Freight and Customs Setup

Freight and Customs Setup takes 1 shipment end to end — forwarder, route, cost, codes, duties and documents — across 4 working sessions in two weeks.

Two things have to go right on the same shipment: it has to move, and it has to clear. Small importers usually get help with one and find out about the other at the port.

The cheap version is to split the job — a forwarder for the freight, a bargain online code lookup for the customs side. The two never meet. The invoice says one thing, the code says another, and the mismatch is found by an officer rather than by you. Here both sides are prepared together, for the same shipment, off the same documents.

Price: $2,500 — fixed price. Turnaround: 2 weeks, in stages.

The verdict you get: Closes with a clear GEB verdict on both sides — ship it, or fix these items first — plus the single point, freight or customs, most likely to cause a hold. Not a data dump; a decision.

What you receive

• 1 shipment set up end to end, from cargo ready to cleared
• Forwarder, route and cost settled on 1 set of terms, confirmed in writing
• Up to 10 product lines classified, with duty and tax worked out for your destination market
• 4 working sessions across 2 weeks, each with a written summary
• One document set checked on both sides, so the freight papers and the customs papers agree

Best for

• A first shipment into a market where you have no broker history
• Goods with a classification question and a shipping question at the same time
• Importers who want one setup rather than two sources of advice

Not for: This is preparation, not brokerage. GEB is not a licensed customs broker or a freight forwarder: we do not file entries, carry goods, or give legal or tariff-ruling advice, and no clearance, transit time or sailing date can be guaranteed. Only the customs authority can rule on a code, and only a licensed broker in your destination market can file the entry.

Natural next step: Full Landed Cost Report.

Frequently asked questions

What are the stages?

Brief and route, forwarder and cost, classification and duty, then documents and booking. Four sessions across two weeks, set up from the checkout questionnaire.

Do you file the customs entry?

No. We prepare the codes, the duty figures and the paperwork, and your licensed broker files with them.

Why is the Full Landed Cost Report the next step?

Once one shipment has run, the real numbers are known. The report turns them into the pricing you use for every order after this one.