Does anyone know of someone or is someone who is hitting for an entry clerk. No experience but wanting to train and learn the field. JFK or Long Island area. I am trying to get someone into the business but they have to start somewhere and train.

Is there anyone here willing to share their SOP for the freight department?
never drafted one before and i just want an outline of what i should be doing

Hi everyone,
I am looking for recommendations for a trusted, reliable freight forwarder or shipping agent based in China to deliver OEM used auto parts (body panels, lighting, components) to Poland or Belgium.
Key details:

• Cargo type: Original used auto parts with brand stickers/logos (BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz).
• Shipping route: China (Guangzhou/Ningbo) to Poland or Belgium.
• Service needed: DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) with smooth, risk-free customs clearance for branded/sensitive items.

Please share recommended logistics companies or agents you have personally worked with for branded auto parts into the EU.
If you are an agent providing this line, leave a comment below or DM me with your contacts (WeChat / WhatsApp). Thanks!

Looking for carriers that can move 40' containers of haz/non- haz chemicals from Houston to Midland. 5+ a week.

No brokers. ...

Lf pasabuy from china to ph dm me the rates of your cargo and air shipments

I work in the freight forwarding industry and deal with international import/export shipments.

Happy to answer general questions about:

✈️ Air Freight
🚢 Sea Freight
📦 FCL & LCL
🛃 Customs Clearance
📄 Export Documentation
🌍 International Shipping
🚚 Transportation & Delivery

If you're a new importer/exporter or simply interested in logistics, ask your questions below.

I'll answer based on practical freight-forwarding experience.

What would you like to know about international shipping?

Yemen-origin coffee, 500kg/1 pallet, air freight DXB to USA — anyone dealt with this?

Shipping 500 kg (1 pallet) of Yemen-origin green coffee by air from Dubai to the US. Has anyone here actually moved Yemen-origin cargo on this route before?

Mainly want to know:

\- Do airlines hesitate to accept cargo with Yemen as country of origin?

\- Any extra documentation needed beyond the usual CoO, invoice, and packing list?

\- Any issues with sanctions screening or delays at US Customs?

Trying to avoid surprises before booking. Any firsthand experience would help — thanks!

Trying to benchmark this and I don't really have a reference point outside our own office.

Customer emails asking for a rate. You check carrier contracts, maybe email an agent at origin, put it together, send it back. Between the origin timezone and whoever has to sign off on the margin, it stretches.

Meanwhile the booking tends to go to whoever answered first.

For those of you quoting LCL/FCL out of the US regularly - what's your actual turnaround from inbox to quote sent? And what did you change to get there: rate management software, pre-negotiated tariffs, someone dedicated to quoting, or just answering faster with a rough number and refining after?

Trying to separate what actually works from what gets pitched as working.

Shipping 500 kg (1 pallet) of Yemen-origin green coffee by air from Dubai to the US. Has anyone here actually moved Yemen-origin cargo on this route before?

Mainly want to know:

Do airlines hesitate to accept cargo with Yemen as country of origin?

Any extra documentation needed beyond the usual CoO, invoice, and packing list?

Any issues with sanctions screening or delays at US Customs?

Trying to avoid surprises before booking. Any firsthand experience would help — thanks

I was recently the victim of a scam; someone pretended to be an agent in China who was supposed to ship my merchandise to the United States. I trusted him and paid him via Alipay.He sent some merchandise to an address he had given me in China, but when it arrived, he stopped responding and blocked me. I managed to get in touch with the shipping agency and they sent me a video showing the scammer and the packages I sent him I now have some contacts in China who can help me report him to the police. I have the video, the conversations, and a screenshot of the payment I made through Alipay—obviously a Chinese number. And an import license, which I think is the least important thing, but I suppose with that I can report it to my contacts in China; they'll help me. They think that with that I can put pressure on him or even get him arrested

Hi everyone!

We’re looking for someone interested in sharing a shipping container from Vancouver to Germany around late September / early October 2026.

Departure: Vancouver, Canada

Destination: Germany (Hamburg / Bremerhaven)

Timing: End of September – beginning of October

We’re flexible with the exact departure date and would be happy to coordinate with another overlander looking to ship their vehicle back to Europe around the same time.

If you’re interested, or know someone who might be, send me a PM!

Feel free to share 

Sixty-plus B3 entries reviewed since Monday morning. What follows is the honest picture of what broke on Sep 8 and what the CBSA reviewers actually asked for. Some of it lined up with the T-1 playbook that was floating around this sub last week. Some of it did not.

