Customs Brokerage Services

Simplify international trade with BBE. We merge decades of experience with state-of-the-art technology to help you clear customs faster, pay less on imports and exports, and avoid costly delays and refused entry.

Our Customs Broker Services

Canadian Customs Brokerage

For perishable goods, hard-to-reach destinations, and time-sensitive shipments, air freight shipping plays a crucial role. We manage transportation from international airports to warehouses, from which goods can be transported by road to their destinations.

US Customs Brokerage

Container ships remain the gold standard for large international shipments, especially from continent to continent. Ocean transport gets goods from ports to their destination. We find ships to transport your goods, then arrange for transport from ports to the goods’ eventual destination. In addition to traditional multimodal water transportation, we also offer sea lifts to supply goods to coastal communities like those in Northern Canada.

Customs Consulting

We work with trucking companies around the world to provide our clients with reliable intermodal transport, getting their shipments from airports and ports to warehouses and end-users. No matter where in the world you need to ship or receive goods, our road freight transport experts will get it there. We can also provide shipping by train for your goods.

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Choose BBE As Your Customs Broker

Our full-service customs brokerage can help you reduce delays, lower costs, and increase the profitability of all of your imports and exports. We expedite international trade between the United States and Canada. Work with us today.

Frequently Asked Questions

Customs brokers help businesses get shipments through customs. The work of a customs broker is multifaceted; a full-service customs broker can:

  • Prepare documentation
  • Analyze documentation
  • Reclassify a product’s Harmonized System (HS) code to reduce unnecessary duties
  • Use free trade agreements (FTAs) to reduce or eliminate tariffs
  • File appeals
  • Work through random at-border audits on-site
  • Pay duties on your behalf

Through these and other service offerings, customs brokers facilitate global trade. They play an essential role in the global supply chain, expediting the process of filing paperwork and crossing borders, all while reducing unnecessary fees when exporting and importing goods.

Customs clearance is the process of moving goods through customs. Customs is the authority that controls the flow of goods through a country; it also collects tariffs on those goods.

Here’s what happens when goods reach customs:

  1. Customs officers examine the customs paperwork. This paperwork can be quite complex—a customs brokerage can help you fill it out and check it for accuracy.
  2. Taxes and duties are assessed. Import fees may apply on goods, depending on the type of goods being imported and their value.
  3. Customs officers request payment. A customs brokerage can pay customs on your behalf; you repay it once the goods have cleared customs.

This describes an ideal scenario—one in which all of your paperwork lines up with what customs agents are inspecting, and there are no audits of your shipment. In the case of an audit, your customs broker is the first line of contact for customs officers. Your broker will keep you aware of any audits at the border, what delays may occur, and what you can do to expedite the process.

Our team provides customs support for businesses looking to import to Canada and businesses looking to export to the United States. Contact us to learn more about our international customs brokerage services and supply chain management solutions.

Explore our other areas of expertise

While we excel in expediting shipments, we know it takes a suite of services to traverse the globe. Experts in all areas of Supply Chain management, explore our entire service line-up.

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