company, which is both an importer and exporter, is in the early stages of a feasibility study into setting up an NVOCC. I would like to hear from ICPA members that have set up their own NVOCC, or have looked into it and decided not to proceed, about their experiences. I’d also welcome the […]
We are in the process of looking for a new corporate freight forwarder. Does anyone have a checklist or questionnaire we should send to potential forwarders? What kinds of issues other than pricing should a new exporter be looking at when selecting a new forwarder?
I’ve been reading about the slow downs for goods coming into the U.S. from Asia due to Homeland Security. Have any of the members heard or experienced any slow downs at the border from Mexico? Right now our goods seem to be coming through on a timely bases, but I have heard rumors of slow […]
Does anyone know of any salvage yards in the Chicago area that would accept defective metal decorative items?
Can some one please advise their interpretation of foreign inland freight when you have an exworks pricing term, but not arranged on a thru bill of lading? Would the foreign inland freight be dutiable or not dutiable?
Does anyone have a notice from US Customs stating that the hours of US Customs operation on Canadian Border for entry of textiles and apparel is now officially 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday thru Friday?
We have had a problem in the past months (mainly July through October) with containers coming in with ‘heavy’ condensation inside them. You can visually see beads of water inside the walls of the container. The boxes are damp. The wood products inside the boxes are covered in mold. We have checked the containers for […]
Know that there are many going by Sea from KL Malaysia to Rotterdam could they provide some input as to what they see as transit time and if they are encountering any delays going thru the Panama Canal. If there are delays what are they attributed to. We are looking at shipping this lane and […]
In addition to compliance, my department is responsible for all international logistics. Our international shipping has recently increased and we will end the year with more than 700 TEUs in annual volume. Mostly from China, Taiwan, and India. The overwhelming majority of our freight is booked with a freight forwarder at this time. I am […]
