Custom Brokerage

What is a customs broker?

A customs broker performs transactions at ports on behalf of other parties. In other words, an importer, whether into the United States or another country, hires a customs broker to guide their goods into a country. MMI Logistics, Inc. will recommend efficient means for clearing goods through the maze of customs entry protocol. As your broker, MMI can also estimate the landed costs for shipments entering the country. U.S. exporters typically do not book shipments directly with a foreign customs broker, because freight forwarders often partner with customs brokers overseas who will clear goods that the forwarder ships to the overseas port. Conversely, those same foreign customs brokers contract the services of the domestic freight forwarder when the goods are headed in the opposite direction.

MMI Logistics, Inc. negotiates the transactions for the importer which will include the entry of goods into a customs territory, payment of taxes and duties and duty drawback or refunds of any kind. Furthermore, MMI has experience and knowledge of regulations not only from the corresponding customs authority, but also from other regulating agencies involved in imports.

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