G Singh
1 year ago
Entry filing handled. Freight kept moving.
What a customs broker does
A licensed customs broker acts as your agent with the customs authority. They classify your goods under the tariff schedule, determine the duty owed, file the entry, arrange payment, and keep the records the regulator requires.
Classification is where the money is. The same product can fall under more than one HS code, and the duty rates can differ substantially. Getting it right is worth real money. Getting it wrong is a penalty exposure that can sit open for years.
How this works with us
If you already have a broker
They file, we move the freight, and we make sure the two are sequenced so your load is not waiting on a document, or a document waiting on a load.
If you do not have one
We will connect you with a licensed broker we have worked with, and stay in the middle, so you are not managing two vendors who have never spoken.
We coordinate, a licensed broker files
TransJet is a freight broker, not a customs broker. Those are different licenses covering different activities, and we would rather say so plainly than blur it.
What a customs broker handles
01
Entry filing and classification
- Entry filing with the customs authority
- HS classification, and binding ruling requests where a classification is genuinely ambiguous
- Duty, tax and fee calculation, and payment
02
Trade agreements and records
- Trade agreement qualification, including USMCA, where origin rules decide whether you pay duty at all
- Recordkeeping to the retention period the regulator requires
- Post-entry corrections when something needs amending
When tariffs change
Rates move
A rate that applied last quarter may not apply now. Tariff policy has moved fast and unpredictably.
Old decisions get expensive
A classification decision made under one regime can become costly under another, and the exposure can sit open for years.
Worth a conversation first
If your duty exposure has changed materially, that is worth working through before your next shipment rather than after.
What is a binding ruling?
A binding ruling is an advance determination from the customs authority on how your goods will be classified or valued. It gives you certainty before you import rather than after, and it is worth requesting when a classification is genuinely ambiguous and the duty difference is significant.
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Related services for your cross-border freight
Cross-Border
United States, Mexico and Canada lanes, with the paperwork lined up before the truck reaches the crossing.
Drayage
Container moves between the port or ramp and your dock, scheduled around the free time so you are not paying per diem.
Trade Policy Consulting
What a tariff or classification change actually costs you, what has changed, and how to route around it.
Freight broker or customs broker?
A freight broker arranges transportation between shippers and carriers. A customs broker is licensed by the customs authority to file entries and act as your agent on import compliance. They are different licenses covering different activities. TransJet is a freight broker.
Tell us the commodity, the lane, and whether you already have a broker. We will get the freight and the filing lined up.