Trade war between China and USA has made Customs clearance procedures much more complicated, express deliveries in particular.
According to US Customs legislation, duties and taxes are not imposed on imports worth less than 800$. Previously US Customs service did not pay much attention to such shipments, which allowed Chinese forwarders to lower their value below 800$ (if needed) to avoid duties. Changing the product’s HS codes was another widespread scheme to lower Customs taxes.
With the escalation of the Trade War the percentage of shipments from China undergoing inspection increased dramatically, revealing a lot of above mentioned violations. Most of these goods were returned to the sender or even confiscated.
As a result, express shipments flow has dropped significantly. The necessity to provide actual value of the goods has left forwarders very little room for manoeuvres, making this service almost non-profitable for them.
Express delivery is among logistics services, provided by FBAHELP. The shipment gets Customs clearance in full conformity with the US legislation. Transit times are from 2 to 10 working days (to a warehouse in US), depending on the destination city, nature and quantity of the goods.
It is also possible to combine several shipping methods to optimize delivery times and lower the costs.
You can get all the information about possible shipping options and tariff rates by creating a delivery request in our IT system www.fbahelp.pro. Our employee will contact you in a few hours after that.