Customs Services
We take the complexity out of customs by offering a one-stop solution for all your customs brokerage needs
As the largest customs broker in the world, DHL Global Forwarding has the network to facilitate the movement of goods no matter where you trade. With a global scale and a local presence, DHL has customs service coverage throughout the U.S. and at all major crossing points on the northern and southern borders.
Our Customs Brokerage Services
DHL Customs Consulting Services
Our customs brokerage consultants can review your supply chain to help enhance customs activities, optimize duties, identify potential risk areas and improve internal controls and procedures to maximize internal compliance.
Services Include
- Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification and validation
- Compliance issue resolution and Penalty mitigation
- Prior disclosures, binding rulings
- Customs compliance assessments
- Classes and training programs tailored your need
DHL Duty Drawback Services
DHL Duty Drawback Services is a licensed customs brokerage firm with over 30 years of experience. We aggressively pursue all lawful recoveries for our customers while maintaining the highest level of compliance and work with customers to develop and manage entire program: research, applications, data collection and management filings.
Services Include
- One of the largest Drawback filers – Total claim paid exceeding $2 Billion, 20 dedicated Drawback experts
- Support programs in all industry sectors
- 99.9% compliance success
- Detailed complimentary assessment to identify all possible duty recovery
DHL Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
DHL Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) U.S. solutions are tailored to help manage and optimize the FTZ requirements of your supply chain, providing an end-to-end customized solution. As the largest zone operator, DHL will increase your capability to reduce Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF), tariffs, local taxes and increase cost savings.
Services Include
- Operator and administrator General Purpose Zones, Specific User Zones and Customer Owned Zones
- Conduct FTZ feasibility studies
- Assist in preparing and submitting applications for activation or footprint modifications
- Maintain all necessary compliance standards
DHL Reconciliation
Specialized group managing U.S. Customs Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Reconciliation Program. Specific guidelines or timelines allows amendments of issues which are undeterminable at time of entry.
Services Include
- Dedicated staff to reconciliation
- Over 200 customers enrolled in programs involving USMCA and value
- Program tailored to customers' needs
- Hands-on from initial "flagging" of entry, to receipt of finalized valuations, through final recon filing cycle and including post entry review
- Can readily support secondary broker data
Take a Look Inside Customs Brokerage
Customs brokerage can be complicated, but it does not have to be. Discover how DHL Global Forwarding takes the complexity out of Customs. Customer declaration details are available through myDHLi web portal. In addition, we offer flexible interfaces with customers to share declaration related data.
Customs Connection (C2) Web Portal
Our dynamic one-stop shop provides our customers and carrier with real-time information via tracking tools, shipment analytics, performance and document availability.
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