FedEx customs brokerage services
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Customs, uncomplicated
Duties. Tariffs. Reporting. Regulations. Paperwork. Any one of these factors is enough to make clearing customs complicated. Together, they can be daunting—enough to deter some companies from pursuing international sales. Working with us gives you access to customs brokerage experts who live and breathe customs clearance every day. So whether you transport products by plane, ship, truck, or rail, you have the peace of mind, the know-how, and the support to help you be successful.
Access our customs brokerage experts
From classification to clearance to post-entry services, you’ve got support every step of the way.
- A seasoned team of industry experts
- 5.5 million+ entries processed annually
- 215+ licensed customs brokers in the U.S. and Canada
- Available during operational hours of customs offices, with U.S./Canada border offices open 24/7/365
- Vertical-specific expertise for commodities
- Online visibility into shipments and clearance status
- Access to documents from the past five years, in compliance with document retention requirements
How can a customs brokerage expert help you?
Rely on our experts to help get your cargo through customs—and to customers. Having a single resource for all your shipment information means you could spend less time on administration and communication.
Count on our team for help with:
- Calculation of duties, taxes, fees, and other customs charges
- Protest preparation and filing
- Follow-up on liquidation issues
- Customs brokerage coordination outside of North America
- Notification of changes in global duty and tax information
For more information, contact your sales representative.
Get control of your global shipment data
My Global Trade Data makes keeping track of your international shipping information easier with online shipment visibility, reporting, and documentation for up to five years' worth of data.
Claim your duty drawback refunds
If you’re an exporter, you might be able to recover up to 99% of customs duties paid on imported materials when re-exporting them.Â
Do you have less than six customs entries a month?
Learn about your brokerage options.
Factors that impact customs brokerage pricing
Customs brokerage pricing can change based on a lot of different variables. Here are some of the most common.
Costs can be higher if…
- You’re shipping multiple products
- Your shipment includes multiple invoices to be entered with customs
- Your SOP is complex and includes additional steps
- There are multiple partner government agencies (PGAs) involved
- You choose additional services, like transportation
- You’re shipping commodities that are complicated to import
Costs can be lower if…
- You use an EDI or API
- You can provide a complete database of parts that meets PGA data requirements
- You’re shipping high volumes and qualify for a volume discount
- You’re using multiple FedEx services and qualify for a discount
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Customs brokerage services in the U.S. and Canada will be provided by FedEx Logistics, Inc. and FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage (Canada), Inc., respectively.