A customs broker helps you clear your goods through U.S. Customs (CBP), ensuring all documentation, duties, and taxes are properly handled so your shipment can be delivered without delay.

Even if your supplier manages shipping, only a U.S.-licensed customs broker can legally file entries and communicate directly with U.S. Customs on your behalf. This avoids clearance delays and compliance risks.

Yes — if they’ve established a licensed customs brokerage in the United States. This allows them to handle both ends of the process: shipping from China and customs clearance within the U.S.

Typically:

• Commercial Invoice

• Packing List

• Bill of Lading or Air Waybill

• Importer Security Filing (ISF, for sea freight)

• Any required permits or certificates (e.g. FDA, FCC, EPA)

For compliant shipments, clearance can take 1–2 business days. Delays happen mainly due to missing documents, random inspections, or incorrect declarations.

uties are based on the HS code, declared value, and country of origin. The customs broker helps determine the correct classification and ensures all fees are accurately assessed.

Yes. With proper pre-screening of documents, correct tariff classification, and compliance review before shipping, our brokerage can significantly reduce inspection rates.

Items like electronics, apparel, food, supplements, toys, and lithium batteries often face extra scrutiny or require additional certifications.

Yes, a licensed U.S. customs broker can clear shipments at any U.S. port electronically, regardless of where your goods enter — Los Angeles, New York, Houston, etc.

It ensures faster coordination, fewer errors, and lower overall cost since the same team handles the shipment from China all the way through U.S. customs and delivery.