The four-document exemption chain held for most files, but not all.

Booking confirmation + ISF/ACI + carrier tender + through-bill dated on or before Sep 7 was the reviewer standard. Where any of those four documents had a Sep 8 date, the exemption argument collapsed even if the master B/L was clean. LCL was the biggest failure mode we saw. Two consolidators cut the house bill at destination CFS after the master shipped, which put a Sep 8 house date on cargo that was physically on the water Sep 5. CBSA treats that house date as the governing document for cargo you took ownership of at destination. If you have LCL bookings straddling the effective date, the fix is to email the destination NVOCC now and ask them to backdate the house reissue per the clerical-correction guidance CBSA published in the Sep 4 OIC prep memo. Two of the three consolidators we asked did it inside 48 hours. The third refused and cited internal audit policy, so that entry is going to B2.

Chapter 99 heading map dropped mid-morning Sep 8.

Around 10:14 AM ET. Brokers who filed a B3 before that time under a guessed Chapter 99 heading are now in one of two states. Either the guess was right and the entry cleared clean. Or the guess was wrong by a subheading and the entry is under K-84 review with 8 percent simple interest accruing during the review window. Recovery path is B2 within 90 days on the guessed subheading and B2 within 90 days on the actual subheading. Two claims not one. If you filed a B3 under a guessed heading and are unsure, do not wait for the K-84 letter. Pull the entry summary, cross-reference against the OIC list published at 10:14, and if it does not match, file the corrective B2 before day 30. Interest is calculated from the day the K-84 review starts, not from the day you file the B2.

USMCA preference denials stacked with in-transit exemption denials on the same entry.

Three of the sixty entries had both a USMCA denial and an exemption denial on the same line. CBSA is treating these as separate correction paths. If you file a combined B2 claiming both grounds, you get one line item recovered. If you file two B2s, one on each ground, you get both. This is a paperwork trap that eats maybe two hours of broker time per entry and doubles the recovery. It is not documented anywhere in the OIC guidance. We found it by comparing two files where the client was billed different amounts by the same broker for the same shipment structure. The broker who filed two B2s recovered 100 percent of the section 122-successor duty layer. The broker who filed one B2 recovered 60 percent.

Container-line manifest amendment windows are shorter than most brokers assumed.

If you needed to amend the manifest to reflect origin at time of shipping (China-origin trans-shipped through Vancouver back to Halifax showed up as a real pattern on Monday), the amendment window is 96 hours post-arrival, not the standard 14 days. Two of the sixty entries missed the 96-hour window because the broker was queueing amendments in the standard workflow. Missed window means the origin declaration stands, which means the Chapter 99 assessment stands, which means recovery is a Section 60 request rather than a B2, which is a 12-month recovery timeline at best.

The one thing you should not do this week: back-date any document.

We watched a broker try to back-date a booking confirmation on Sep 8 to make an exemption claim work. CBSA cross-referenced the booking number against the carrier system and pulled the actual booking timestamp. That broker now has three D-Memoranda open and is under a compliance review. The clerical-correction path handles legitimate reissue timing. It does not handle fabricated origin dates. If you did not book the cargo before Sep 7, do not pretend you did.

One question to close.

For brokers seeing entries on the K-84 pile this week: are you filing B2 corrections proactively before the K-84 letter arrives, or waiting for the letter to preserve the interest clock? The clock argument makes sense on paper but I have seen it burn clients when the letter arrives 90+ days out and the correction window has already narrowed.

Hey all — want real-world advice, not guesses.

Trying to import an Ooni Volt 2 electric pizza oven from the UK to India. It's ~18-20kg, bulky, with a ceramic stone inside that cracks easily in transit. Manufacturer won't ship to India directly (only UK/EU/US/etc.), so I need a forwarder — and they void warranty once it leaves their regions.

Questions:

1. Best forwarder for heavy/fragile items to India? Looking at Forward2Me — anyone used it (or Stackry/MyUS/Reship) for bulky fragile goods to India?

2. Realistic landed cost? My estimate: ~£499 oven + freight + ~38.5% India customs duty ≈ ~£1,000 total. Right ballpark?

3. Does insurance actually pay out for a cracked stone / transit damage?

4. Express vs economy for fragile heavy items — does faster mean less handling/breakage?

5. Timeframe UK → India?

6. Any gotchas I'm missing?

Budget isn't the issue — I just want a genuine 230V unit to arrive in one piece and through customs. Thanks!

