Export from the U.S. without the paperwork risk.

Electronic Export Information is filed through the Automated Export System for most shipments valued over $2,500 per Schedule B code, and for anything requiring an export licence regardless of value. It is a legal obligation of the U.S. Principal Party in Interest — usually you, the seller. Penalties for late or false filing run to $10,000 per violation. We file it for $35, keep the record, and give you the Internal Transaction Number your carrier will ask for.

Usually not. Under EXW your buyer is responsible for U.S. export clearance — but a foreign buyer generally has no U.S. presence and can't file, so the obligation lands back on you without a contract that pays you for it. Quote FCA instead. It costs you almost nothing more, you keep control of the export filing you're already equipped to do, and your risk still ends early. Our incoterms guide walks through all eleven.

The honest rule of thumb: if the value of the goods is high relative to their weight, or a delay costs you more than the freight, fly it. Ocean makes sense when the cargo is dense, the margin is thin, and the delivery date has slack. Send us the commodity, weight and required date and we'll price both so you can see the trade rather than guess at it.

At minimum a commercial invoice, packing list, and the transport document — bill of lading or air waybill. Beyond that it depends entirely on the country and the commodity: certificate of origin, legalisation or consular stamp, phytosanitary or health certificate, fumigation certificate for wood packaging. We check your documentation against the destination's actual requirements before the cargo moves, because a missing certificate is far cheaper to fix in Miami than at a foreign port.

We find out why, tell you what it will take to release it, and what it's costing per day while it sits. We put a named counterpart at the other end — from our own agent network where we have one, and from partners we've vetted where we don't — so there's someone accountable rather than an email address. You deal with us throughout.

Carrier liability is not insurance. Under ocean carriage it's typically limited to around $500 per package, which is meaningless on most commercial shipments. If you're selling on CFR or CPT the risk transferred to your buyer at origin — but if you're on DAP, DPU or DDP, the goods are yours until they arrive. We quote insurance as a percentage of declared value and we'll tell you plainly when the term you've agreed leaves you exposed.

Yes. If you're shipping to several buyers in the same market, or fulfilling multiple orders to one buyer, consolidating into a single container or air shipment usually beats sending them separately — you pay one set of destination charges instead of several. We receive into our Miami warehouse and hold until you're ready. Export shipments get the first month of storage free.

Controlled and licensed goods vary by commodity and by destination. Dual-use items, certain technology, defence articles and anything bound for a sanctioned party or country need screening before you commit to a sale date. Tell us the product and the country early and we'll flag it — a shipment stopped by BIS or OFAC is a far worse problem than a delayed one.

Standard ocean, about a week before your cargo is ready — earlier around Chinese New Year, peak season and Golden Week, when space tightens. Air is more forgiving. Perishables, dangerous goods, oversized cargo and anything needing a permit want as much notice as you can give, because the constraint is rarely the aircraft or vessel — it's the paperwork.

Aircraft On Ground — a grounded aircraft waiting on a part, costing thousands an hour. We respond same day, price every routing option including onboard courier, and stay on it until it lands. AOG service →

Export documentation is $35 and AES/EEI filing is $35. Freight, pickup and insurance are quoted per shipment. Every fee we charge is published — see the full rate card →