Northbound and southbound
LTL and truckload moving in both directions, with customs documentation prepared before the truck reaches the crossing. Getting the paperwork ahead of the freight is what keeps a border stop to minutes rather than days.
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International and cross-borderFreight that crosses a border.
A shipment held at the border is rarely held because of the truck. It is held because a document was wrong, missing or did not match the freight. We handle the paperwork alongside the freight so the two agree when somebody checks.
Where we move freight
Cross-border and international shipments through the GlobalTranz network, with the same team on it as your domestic freight.
Cross-border truckload
Shipments moving to and from Mexico, including the handoff at the border. We coordinate that transfer so the load does not sit while two carriers work out who has it.
Ocean and air, arranged
For freight that leaves the continent we arrange the move through the GlobalTranz network and stay the single point of contact, so you are not managing a forwarder and a broker separately.
The documents that travel with the freight
Which ones apply depends on the shipment, the commodity and the destination. We tell you which you need before the freight moves, rather than after it stops.
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Certificate of origin where the destination requires it
- Customs entry documentation
- Any commodity-specific certificate the border will ask for
Start with a conversation, not a form
Cross-border pricing depends on the commodity, its classification and the crossing. Those are hard to capture in a quote box and easy to get wrong, so the first step is usually a short call.
Tell us what is moving and where it is going, and we will tell you what the shipment needs.
Start the conversation
One note on classification. Freight class and customs classification are different systems and do not map onto each other. Our freight class calculator covers domestic LTL only. For customs classification on an international shipment, talk to us before you quote it as fact.
Moving something across a border?
Send us the commodity, the origin and the destination. We will tell you what it takes and what it costs.