Import Services
Full range of services to take the stress and hassle out of import customs, keeping you informed, compliant and competitive.
McQuate Brokerage Services will handle all the required documents for import, We will file your entry while the shipment is still in transit. Our Internet-based entry filing process provides timely and accurate clearances nationwide, in many cases before the shipment has arrived at its destination. Upon arrival, we can arrange delivery using our network of carriers.
We act as the link between the importer and various departments of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), We take the information about your products and the financial transactions between you and your international supplier, and present that information to CBP with the correct classification, value and duty assessment in the proper format.
As your agent, we clear every shipment with expertise and personal attention. Our brokerage monitors the latest import compliance laws and regulations to ensure that your shipments are in compliance and handled professionally.
Commercial Services:
- Nationwide Clearance via Remote Location Filing
- Licensed Customhouse brokers and Certified Customs Specialist
- World Wide Agent Network
- Customs Bonds
- Liquidation results
- TIB/Duty Drawback
- Warehouse Entries/Warehouse withdrawals
- Protests, PEA’s and Administrative Procedures
- Import compliance and consulting
- Automated solutions for import shipment tracking and reporting
- Other Government agency compliance (FDA, FCC, DOT, EPA, F & W)
Personal Effects
Before you go any further click here to be sent to the CBP website and to find out if your shipment qualifies as ‘Personal Effects’ This is a general list for reference and may not include all of the requirements needed for clearance of your specific shipment and goods.
If you do qualify as “U.S. Personnel” or have “Evacuee” status contact us so we can guide you through the process.
What McQuate does for you as your Customs Broker:
- Advise you on the proper documentation required to clear your goods.
- Assist you in completing your Customs Form 3299.
- Liaise with Customs and Border Protection, carriers, forwarders, moving companies, ports, terminals, other Government Agencies and others involved in the release of your goods.
- Make sure you are compliant with the regulations and laws governing the import of your Personal and Household Effects
- Monitor the status of your shipment through exams and holds when required by CBP, USDA, FDA and other government agencies
- Arrange for delivery, once cleared of Customs, to your door or storage facility
Importer Security Filing
It is the importer’s responsibility to obtain the required ISF data elements and ensure U.S. Customs receives them 24 hours before the vessel is loaded at the port of origin. There are several ways that ensure that you will be compliant with the new Importer Security Filing requirement.
Here are three ways we can help you do this:
Option 1:
You or your supplier submit complete shipment documents that contain the necessary information elements to us 72 hours before vessel loading via e-mail mike@mcquatebrokerage.com. We will use the information on the documents to ensure the ISF is made 24 hours prior to the vessel loading.
Option 2:
You or your supplier must complete the ISF Filing information Form and submit 72 hours prior to vessel loading. We will use the information on the form and in our customer database to complete the filing.
Option 3:
Let us arrange the shipment. We will ensure that the required information is submitted on a timely basis.
We understand that foreign companies have been requesting EIN/Federal Tax ID numbers from US importers in order to ‘comply’ with the regulation. Please note that if we are filing your ISF that you are NOT required to provide this information to any party.
Download ISF Forms:
ISF Filing Info (PDF)
ISF Filing Info (Excel)
ISF Filing Instructions