Who clears your container and who moves it? Here is how customs brokers and drayage carriers split the work at PortMiami and Port Everglades.
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Drayage Glossary: 40 Terms Every Importer Should Know
Drayage runs on abbreviations. A single email thread about one container can contain LFD, ERD, VGM, EIR, per diem, pre-pull…
FDA, USDA and Other Agency Holds on Miami Imports: What They Are and How Long They Take
Importers tend to think of customs clearance as one gate: CBP either releases the container or it doesn’t. In practice,…
LCL Shipments in Miami: How Less-Than-Container-Load Freight Actually Moves
Less-than-container-load freight is the option importers reach for when they don’t have enough volume to justify a whole box. Your…
ISPM 15 and Wood Packaging: What Importers Need to Get Right
Of all the ways an import container can go wrong, wood packaging is the one importers understand least and pay…
How to Audit a Drayage Invoice: A Line-by-Line Checklist
Drayage invoices are among the least audited documents in a shipper’s accounts payable stack. They arrive in volume, each one…
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