United Shipping

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United Shipping is a Kansas City-based company providing reliable shipping and logistics services with a focus on local expertise and worldwide trust.

United Shipping, founded in 1988, is a worldwide network of customs brokers and freight forwarders who have combined their talents, expertise and buying power to compete with multi-national corporations. Every office is independently owned and operated, and is considered the transportation expert in its own geographic area. This allows customers the advantage of dealing with professionals who are completely familiar with the local requirements and practices, in ports and destinations all over the world. United Shipping employees a full-time staff whose sole function is to provide value-added services to the organization according to the Partners’ direction. We are an independent business, not a subsidiary of a larger corporation. As such, we are devoted to serving our Partners on a neutral basis. Once every 6-9 months, Partners attend worldwide meetings to enhance business relationships, improve market knowledge, exchange sales leads and discuss the future growth of the organization. In addition, numerous group meetings are held to address regional issues throughout the world. We have 77 Partners in 44 countries, with over 150 offices and offer importers and exporters complete door-to-door service. As licensed customs brokers and highly experienced freight forwarders, Partners provide the following services with one-call convenience: · Full Customs brokerage services · Competitive Customs Bonds · Complete import and export documentation · Highly competitive rates · Ocean and air freight services · Small shipment consolidation · Door to door tracking · Assistance on letters of credit and international banking services · Single invoice convenience · Cargo insurance · Domestic truck and rail services United Shipping’s advantage is local people—with their local knowledge, network and understanding; and worldwide trust, in their expertise and in their ability to get the cargo moved expeditiously and economically.

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