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Export to the United States, we must pay attention to these things!
Apr 10,2024
01. Service Standards
Not only does exporting goods to the United States require meticulous service, but the service after the goods arrive is also very important. If the goods arrive at the portIf there is no customs declaration (PROCEED) within 15 days, the goods will enter the G.O. warehouse, and the G.O. warehouse charges are very high.
02, agent qualification audit
All regular freight forwarders engaged in U.S. line transportation must have a U.S. homeland.FMC registered freight limited company and has the official code of NVOCC, otherwise if any problems occur in the process of transportation in the United States can not get the corresponding legal protection, so be sure to confirm in advance.
03. Details
1. Confirm the specific transport destination
Many U.S. merchants have warehouses all over the country, so it's important to identify their final shipping destination. In addition, there are many places with the same place name in the United States, suchThere are four or five Washington, and if the merchant does not provide the state and zip code, it is possible to send the goods to another location by mistake. The United States is vast and sparsely populated, and the cost of trailers is often more than 1,000 yuan. Therefore, it is very important to confirm clearly with merchants and divide responsibilities.
2. Requirements of major U.S. customers for suppliers to cooperate in providing logistics fee services
（1) Customers often have requirements for partitioned loading, especially for goods sold to foreign supermarkets, such as placement order, quantity requirements, documents attached to the container, etc;
（2) according to customer requirements on time delivery, as far as possible to track the dynamic container. Many foreign merchants will require the goods to arrive at the port before the specific time (SHIPPNG PERIOD), the delay of the factory may cause a large fine, so the logistics of goods tracking is very critical;
（3) Provide documents to foreign countries for customs clearance in an accurate and timely manner. Generally speaking, foreign customs clearance time can be 7 days before the ship arrives. In many cases, foreign demurrage fees are often caused by the delay of documents.
3. Late pick-up costs at the port.
（1) Counter fees: charged by the company, for large customers can give a certain free use date;
（2) Arrested port fee: charged by the shipping company's wharf, which varies from wharf to wharf.
04. Weight limitation regulations
Here'sLimit weight= Container weight. The weight requirements for goods on the U.S. line are very strict, and the weight limit is mainly affected by the weight limit of the U.S. inland point highway, generally small cabinets.17.3 tons, large and high container 19.5 tons, but different ports also have different weight limit requirements. If a customer requires that overweight cargo must be transported to a point inland in the United States, there are generally several ways to deal with it:
1. Basic port distribution
After unloading at the basic port, the excess portion is allocated and then transhipped separately.
Disadvantages: If the inland point to be transferred is far away, the cost is high.
2. Rail-to-Inland Point on Basic Harbour Wharf
Some shipping companies can provide direct rail-to-inland service at basic port terminals in the United States, so that inland points can be reached. If you want to send it to the door again, you can use it locally.3 rows of wheels of overweight frame to transport, this trailer cost is about only about 30% more expensive than the general towing fee.
Disadvantages: the need to find shipping companies that can provide this service, as well as inland points that can provide this service, and finally, a good local agent to help arrange the transfer of overweight trailers.
05. Customs Clearance Rules
1. U.S. Customs will receive the AMS declaration data from the exporting country after the ship has sailed.
2. The local freight forwarding company or customs clearance bank in the United States must receive the documents required for import and the arrival notice of the shipping company one week before the arrival of the ship.
3. Apply to the U.S. Customs for import declaration and commodity inspection, and submit documents to the port of destination shipping company for release.
4. Give the container proof to the trailer of the consignee or arrange the delivery by the local agent to the warehouse designated by the consignee.
5. Operation process of door-to-door delivery of goods in the case of TO DOOR:
（1) The goods must be handed over when the consignee is ready;
（2) The trailer company will only give the warehouse 2 hours of loading and unloading time, which exceeds the hourly billing. Door-to-door delivery must not allow goods to exceed the U.S. highway weight limit.
06, import documents requirements.
GlobalH.S. CODE is unified, but the U.S. tariff identification is more troublesome, in the confirmation of taxes and fees must provide the most accurate description of the name.
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