The Ins and Outs of Importing Cargo into the United States

If interested in overseas shipping, most international shipping companies would be happy to help you along the process. However, once it comes to importing cargo into the United States from other countries, the regulations involved in the fine print are enough to scare potential customers and companies alike.

Although there are many similarities to export shipping, they end when the cargo reaches United States customs services at the destination port.

From the beginning of the shipping process, the goods being shipped need to be declared meticulously on the entry documents. This pertains mostly to full container (FCL) and less-than container (LCL) shipments. 

For automobiles, it is important to know that United States customs cannot accept cars that were not made for the U.S market. In other words, if the car was not made in America, it cannot be imported into the country unless it’s an older model (age restrictions vary).

Besides these two regulations, many more exist for shipping from specific countries and ports. Luckily, a shipping company’s international shipping services will normally take care of all customs issues so that the customer does not have to worry.

For the customer, one of the most important decisions includes choosing the port of entry based on convenience. These ports include those in New York, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and California.

Other than that, the company’s specific shipping services should take care of the rest, even arranging a car carrier service if the automobile needs to be transported from the port to a warehouse or your door.

International shipping can be easy with the right international shipping company, even when importing goods into the United States!

Lessons from the Explosion in China

The recent explosion at a warehouse in Tianjin, China that killed more than 100 people seriously disrupted port activity and caused all shippers to redouble their efforts to provide safety lessons and key insights into the terrible accident.  Here are a few important lessons to come from this tragedy.

Safety is paramount.  While it hasn’t been confirmed yet, it is believed that the explosions occurred when a shipment full of explosives detonated.  Packing your containers and labeling them in an appropriate way is critical to the success of every shipment.  Don’t skip on the labeling process because you don’t want to identify the contents.  You may be putting people at risk without realizing it.

You don’t have to be packing explosives to create a problem.  A car, for example, offers plenty of hazardous materials while it is being shipped.  Its air bags, air conditioning equipment and batteries create an acidic or gas environment that could become explosive.  The same is true for drilling and mining equipment.  Even office supplies can be potentially hazardous if they contain aerosols or electrical storage batteries.  What doesn’t seem hazardous to us in our everyday lives may have a different role to consider when shipped.

To gives some context for how terrible the blast was, a logistics company storing some several thousand cars was incinerated by the fireball produced by the blast.  The blast also shattered windows and doors and rocked whole buildings in a residential area nearby.  

All in all, over 800 people were either injured or killed in the blast.  It is worth being careful.  You can help by making sure you follow all safety directions and label  and declare your goods properly.  If the logistics company gives you a recommendation, please follow it.  It is in everyone’s best interests.

International Shipping to Landlocked Countries

With a reliable international shipping company like K International, shipping overseas is not a problem, even if the country is landlocked! We can get your cargo, whether it is an automobile, construction equipment, or almost anything else, through a port next to your target country, and use trucking and transportation services to get it to the city you need. 

 

Because of this, shipping to land-locked countries can be easy and hassle-free, especially with K International's international shipping services: 

• Ship your cargo from any port in the United States, including from New York, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, or California.
• Use our inland trucking and transportation services to get your cargo to a port if it is not already located near a port city.
• Position ocean containers at your warehouse for loading 20', 40', and 40'high-cube containers.
• If you are shipping an automobile, ensure its safety with our roll-on/roll-off services!

Call today at 212-267-6400, Skype us at kinternationalny, or email us at sales@kinternational.com. For an international shipping rate, visit our rate request page today!

International Transport of Vintage Cars to Port Bremerhaven, Germany

With a reliable International shipping company like K International, shipping vintage automobiles overseas is hassle-free and affordable. 

Our overseas car transport services will ensure that your vehicle gets to Bremerhaven, Germany safely and efficiently with a multitude of services, including:

• Roll-on/Roll-off Shipping
• Container Shipping
• And more! 

K International's international shipping services can help you ship overseas easily and efficiently

• K International Transport can ship your cargo from any port in the United States, including those in New York, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, California, and more! 

• If your cargo is located outside of a port city, K International Transport offers inland trucking and transportation services to transport your belongings to a port before they are shipped overseas! 

• International shipping services for almost all cargo to any country in Asia, South America, Africa, and Europe.

• Roll-on/roll-off services if you are shipping wheeled cargo
• Rigging and Dismantling services. We'll even load your equipment for construction equipment shipping services for you!
• and more!

For more information, call us at 212-267-6400, email us at sales@kinternational.com, or reach out to us on Skype at kinternationalny

K International's Ports of Call: International Shipping to Jeddah, Bremerhaven, Jebel Ali, Lagos, or More!

Shipping automobiles overseas is never stressful when dealing with a reliable and helpful international shipping company like K International. But what ports can we ship to? 

We have many ports of call, and we don't usually turn customers down. Instead, we try our best to find a solution for transporting their car, personal goods, or construction equipment. 

Our current most popular ports can be found on our port of call page. Explore and be sure to take advantage of K International's international shipping services today! 

Some of our most popular ports include: 

Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Lagos, Nigeria

Bremerhaven, Germany

Le Havre, France

Tema, Ghana, 

Sohar, Oman

Alexandria, Egypt

and more!

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For more information about KInternational, call us at 212-267-6400, email us at sales@kinternational.com, or reach out to us on Skype at kinternationalny. For an international shipping rate, visit our rate request page! 

Chaos on the Sea?

While Christmas may seem like a long time away, now is the time where shipping cargo gets a little hectic in preparation for the holiday season.  And, just as in years past, the import percentages are set to increase.  Even though you may still be buying school supplies, the docks are unloading toys and other Christmas goodies soon to stock the shelves.  What does this mean for sea transport?  It means you may need to work with a good logistics company if you need to ship something abroad!

Now is arguably the start of a bit of chaos on the high seas!  No, it isn’t a pirate adventure, but container and cargo shipping can put a crimp in your attempt to move overseas, send business equipment abroad or import a car from another country.  Politely called “congestion issues,” sometimes costs increase, unloading and roll-on/roll-off services go up and the amount of capacity available and the level of freight rates makes shipping anything in the next few months a bit volatile.

Not to worry, though.  Working with a logistics company means that you can avoid the hassle of trying to figure out the best budget friendly way to ship your goods on the same carrier.  Working with K International means your shipment will get its own case manager from start to finish, ensuring you don’t have to deal with tracking the shipment from port to port.  You also avoid the need to worry about whether your paperwork is in order, the cause of much delay in shipping.

Whether you need to move a fleet of vintage cars abroad or pack up your entire household for an overseas business move, working with a logistics company is critical during this extra-busy time of year.