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The last leg is where the clock costs money. We pull your container out of the terminal inside free time and get it to your facility — anywhere in the continental United States.
A container discharged at a US terminal comes with a limited window of free time — often just three to five days — before demurrage begins. Miss it and charges accumulate daily, per container, on top of per-diem on the equipment itself. It is one of the fastest ways an otherwise profitable import turns thin.
Because we clear customs and arrange drayage as one operation, the appointment to pull your container is booked against the release date rather than after it. The truck is scheduled before the vessel arrives, not requested once storage has already started.
From the terminal we deliver anywhere in the 48 continental states, matching the equipment to your site — dock-height delivery, liftgate for facilities without a dock, or a drop trailer if your team needs to unload on its own schedule.
STATES DELIVERED
Terminal appointments booked against your release date so demurrage and per-diem charges never begin.
Delivery to any commercial address in the 48 continental states, from coastal warehouses to inland distribution centres.
Unload during a scheduled window, or have the trailer dropped so your team can work through it at their own pace.
No loading dock? We arrange liftgate equipment or transload the container into a smaller vehicle suited to your site.
Appointment confirmation, pull-out notification and delivery ETA sent to you at each stage of the inland leg.
Insured, port-registered drayage carriers with terminal access — not brokered out to whichever truck answers first.
Customs clearance granted and the container flagged as available at the terminal.
We schedule the terminal pull-out window, working against your free-time deadline.
Our carrier pulls the box from the terminal and confirms it is on the road to you.
Delivery at your dock with the equipment and unload method agreed in advance.
Demurrage is a daily charge that starts once a container has sat at the terminal beyond its free time — usually three to five days after discharge. We avoid it by clearing customs pre-arrival and booking the drayage appointment against the release date, so the container moves as soon as it becomes available rather than after storage has already begun.
Our service is built for commercial delivery. Residential and limited-access sites are possible but need to be flagged at quote stage so we can arrange suitable equipment and confirm access — a 40ft container and tractor needs considerable room to manoeuvre and turn.
Drop-and-pick means the trailer is left at your facility and collected later, rather than the driver waiting during a live unload. It suits teams that cannot commit to a fixed unload window or need more than about two hours. There is usually a small fee, but it removes driver detention charges, which are often higher.
Yes. FBA deliveries need a booked appointment and specific labelling and pallet standards. Tell us the destination fulfilment centre at quote stage and we will schedule the delivery window and confirm the requirements with you before the container ships.
The full chain in one booking: factory pickup in China, export clearance, ocean transit, US customs, drayage and delivery to your address.
Milestone updates pushed to you at every stage, plus a named coordinator who can answer the question behind the question.
ISF filing, HTS classification, entry submission, duty and tariff calculation, and CBP correspondence — filed correctly the first time.
Send your cargo details and destination ZIP code. A complete landed-cost quote comes back within 24 business hours — free and with no obligation.
