Import/Export Customs Handling
Getting your products through customs can be complicated
and full of pitfalls, hidden costs, and excruciating delays for the
uninitiated. This is not only true
for U.S. based companies expecting high quality products made in other
countries, but also for companies based outside the United States. Product shortages and delays due to
customs snafu’s can cost a manufacturer dearly.
At AST, we are import/export experts. Our shipping specialists are highly skilled in expediting shipments and ensuring that products are delivered when and where they’re expected – and cost effectively. AST has been involved with international shipping since its founding in 1963. Literally every week of every month our expediters and traffic managers are working with customs officials streamlining shipments for delivery.
Our deep understanding of international shipping and special arrangements allows AST to lower its costs, in part, by consolidating international freight. Without any negative effect in schedule, transportation costs are lowered with our volume discounts and full container rates. We also are able to pass on our savings of lower import/export documentation fees (which are effectively spread across a wider range of products and shipments).
AST Bearings even has a bonded U.S. Customs warehouse located in their International Headquarters facility in Montville, New Jersey – a rarity in the bearing industry. This allows international orders to minimize duties and fees if the factory location and delivery point are not in the United States. This may even apply to US companies with offshore production facilities.
So, if you not only need the best quality products, but also need them delivered consistently, without interruptions, and without paying exorbitant or unnecessary import/export fees, use AST Bearings and receive “value beyond the part.”
Contact us if you would like to learn more about how our import/export specialists can provide added value to your next bearing or related products order.
