New format of work with the USA: import/export under control

Today, in the context of globalization and the growth of international trade, supplies from the USA remain one of the key directions for many business areas: whether it is retail, production scale, personal orders or startups.

If your goal is container delivery from the USA with reliable, clear and transparent logistics, choose Mitridat to take advantage of all the benefits of cooperation:

• comprehensive approach: we provide sea, rail, road, multimodal transportation, customs clearance - all in one package without unnecessary intermediaries;
• logistical base and fleet: own transport, loading skills, efficient container formation and prompt dispatch;
• offices and presence in the main ports of the region: New Jersey in the USA, Constanta in Romania, Chisinau in Moldova and Odesa in Ukraine - this means speed, control and flexibility on the route;
• affordable freight rates: long-term partnerships with shipping lines allow us to offer competitive, favorable rates.

Why choose container delivery?

A container is a universal and reliable transport unit. It is airtight, protecting the cargo from moisture, dust, negative environmental influences, and mechanical damage.

This format is ideal for both large shipments (full load FCL) and small shipments (less than container load LCL). You don’t have to worry about packaging or risk overloading – everything is standardized and controlled.

Moreover, thanks to containerization:

• processes in ports and warehouses are accelerated,
• transportation costs are reduced due to scalability,
• the risks of loss, damage and theft are minimized.

Container delivery from the USA: the way from the warehouse to your door

The journey of your cargo from the USA begins long before the ship sets sail. First of all, it is very important to accurately determine the parameters of the future shipment: what exactly needs to be delivered, where, how much it weighs, what is the volume of the cargo and how sensitive it is to transportation conditions.
The choice of container depends on these characteristics:

• standard 20- or 40-foot, which are suitable for almost any type of cargo;
• refrigerated - for perishable goods that require maintaining a certain temperature during transportation;
• specialized - for dangerous goods, oversized cargo, equipment or vehicles, as well as individual project deliveries.

FCL or LCL: which loading format to choose

At this stage, it is immediately decided whether a whole container will be rented (FCL) or whether the cargo will be shipped as part of a groupage shipment with other shippers (LCL):

• FCL (Full Container Load) is beneficial to use if you have a large volume of goods and you want the container to travel directly with minimal intermediate operations;
• LCL (Less than Container Load) - when the cargo volume is not enough for a whole container, you share it with shipments from other customers, which is cheaper, but requires additional consolidation, possible additional operations, and a little more time.

Container delivery routes and times from the USA

Since container cargo combines well with various modes of transport, the client is provided with a wide choice of routes:

• sea ​​delivery of a container from the USA is a "classic" of freight transportation, when the goods are transported by ship to the port of unloading in Europe or another region;
• then multimodal delivery is possible when the container travels by sea + rail + road to the final address
• Rail and road transport are often used where the port is far away or when you need to get "inland".

The average delivery time from the USA is, during this time the container can be tracked by number, and reliable logistics companies provide photo and video reports on its movement and condition.

Final stages: customs clearance and last mile delivery

Arrival at the port of destination opens the next important stage - passing through customs. The container is unloaded, data is entered into the system, and document verification begins. Here, duties, taxes, VAT are paid and, if necessary, the cargo is inspected.
To ship cargo from the USA, you usually need:

• commercial invoice,
• cargo specification,
• packing list,
• Bill of Lading,
• documents required by the country of departure and destination.

The speed of clearance depends on how correctly the package of documents is prepared: everything is fine - the container moves on, there are errors - it may be delayed in the temporary storage warehouse. Mitridat takes care of the preparation of most documents and assistance with customs clearance, providing the client with comfort and reducing the likelihood of errors.
After customs, the final stage of the journey begins, when the cargo goes to the recipient's warehouse (if this is groupage transportation, then the container is opened at the terminal and each batch is distributed to the addressees).
Thus, the journey of a container from one country to another is a whole chain of stages. Despite the length of the process, sea container transportation remains the most reliable and economically viable way to transport large consignments of goods over intercontinental distances.