Cura Resource Group
Import and export services move goods between your business and a foreign supplier or buyer. The work covers booking freight, clearing customs and getting the cargo into a warehouse or onto a truck. A shipment crosses several hands on the way, and each handoff can stall it.
We run import export logistics for brands that buy overseas or sell abroad. We book ocean and air freight, clear customs with our licensed brokers, pick up containers at the port and unload them at our warehouses.
Our three warehouses sit near three gateways. Riverside serves the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, Memphis the rail ramps, and Carolina, Puerto Rico, the port of San Juan.
An import runs through five stages, from the booking overseas to the moment your stock sits in our warehouse ready to sell.
We book space with our carrier partners, by container on the ocean or by air for urgent or high-value goods. Our freight forwarding services handle the booking and track the cargo while it travels.
Our licensed customs brokers file the entry, classify the goods and pay the duty for you. For ocean cargo, US Customs and Border Protection also requires an Importer Security Filing, known as 10+2. Our customs compliance services cover the full list of entry tasks.
Once customs releases the cargo, a truck collects the container from the terminal or rail ramp. Our drayage services bring it to our warehouse or straight to your customer.
We unload the container at our dock, count every carton and put the stock away. When the goods need to move on quickly, we transload them from the ocean container into domestic trucks instead.
From storage, we pick and pack orders or build pallets for retail delivery. Your imported stock then sells through every channel from one count.
An export starts at our dock, where we pack the goods for the trip, and ends when the buyer overseas receives them.
We pack and crate goods for overseas shipping, so they survive port handling and long ocean voyages. Crates and export pallets protect machinery, fragile items and mixed loads.
Each export needs a classification and, above a set value, an Electronic Export Information filing. Federal rules exempt items valued at $2,500 or less per Schedule B number unless they need a license. Our trade compliance services handle the classification, licenses and filing.
We book ocean or air freight from the US to your buyer and send you the shipping documents. We keep you updated until the shipment arrives.
Ocean freight costs less per unit for large or heavy loads, while air freight moves urgent goods faster. The right choice depends on what you ship and how soon the buyer needs it.
| Ocean freight | Air freight | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per unit | Lower, and it falls as the load grows | Higher, priced on weight or volume |
| Speed | Slower, measured in weeks | Faster, measured in days |
| Best for | Full containers, heavy goods, regular restocks | Urgent orders, high-value goods, samples |
| Size limits | Takes bulky and oversized cargo | Limited by aircraft hold space |
Each of our warehouses links to a different gateway, so you can bring goods in through the route closest to your customers.
All three sites unload containers, store stock and ship orders, so your imports move from the port to sale in one operation.
We arrange cross-border trucking to and from Mexico and Canada. Our brokers handle the customs side at the border, and the truck delivers to our warehouse or your customer.
Land freight suits buyers and suppliers in North America, where a truck can reach the dock without an ocean leg. The same team that books your trucks can store the goods and ship the orders.
Bonded storage lets you hold imported goods under customs supervision and pay the duty only when you take them out. We offer customs-bonded storage for clients who want to delay duty or re-export goods.
A bonded warehouse helps when you import ahead of demand or plan to ship part of the stock abroad again. You pay duty on the units you sell in the US, not on the whole container.
Every international shipment travels with a set of documents that tell carriers and customs what it holds and who owns it.
| Document | What it does | Import or export |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial invoice | States the goods, value and buyer | Both |
| Packing list | Lists the cartons, weights and contents | Both |
| Bill of lading or air waybill | Serves as the carrier’s receipt and contract | Both |
| Customs entry | Declares the goods to US customs | Import |
| Importer Security Filing | Gives customs advance cargo data for vessels | Import by ocean |
| Electronic Export Information | Reports the export to the US government | Export |
We prepare or collect each document with you and check it before the cargo moves. A missing invoice or a wrong code can hold a container at the port.
Our import export services split the work clearly: we run the warehouse work ourselves and book transport with carrier partners. Licensed customs brokers file the entries, and our carrier partners fly and sail the freight.
If you have no US entity, our importer of record services let us act as the importer, so the entry goes in under our name. Import and export work sits within our wider global trade services, and you can check duty rates first with our tariff lookup tool.
Import and export services cover the work of moving goods across a border. That includes booking ocean or air freight, filing customs entries and export data, collecting containers at the port, and storing and shipping the goods. We handle each step with our licensed brokers and carrier partners, from the overseas booking to the final delivery.
Import export logistics is the planning and handling of goods that cross a national border. It joins freight booking, customs clearance, port pickup, warehousing and final delivery into one flow. Each step depends on the last, so one late document or missed pickup can hold a whole shipment at the port.
Export logistics covers everything between your dock and a buyer overseas. That includes packing and crating the goods, classifying them, reporting them to the US government when required and booking the freight. We pack and crate at our warehouses, file the export data with our trade compliance team and book the outbound freight.
Yes. Our licensed customs brokers file the entry, classify the goods, check the declared value and pay the duty for you. They also deal with customs holds and exams. Cura is not a customs broker itself, so the licensed brokers we work with sign and file each entry on your behalf.
Yes. We book ocean freight for containers and heavy loads, and air freight for urgent or high-value goods. Ocean costs less per unit, while air arrives faster. We compare both for each shipment and book the one that fits your budget and the date your buyer or warehouse needs the goods.
Yes. We offer customs-bonded storage, so you can hold imported goods and pay duty only when you withdraw them for sale in the US. Bonded storage helps when you import ahead of demand or plan to export part of the stock again. You never pay duty on goods that leave the country.
Yes. We arrange cross-border trucking to and from Mexico and Canada. Our brokers clear the goods at the border, and the truck delivers to our warehouse or straight to your customer. Trucking suits North American trade lanes, where goods can travel the whole route by road without an ocean leg.
Yes. We pack and crate goods at our warehouses so they survive port handling, stacking and long sea voyages. Crating protects machinery, fragile products and mixed loads. Once packed, the goods leave on the ocean or air freight we booked, with the export documents ready before the cargo reaches the port.
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Importer of Record (IOR) |
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