- Customs Brokers
- Freight Forwarding
- Logistics
- Locations
Customs Brokers
For decades, Premiere’s provided quality and affordable logistics services to customers and partners. During that time, we've provided customs brokerage, courier and import services to NVOCC freight forwarding and have increased our global service footprint to Canada, Europe, Asia and Oceana, utilizing EDI services to automate and expedite shipping needs.
As a member of the world's largest independent freight network, we have the strength and reliability of over 7,200 partner offices in 191 countries, covering more than 843 cities and ports worldwide.
Administration & Security Initiatives
Through extensive experience with various types of cargo transport and various departures and destinations, Premiere ensures safe and timely air transport at the best rates with full customs management.
- Cargo Insurance
- Import Bonds
- Special Permitting
- Best Practice Consulting
- C-TPAT, IACSSP & WCO Security Programs
Expediting
Premiere handles harbor container trucking, warehousing and distribution of product, which includes the following:
- Local Drayage
- National Drayage
- Container Stripping & Stuffing
- Palletization
- Pick & Pack
Shipping & Freight Forwarding
Premiere specializes in shipping and storage, tracking inland transportation, document prep, warehousing, booking cargo space and negotiating freight charges. This includes worldwide ocean and air freight forwarding and local, national, and over-the-border trucking.
- LTL (Less Than Truck Load)
- FTL (Full Truck Load)
- Flatbed, Oversized and Specialty Loads
- IPI (Inland Point Intermodal/Rail & Road)
Freight Forwarding
Premiere’s team of experienced and qualified freight forwarders and customs coordinators deal with global import and export shipments, daily. The Premiere freight team is always on the lookout for the best prices and sailing / flight options. Premiere ensures that all modes of transport interconnect seamlessly. In addition we also take care of customs documentation, waivers and origin documents, as well as providing you with the correct insurance policies.
Sea Freight
Premiere has a global network of contacts in various global shipping companies with the best rates and opportunities. Specialists are globally positioned in a variety of specialties, depending on any environmental sensitivity.
Ground Transport
Premiere's ground team handles transportation of goods by rail and road with an extensive network of services:
- Less than Truck Load (LTL)
- Full Truck Load (FTL)
- Last Mile
- GPS Tracking
- Documentation
Air Cargo
Through extensive experience with all types of cargo transport and various departures and destinations, Premiere provides safe and timely air transport at the best rates with full customs management.
- Price and Shipper Efficiencies
- Custom Checking and Preparation
- Door-to-Door Delivery
- Storage and Distribution
Warehouse and Distribution
Premiere maintains facilities all over the world that facilitate warehousing and distribution and can store any shipment almost anywhere in the world. ISO certified, Premiere offers the following warehousing services:
- 3PL — 5PL Services
- Cross-Dock Logistics
- Kitting
- Real-Time Management
- Intermodal Transport
Customs Formalities
Import and export require a range of documentation and Premiere offers administration experience and understanding of differences by country and product. Besides customs documentation, Premiere also provides the preparation of origin documentation and the following customs services:
- Import and Export Declarations
- Handling Transport Documents
- Preparation and Authentication of Documents of Origin
- Preparation of Waivers
Multi-Modal
Many international shipments use different modes of transport, such as a combination of rail freight, air cargo and sea freight. Considerations such as speed, the price of freight transport, the environment, and even local transportation infrastructures can play a role in the choice of shipping mode.
Logistics
Logistics is a combination of many factors, but can be boiled down to two main ingredients:
Project Freight Management: Equipped with highly qualified and experienced specialists, Premiere offers global door-to-door services achieving efficient and cost-effective individual transport solutions. Services include everything from door-to-door land transportation, intercontinental, temporary storage, packing, documentation, erection on site and all other services connected to project deliveries.
Feasibility Analysis: Premiere prepares preliminary analysis, evaluates expenses/ costs, component sourcing, and reviews all the data to execute the ideal end-to-end efficiency for a successful supply chain solution. Premiere Customs Brokers considers each of these elements along with the knowledge that each project involves a unique set of criteria demanding individual solutions.
Project Freight Management
Identifying and plotting the risks of freight management requires experience and expertise. Premiere has worldwide experience to deliver customized solutions for worldwide freight management.
Premiere manages every step of logistics management:
- Guaranteed Delivery
- Information Supply and Systems Diversity
- Transparent Cost-Analysis and Logistics Solutions
- Consolidated, Specific Cargo Solutions Reducing Costs
- Inspection
- Expediting
- Out of Gauge Shipping
- Chartering
Feasibility Analysis
Premiere continually studies and explores the best options for its customers on transport solutions, including warehouse and distribution options. Our global team of specialists provide insight into:
- Transport and Lift Studies
- Transport Modality Research
- Storage and Warehousing Planning
- Project Execution Optimization
- Equipment Purchasing
- Risk Analysis
Industry Expertise
Premiere has expertise in a wide variety of specific industries and can resource experts, globally, in any of its worldwide locations to determine ideal logistics scenarios for the most sensitive situations.
- Semiconductor
- Hi-Tech
- Retail
- Medical
- Energy
- Aviation & Aerospace
- B2B
- B2C
1pl - 5pl
From manufacturing logistics to fifth-party logistic services, Premiere can vertically integrate managed basic logistics and distribution to constructing a sophisticated, integrated logistics plan that best serves multiple customers.
- 1pl – Contract Manufacturing / Factory Order Management
- 2pl – Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage
- 3pl – Worldwide Distribution Facilities
- 4pl – Strategically manage 3pl on behalf of the customer to package and deliver to end customers.
- 5pl – Managing of the complete supply chain network from sourcing to production to delivery.
Locations
When you partner with Premiere Customs Brokers, you are partnering with a company that has contacts and facilities around the globe to coordinate, manage, and pass the baton to the next partner in shipping and logistics. Every global partner represents a specific expertise or suite of experience and knowledge to move and expedite product from origin to final destination through the supply chain.