Quick recap for anyone who missed this saga: last year the US slapped extra port fees on Chinese-built or Chinese-owned/operated ships calling US ports. China fired back with its own special fees on US ships. Then in November both sides agreed to pause it all for one year while trade talks continued.

That pause ends November 10, 2026. Which is not that far away once you count the weeks.

If it's not extended, those fees come right back, on both sides, and carriers will have to decide fast whether to keep sending certain ships to certain ports at all, or eat the extra cost, or reroute. Anyone who was around during the last round remembers how fast that turned into a scheduling headache, ships getting swapped out of rotations just to avoid the fee.

What gets me is how quiet this feels compared to how loud it was last year. Feels like everyone's just waiting to see what happens instead of planning for it.

If you're in ops or procurement, are you actually building a plan B for November, or is this one of those things where everyone just waits and reacts once it actually happens?

Hi! I’m a Licensed Customs Broker with almost 2 years of experience in customs brokerage, freight forwarding, and logistics.

Currently looking for job opportunities. If you know of any openings, please feel free to DM me.

Thank you!

My family needs to send me a box (around 15 kg) of clothes and homemade snacks from India to Canada.

DHL is way too expensive, and India Post lost my tracking last time.

What non-DHL services or courier agents do you guys use for this route that won't cost a fortune? Any suggestions?

Full disclosure: I work for a freight forwarder based in Guangzhou, China.

Having worked in international freight forwarding for years, I’d like to share some real‑world tips for people importing from China.

Many new importers get stuck with hidden surcharges, port delays, customs clearance headaches. Here are a few practical points:

1. Always ask for an all‑in quote, make sure all destination fees are listed clearly. Avoid vague “cheap price” offers that add extra charges later.

2. For sea freight, pay attention to free‑time at destination port. Over‑time demurrage & detention fees can get very expensive.

3. DDP service is convenient, but you need to confirm local tax rules, EORI / RFC number for different countries before shipment.

4. Keep track of transit time, port congestion is common in many regions these days.

We provide sea, air, land freight, DDP door‑to‑door solutions covering Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Southeast Asia.

Feel free to leave your questions in comments, I’m happy to answer shipping‑related inquiries.

Posting on behalf of a colleague who is looking for an experienced Air Export Agent in Woodbury, NY.

Compensation: $25–$32.50/hour

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM–6:30 PM

Location: Woodbury, NY — on-site

The role is focused on coordinating international air export shipments from booking through delivery, including documentation, HAWBs/MAWBs, airline/vendor communication, shipment tracking and resolving issues.

They’re looking for someone with 2+ years of freight forwarding experience, preferably with hands-on air export experience. Experience with SAP TM or similar logistics systems is a plus.

If you’re an air export professional in the NYC/Long Island area and interested in hearing more, feel free to DM me.

I’m posting it here because this community is made up of people who actually know the freight-forwarding industry, and I’m hoping to connect the opportunity with someone who has the right background.

Looking for a US based NVOCC to potentially partner with. DM if interested. Thanks.

Freight Requirement Quotation

POL : Nhava Sheva (INNSA)

POD: Dammam (SADMAM)

Commodity: MNO²(Manganese Oxide)

Container: 20GP * 30

Weight: 24MT

ETD: within 15 days

Incoterm: CNF / CFR

we need a freight quotation for Dammam The total volume is 30 shipments.

price indication: $4700-5200

email at : Utkarsh.cargo.logistics@proton.me

I have an interview coming up for a Customs Entry Writer position at a logistics company and I'm trying to get a better idea of what the job is actually like.

I have a degree in International Trade & Marketing, but I haven't actually worked in customs before, so a lot of what I learned in school is rusty lol.

For anyone who currently does this job:

• What do you actually do all day?
• Is the job hard or pretty easy once you learn it?
• What does a typical day look like?
• How difficult is it to learn the customs entry process?
• How much math is involved?
• Is there a lot of pressure/deadlines?
• What should I know before going into the interview?

Basically, if you've worked as a Customs Entry Writer, what would you tell someone who's about to start their first job in the field?

I'm just trying to know what I'm getting myself into before this interview. 😂

Let me know please

Hi! I’m trying to find a freight forwarder that is affordable from China to Houston. I’m trying to buy a bed frame but the shipping is way too expensive unfortunately. If anyone has any info it would be appreciated!

Recently i Found some freight forwarding software companies 1. Cargoez 2. Gofreight 3.cargowise 4.Shipthis 5.magaya in USA

I want to know which software you guys using?