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International cargo transportation from the USA to overseas destinations
International cargo transportation from the USA is essential to the logistics chain.
The Online freight calculator is designed to remotely manage international deliveries of relatively large orders from the U.S., virtually from anywhere worldwide.
It works perfectly for transporting commercial cargo and shipping personal belongings from the USA. You may watch a short video on YouTube to see how easy it is.
The United States government strictly regulates and controls international cargo transportation from the U.S. to avoid fraud. Any business that provides international cargo transportation services in the U.S. must be licensed and bonded.
If you ship relatively sizeable cargo from the USA in boxes, crates, or pallets, AMID Logistics (American Multimodal International Deliveries) can support your international cargo transportation needs.
AMID Logistics is a licensed and bonded U.S. Freight Forwarder and U.S. Ocean Transportation Intermediary. Our primary business is LCL freight (less than Container Load). We support LCL shipping on behalf of small and midsize exporters in the USA and all over the world. We manage e-commerce orders targeted at the U.S. market and help customers ship household goods and personal belongings. If you are an inexperienced first-time international shipper, then after reading this article, you should be prepared for international shipping cargo from the USA overseas.
Do not confuse services provided for cargo transportation from the USA by sea. It all depends on the cargo size, cargo transportation arrangement, and modes of transportation. Sea freight, in general, falls into four categories:
- Parcel services.
- Shipping goods from the USA with international moving companies.
- International sea freight services are provided by Ocean transportation intermediaries (OTI).
- Direct sea freight carriers. In respect of international cargo transportation - steamship lines.
When shipping goods overseas, please remember that all the devices assist exporters with international cargo transportation needs. However, only the shippers and consignees are responsible for proper cargo packing, export and import documentation, customs formalities, and all charges beyond freight scope.
AMID Logistics is a U.S. freight forwarder. Regarding the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations: ...An Ocean Transportation Intermediary is ...an ocean Freight Forwarder... An Ocean freight forwarder is an individual or company that dispatches shipments from the United States via common carriers and books or otherwise arranges space for those shipments on behalf of shippers. Ocean freight forwarders also prepare and process the documentation and perform related activities for those shipments.
When dealing with a U.S. freight forwarder for international cargo transportation from the USA, shippers should also be prepared to deal directly with other parties related to the shipping. These can include U.S. domestic ground transportation companies that deliver cargo to ocean freight carriers, ocean freight carriers' agents, which handle cargo recoveries overseas, customs, any particular organization if a load is under their supervision, etc.
Common phrases in shipping LCL sea freight
International shippers should consider these three typical phases in any LCL cargo transportation cycle. Each step during the transportation cycle corresponds with charges related to the phase. In other words, you should understand what is included in regular sea freight quotes on international cargo transportation from the USA by sea. Most of the time, it is regarding destination charges.
I. ORIGIN - CARGO IS AT THE ORIGIN - CHARGES AND FEES ARE TYPICALLY INCLUDED IN FREIGHT QUOTE:
- Cargo pickup and delivery to an ocean freight carrier's terminal (called CFS - Container Freight Station) OR self-delivery to the CFS by the shipper.
- Origin country's customs formalities.
- Cargo handling at the CFS; transfer to the seaport of departure; export documents turnover and cargo release to sail overseas.
II. INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FREIGHT - CARGO IS IN TRANSIT (SAILING FROM USA) - INCLUDED IN FREIGHT QUOTE:
- Cargo is on board the vessel and in transit between seaports of origin and destination — actual sailing of freight by sea. It may include cargo reloads in transshipment docks.
III. DESTINATION - CARGO IS ENTERED IN THE COMMERCE ZONE OF THE DESTINATION COUNTRY - NOT INCLUDED IN FREIGHT QUOTE (DESTINATION CHARGES):
- Cargo entry to the destination; international ocean freight carriers/carrier's destination agent; messaging; handling cargo at the port of entry; and document turnover.
- Completing destination customs formalities to obtain customs release, i.e., entree filing; assessing customs duty, taxes (if any), and other applicable destination country's governments' related charges.
- Delivery of cargo to the final destination terminal (the terminal is not a seaport of entry itself); handling of the load at the terminal; document turnover and obtaining the terminal release.
- Cargo delivery is assigned by the consignee's place (called "to door") if it is not self-picked up from the final destination terminal.
You may find a more complete and comprehensive explanation of international shipping procedures in respect of dealing with a U.S. Freight Forwarder in the FAQ sections of our website:
