Customs Brokerage

Export

All OCS courier services and most OCS freight services include automatic, free customs clearance at the overseas port of entry, for documents, printed matter, and most non-document (dutiable) shipments.

This brokerage service is invisible to the shipping customer, and, unless there are duties or taxes to be paid overseas, also invisible to the recipient. It is inclusive in our door-to-door service.

Duties and taxes, if applicable, are normally charged to the overseas recipient. 'Free Domicile' shipments, in which these charges are billed back to the shipper, are acceptable to selected OCS destinations. Call 1-877-2222-OCS to enquire about your particular shipment.

For freight shipments, you may request that OCS ship only to the destination port. In that case, we will turn the export documents over to your consignee or their agent/broker overseas.

Import

All OCS courier services and most OCS freight services for inbound shipments also include automatic, free customs clearance at the U.S. port of entry, for documents, printed matter, and most non-document (dutiable) shipments.

Your inbound packages will be delivered seamlessly to your door. In the event that there are duties or taxes levied by U.S. Customs, OCS will contact you to advise you of these charges.

Your local OCS office can arrange customs clearance of your inbound freight shipments, in the event that you have arranged a direct shipment from overseas to your local port, and need to make a formal entry to U.S. Customs.

Questions? Contact 1-877-2222-SHIP-OCS for details.