Logistics Tips

Customs clearance from China to USA is the process of declaring imported goods to U.S. Customs and Border Protection before the goods enter the U.S. market. The process checks what the goods are, where they come from, how much they are worth, and what duties may apply.

Freight consolidation from China means that a buyer collects goods from several Chinese suppliers and ships them together as one planned shipment. The goods may come from different factories, cities, or production batches. A freight forwarder usually receives the cargo in a China warehouse, checks the cartons, confirms the quantity, measures the volume, and then arranges export shipping.

A bobtail is a truck tractor that operates without a trailer. People in the trucking industry often call this vehicle a bobtail truck. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, defines a truck tractor as a power unit that is designed to pull a semi-trailer. The tractor itself does not have a cargo-carrying body. Therefore, a bobtail truck usually cannot transport freight without a trailer