Rules And Special Service Charges (ABF 111-Z
)
Effective: 02/04/2008
| Inquiry:
08/20/2008
Item 482 : Customs Brokerage Handling
On shipments moving from Canada to points in the United States and/or Mexico where ABF acts to facilitate the association of the customer with a US Customs broker for the creation of the entry with US Customs, a fee in the amount of $25.00 per entry will be assessed to the freight bill.
The charge shall be in addition to all other applicable charges, including additional charges imposed by the broker for the administrative services he provides and will be assessed against the payor of the freight charges. The payor of the freight charges must also be established with the US Customs broker as the Importer of Record (IOR). Prior to the movement of the first shipment, the IOR must complete specified documentation for the broker.