The United States Department of Commerce, Foreign Trade Zone Board has approved Bay Brokerage, Inc. to operate a Foreign Trade Zone at their new site in Jefferson County near the Thousand Island Bridge.

FTZs are considered to be outside of U.S. Customs Territory for the purpose of customs duty payment. Therefore, goods entering FTZs are not subject to customs tariffs until the goods leave the zone and are formally entered into U.S. Customs Territory. Merchandise that is shipped to foreign countries from FTZs is exempt from duty payments.

A variety of activities can be conducted in a zone, including assembling, packaging, destroying, storing, cleaning, exhibiting, re-packing, distributing, sorting, grading, testing, labeling, repairing, combining with foreign or domestic content, or processing.

This Foreign Trade Zone will have numerous advantages for our clients both foreign and domestic while benefiting the local economy

COMPLETE AIRFREIGHT SERVICES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO EXPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THAT SHIP SMALL PARCELS INTO THE US UNDER SECTION 321.

BAY BROKERAGE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST WORLDWIDE PROVIDERS OF EDI SOLUTIONS FOR SHIPPERS AND IMPORTERS OF PRODUCTS THAT QUALIFY UNDER THE SECTION 321 PROGRAMS WITH US CUSTOMS.

BAY BROKERAGE WAS THE FIRST IN OFFERING THE SERVICE FOR SHIPPERS FROM CANADA SEVERAL YEARS AGO UNDER THE ACE (AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT) SECTION 321 PROGRAM FOR SMALL PARCEL IMPORTS. DUE TO ITS POPULARITY, LAST YEAR THIS WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SHIPMENTS SUBJECT TO AMS (AUTOMATED MANIFEST SYSTEM) SECTION 321 REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPPERS IN EUROPE AND ASIA. THE SECTION 321 PROVISIONS ARE A COST EFFECTIVE, COMPLIANT AND TIME EFFICIENT METHOD OF CLEARING THROUGH US CUSTOMS FOR ON-LINE AUCTION PROVIDERS AND OTHER E-COMMERCE INDUSTRIES.

SECTION 321(a)(2)(C) OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930 AS AMENDED (19 U.S.C. 321(a)(2)(C)), PROVIDES FOR THE DUTY FREE ENTRY OF ARTICLES VALUED AT $200.00 OR LESS THAT ARE IMPORTED BY ONE PERSON ON ONE DAY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROVISION IS TO MINIMIZE EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE REVENUE THAT IS COLLECTED. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE ENTRY OF TEXTILE ARTICLES, QUOTA ITEMS AND CERTAIN PRODUCTS REGULATED BY THE FDA.

WITH COMBINING GLOBAL AIRFREIGHT SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS PROVEN SECTION 321 SYSTEMS, COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD CAN NOW BENEFIT THROUGH REDUCED DOOR TO DOOR DELIVERY COSTS WHILE EXPERIENCING EXPEDITED CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AT ALL MAJOR US AIRPORTS AS WELL AS LAND BORDER CROSSINGS.

Bay Brokerage offers comprehensive logistic services to the Kingston Ontario region. Our fleet serves to companies located in the Gananoque, Belleville and greater Napanee areas for same day cross border clearance.

Together with Bay Brokerage, Bay International Trade Solutions, Bay Consulting, and Bay Logistics ensure that more than 2500 daily shipments from around the world will arrive at their destination via air, sea, truck or rail with minimal delays and the lowest duty, freight and storage costs.

Whether you are shipping full containers, less than container load or small parcels through our Section 321 entry program, Bay provides comprehensive international service here and across the globe.

Bay Brokerage is proud to announce that we now offer complete transportation services in the Province of Quebec! Our fleet will now namely offer services to companies located in the Aylmer, Gatineau and Hull Quebec areas for same day cross border clearance.

This new traffic lane complements our complete EDI brokerage processes, Section 321 entry services, and distribution through our US-Canada border warehouse facilities.

Wellesley Island, NY, May, 2011 – Bay Brokerage, a leading U.S. Customs Broker providing logistics and compliance services at all U.S. ports has launched a new website dedicated to providing importers and exporters with an online reference for the exchange of goods across U.S. borders.

The new web site features expanded content including EDI solutions for importers covering all phases of ACE, ABI, and AMS; logistics information for cross-border shipping/warehousing; access to duty avoidance programs, proper classifications by industry and compliant appraisement methods; a complete Resource Center that provides a glossary, list of U.S. forms, FAQ’s and access to support materials.  The redesign incorporates bold colors and graphics and completely new navigational tools. “Our online visitors will now experience a more vibrant and seamless view of Bay’s corporate vision and unique approach to providing the most comprehensive and professional customs brokerage in today’s global market,” said Ken Carmon, President and CEO of the Bay Brokerage companies.  “The new site unites the capabilities of our wide ranging resources in Canada and the U.S. into one web-centric location.”

