Shipping to or from Mexico, Canada, Asia, Europe or South America? We know the ins and outs of cross-border freight shipping, including requirements for trade agreements, working through a Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), and preparing documentation that won't cost you money in customs penalties.
We manage freight customs clearance, duty management, global oversize cargo shipping, incoterms, packaging and documentation and refrigerated cargo. We work with less-than-container load (LCL), full container load (FCL), door-to-door, port-to-port, sea freight and air freight.
Your international freight shipping services include:
See how ICAT Logistics DTW has helped our customers with their International Freight needs.
Our White Glove Solution to a Full Color Problem The problem was alarming, and expensive: Sensitive color printing systems shipped from the Far East were damaged before reaching a final destination in the United States. The customer need was clear: Find a solution. Quickly. And guarantee future results. The team at ICAT Logistics DTW responded with swift precision, tracing the process, isolating the cause of the damage and implementing a customized solution. Our troubleshooting determined that the equipment – secured in boxes six-feet-high…
Lacking Papers, Overseas Freight was Dead in the Water A Pennsylvania electronics equipment manufacturer recently learned an expensive lesson about international shipping when it sent a $39,000 X-ray machine to a customer in China. The shipment made it to China, all right, but the freight carrier failed to follow some of the basic extra steps necessary to ensure that the machinery would actually reach its final destination. The Chinese government flagged the shipment and confiscated it. The shipper frantically tried calling us to fix the problem but…
Meeting the Greatest Challenges with Confidence and Professionalism The ICAT Logistics DTW team never ducks a challenge, and this one, from a loyal Detroit-based customer, was a doozy: Organize and secure the safe delivery of 295 test units — totaling 47,000 individual pieces from nine countries and 29 suppliers. Some parts in India and Brazil wouldn’t be ready until two days before our deadline and normal lead time is 10 days. Many parts required custom crating or special packaging. Some needed to be sealed from the elements so they wouldn’t rust. And customs…
