04-09-2013, 12:47 PM
OrsunVZ Wrote:CTPAT works (to a degree) for some businesses, but you have to have a secure facility to qualify, and the vast majority of businesses cannot meet the requirements of what DHS deems "secure". SO that's a non-starter for me.
This is an easy fix. That is why you need to use an NVO. Just use an NVO that has its own distribution facilities at or near the ports.
Again get an NVO that does your brokerage, ocean and has distribution capabilities. This may cost you a little more but it will solve most of your headaches.
OrsunVZ Wrote:And yeah the shipping lines ARE the ones fleecing me on demurrage, but only because the government is holding my good for longer than is necessary to conduct their inspections.
Edit: I do work through an agent who clears for us as well.
No way around this accept to get it off of the ocean carriers equipment. You can try to find an NVO that has better demurrage rates and longer hold times. You have to use a big boy NVO for that.
Doing this on your own is asking for trouble. Unless you are doing 100,000 containers a year an Ocean carrier won't even consider it.