Traffic info about Air Freight

DAP & DDP to the USA – Important info about Power of Attorney

Optima Transavto offers and recommends its customers DAP or DDP solutions within the USA. This means the customer will have control of his/her shipments from A to Z.

When you choose a DDP solution, Optima Transavto should be pleased to assist with customs clearance. In this connection, a Power of Attorney (POA) should always be filled in.

US Customs Border Protection (CBP) has stringent requirements regarding signatures and documentation in relation to issue of POA. CBP requires a copy of driver’s license or passport to accompany the POA, and also that the two persons signing the POA must hold a C title: CEO, CCO, COO etc. Other titles will not be accepted.

If you have any questions to the above, please feel free to contact us.

Capacity problems for hauliers in the US and Canada

The capacity problems for haulers in the US and Canada is worsening.

Some of the main challenges that the trucking communities are facing include:

• Governmental regulations including “Electronic Log Devices” (ELDs)
• Infrastructure and congestion at ports and airports
• Limited free times at rail ramps
• Fewer entrants into the job market. Surveys indicate a shortage of 35,000 truckers in the US
• Increasing operational costs
• High service demands and requirements (hazardous cargo, refrigerated cargo or other special cargo). Several trucking companies are now starting to avoid these types of cargo.

These challenges make on-time door deliveries increasingly difficult while also increasing the risk of demurrage, detention and storage.

For further information, please contact Optima Transavto office.

New demands to documentation – Thailand

Please be aware that Thailand has introduced new regulations for marking of goods and documents for shipments to and from the country. The new regulations cover: invoice, packing list and other documents accompanying the goods. The regulations apply to both sea freight and air freight.

As from 13 November 2017, SHIPPING MARK must be inserted in all documents. (SHIPPING MARK is the cargo marks and number provided by you).

The outer package of the goods must bear the same SHIPPING MARK. You are allowed to enter the text by hand.

If the above two requirements are not fulfilled, you will receive a fine of 50,000 Baht (approx. USD 1,525) from the customs in Thailand.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to call us.

USA tightens import regulations for wooden packaging

USA has tightened the import regulations for cargo arriving in wooden packaging.

Wooden packaging arriving in USA must on two sides of the article display visible proof of having received treatment to kill timber pests prior to dispatch. Any violations of these regulations will be fined.

For further information, please visit U.S. Customs and Border Protection