How To Ship

Thank you for choosing OCS to handle your critical business shipments. OCS is standing by to move your packages or freight to any international destination you choose.

One call to the OCS branch nearest you can set your urgent business shipments in motion. To find your nearest branch, click on the "Destination Country" tab and select your local city from the pulldown menu.

Select one of the categories below for immediate shipping instructions.

• Insurance
  OCS provides automatic insurance coverage free of charge for all non-document shipments valued up to $100, excluding only certain restricted countries. This coverage is for theft, loss, or damage of contents. You don't have to do anything extra to receive this coverage, but the value must be verifiable from the commercial invoice that you originally attached to the shipment.
• Customs, Duties and Taxes
  OCS clears your shipments through foreign customs, by performing an appropriate type of customs procedure, depending on the nature and value of the goods, the mode of transport, and the import regulations of the destination country.
• The OCS Courier Waybill
  All courier and express cargo shipments require the use of an OCS Courier Waybill (CWB) which will be supplied to you free of charge by your local OCS office. To have CWBs or other shipping supplies delivered to you, please call your local OCS office.
• Using the Courier Waybill
  This document walks you through using the Courier Waybill.
• The Commercial Invoice
  A commercial invoice, in 3 copies, is required for shipments containing any item other than business documents. Since the definition of 'business documents' varies according to destination country, it is often confusing for the shipper to know when it is necessary to complete a commercial invoice. If there is any question about a particular shipment, your local OCS customer service at 1-877-2222-OCS can advise you.
• Using the Commercial Invoice
  This document walks you through using the Commercial Invoice.
• AES (replaces Shipper's Export Declaration or "SED")
  The SED or "Shipper's Export Declaration", unlike the Commercial Invoice for foreign customs, required by the U.S. federal government to export certain high value shipments or regulated, licensed commodities.
  The federal government now requires that this documentation be filed through the AES - "Automated Export System". See www.aesdirect.gov.