Located at www.baybrokerageus.dev2.kishmish.com/, the site uses a design format that is rapidly downloaded by all web search engines.  Intuitively structured, it provides easy and rapid access to Bay’s latest technical developments, applications advances as well as updates on pertinent industry events and initiatives.

Full background information is given detailing the company, its quality accreditations, state-of-the-art EDI solutions and sales offices and in North America.

Bay Brokerage Site

About Bay Brokerage
Bay Brokerage, Inc. is a full service customs broker, nationally licensed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.  Bay specializes in the clearance and distribution of goods for importers and exporters through customs barriers at any U.S. port of entry. Together with Bay Brokerage, Bay International Trade Solutions, Bay Consulting, and Bay Logistics ensure that more than 2500 daily shipments from around the world will arrive at their destination via air, sea, truck or rail with minimal delays and the lowest possible duty, freight and storage costs.

Wellesley Island, NY, October, 2010 – Bay Brokerage, Inc., a full service customs broker, nationally licensed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency has opened a U.S. Customs Container Freight Station (CFS) serving northern New York and Ontario, Canada. The new CFS provides services for inbound and outbound shipments that include bonded transportation and integrated logistics services; de-vanning inbound containers; un-stuffing/stuffing; transshipment; cross docking; trans-loading, warehousing, custom packaging & palletizing; sorting & segregation; marking & labeling; consolidations; and distribution services.

“Bay now offers customers in the northern New York and Ontario area a full service CFS staffed by an experienced bonded warehouse team in a C-TPAT approved environment,” said Ken Carmon, President of Bay Brokerage. “Providing a certified Container Freight Station gives importers and exporters the flexibility they need to effectively manage the movement of goods between the U.S. and Canada.”

About Bay Brokerage
Bay Brokerage, Inc. is a full service customs broker, nationally licensed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.  Bay specializes in the clearance and distribution of goods for importers and exporters through customs barriers at any U.S. port of entry.  Established in 2004 by a group of customs industry veterans, Bay Brokerage built three vital support companies to offer its customers an unprecedented group of world-class services. Together with Bay Brokerage, Bay International Trade Solutions, Bay Consulting, and Bay Logistics ensure that more than 2500 daily shipments from around the world will arrive at their destination via air, sea, truck or rail with minimal delays and the lowest duty, freight and storage costs.

After a strong demand from e-commerce shippers and internet auction houses in Asia and Europe, Bay Brokerage Inc. has been accepted by US Customs and Border Protection as and Air AMS filer and nominal agent. This service is available at all major US airports.  This will provide our clients with considerable cost savings while improving transit times to the US consumers. This has great news especially for the shippers of electronics, wearing apparel and  other consumer products  valued at less than $200.00 imported under section 321 of the Tariff Act.

Wellesley Island, NY, April, 2010 – Bay Brokerage, Inc., a full service U.S. customs broker has become a licensed KinekPoint vendor at all of its U.S. locations. The KinekPoint network enables almost 15 million Canadians to use U.S. border locations as their shipping address avoiding expensive international brokerage and shipping fees on products purchased from U.S. companies.

“By shipping to one of Kinek’s many U.S. border KinekPoints, Canadians can order from U.S. companies and benefit from the greater selection of products, much lower prices, and a strong Canadian dollar”, said Ken Carmon, President of the Bay Brokerage companies.  “When a package arrives at one of our border locations, the customer will receive an instant text message (SMS) and email notifying them that their shipment is ready to be picked up. They can then drive to this Kinek location, pick up their product, and bring it back across the border, saving a significant amount of money.”

Bay offers Kinek services to customers in Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Kingston, and Toronto via their offices in New York and Michigan.  All package delivery information is electronic and is managed by Kinek vendors through the Kinek system.

About Bay Brokerage
Bay Brokerage, Inc. is a full service customs broker, nationally licensed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.  Bay specializes in the clearance and distribution of goods for importers and exporters through customs barriers at any U.S. port of entry.  Established in 2004 by a group of customs industry veterans, Bay Brokerage built three vital support companies to offer its customers an unprecedented group of world-class services. Together with Bay Brokerage, Bay International Trade Solutions, Bay Consulting, and Bay Logistics ensure that more than 2500 daily shipments from around the world will arrive at their destination via air, sea, truck or rail with minimal delays and the lowest duty, freight and storage costs.