Press Releases
Hong Kong, August 9, 1996 -- Federal Express Corporation (FedEx)
staged a seminar at Renaissance Hotel in Hong Kong last Friday (August 2)
introducing to Hong Kong shippers the U.S. customs clearance procedures
which will help expedite the shipping process.
Guest speakers of the seminar were FedEx executives who have extensive
knowledge of the U.S. customs regulations. The seminar was well
received and attracted over 200 Hong Kong exporters.
FedEx's managing director of regional sales - China & Mid-Pacific Marco
Lee said, "FedEx always wants to add value to our customers' businesses.
We are here not only to provide solutions to our customers, we are also
committed to help them increase efficiency."
Craig Dimick, FedEx Customs Brokerage Manager from the U.S. explained,
"FedEx frequently finds shipments being hung up because Hong Kong
exporters are not fully aware of the U.S. customs requirements. To help
our customers to achieve efficiency, we want to introduce how the
customs-clearance process works for goods entering the U.S. and what
documentation and regulations are involved.
"Over the years, we have established a firm relationship with the U.S.
Customs Department. In order to help our customers speed up the
shipping process, we provide a pre-customs clearance service whereby the
shipments are already cleared before they actually arrive in the U.S. This
considerably shortens the shipping time and shippers won't have to worry
about delay."
FedEx held similar customs-clearance seminars in Taipei on July 30 and in
Shanghai on August 5.
FedEx currently services the Asia Pacific market with more than 3,000
employees in 30 countries and territories. The company provides the most
extensive trans-Pacific air lift of any major competitor, with wide-bodies
MD-11, DC-10 and A310 aircraft flying daily, linking its FedEx AsiaOne network
for overnight delivery to major commercial and financial centers
throughout Asia. It is the only express transportation carrier in the world
using its own aircraft and crews to provide an integrated service into and
out of the People's Republic of China.
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