Hector Salinas

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Ocean freight and importing into the United States

19 ans d'expérience

Nineteen years in ocean freight at the Port of Long Beach, first on the carrier side and now as a licensed US customs broker. I work with European exporters selling into the States who find out the hard way that the American customs system resembles nothing they know. The recurring issues: getting an importer number as a foreign company, what a customs bond actually is and why you need one, labelling and marking rules that hold entire containers at the port, and the additional duties that have moved from season to season these past few years. Every one of those has stranded shipments belonging to serious, competent companies. My job on a call is to tell you what has to be settled before the vessel sails. After it sails your options narrow fast, and each one of them has a price.

Langues de consultation

Anglais
Espagnol
Français

Compétences

Ocean freight and FCL/LCL
US customs entry
Non-resident importer of record
Marking and labelling compliance
Section 301 and additional duties
Export documentation

Ce qui le distingue

I deal with compliance before the vessel sails. A non-compliant container gets stored, re-exported or destroyed, and all three of those cost more than the goods inside it.

Formation

· BSc International Business, California State University Long Beach; US Customs Broker licence

Références

· Ocean carrier operations then Licensed Customs Broker at the Port of Long Beach since 2006, licence issued by US Customs and Border Protection.
· Advising European exporters entering the US market.

Annulation modérée

Remboursé en entier jusqu’à 24 heures avant, la moitié jusqu’à 2 heures avant, rien ensuite.