Comments on: How to Clear Customs When Importing Goods into the USA and Canada https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/ Start and Grow Your Ecommerce and Amazon Business Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:03:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: MH https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-69343 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:03:12 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-69343 It is important to note in the USA, if the declared value of the imported goods is $2500+, legally you HAVE to use a broker. $2499 and under you can clear it yourself.

]]> By: Antonio https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-59393 Fri, 19 May 2023 17:52:43 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-59393 Dave,
This is a fantastic article and I used it in my quest to import my first set of goods, into the USA. So far, it’s been fairly clean. I had a couple questions for you.

I shipped my goods out of China and the manufacturer managed/setup the LCL ocean shipping. Once it arrived, I received an arrival email from Lavinstar and the freight location is STG Logistics. The freight was 0.5 CFM but weighed 1400 lbs. Does $530 seem like an accurate charge for all of the CFS activities? That seemed really high to me.

Another question I had…to clear customs, do I have to go to the office of the specific port of entry? Or any port of entry in the region (i.e. NY, Buffalo, etc.)? Or any port of entry in the USA?

Thank you for this outstanding article.

Antonio

]]> By: Andrei https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-56773 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 02:27:55 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-56773 Hi Dave,

We are shipping 2 different shipments:
1) Shipment from China to Canada (1,500 USD just delivery and 3,800 door-to-door delivery option) in such case does it worth going with DDP? I have never cleared customs myself and do not have a broker, I am afraid that the sea freight would get to a port other than Toronto and I won’t be able to clear it myself and still have to hire a broker ( I live in Toronto)

2) Air freight shipment to Amazon FBA warehouse from china. Value = 2,000 USD. In such a case do we need to hire a clearing agent, or this might not be necessary as the value of the shipment is low enough? I believe it’s going to be done through UPS.

]]> By: Dave Bryant https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-34672 Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:14:40 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-34672 In reply to Moloko Ngoepe.

Unfortunately I’m not sure of the country specific requirements in South Africa.

]]> By: Moloko Ngoepe https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-34383 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:27:17 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-34383 Hi Dave

We are a company based in South Africa but shipping our products which are suppliments and green tea from the US , which are the procedures to ship them into the country without any challenges or documents needed because our last shipment was detained due to imports and products registration stories.

Regards

]]> By: Dave Bryant https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-33851 Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:11:33 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-33851 In reply to Minasse mengesha.

Might be more for a car.

]]> By: Minasse mengesha https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-32036 Fri, 14 May 2021 08:46:22 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-32036 In reply to David Bryant.

Which custom broker are you using in USA? I am looking for one to help me clear my vehicle import. You said $100 to $250 they charge but the one I found on google is asking $500 per car.

]]> By: Al https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-29272 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:36:42 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-29272 Hello,

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it was super interesting to read!

I am having a shipment of less than $800 being shipped by sea from China to USA.
So this means there are no paperwork and customs to take care of or the need for a freight forwarder?

Best,
Al

]]> By: Dave Bryant https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-25058 Sat, 04 Jul 2020 06:42:28 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-25058 In reply to Carlos.

No idea unfortunately.

]]> By: Carlos https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-clear-customs/#comment-24982 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:54:42 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=536#comment-24982 I have no need for a license just to be able to properly clear our own loads 8-12 containers yearly from China to U.S. Can you recommend a training service that will focus on my specific needs vs the industry wide standardized testing…..?

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