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General U.S. Export Requirements and Documentation

Information on U.S. export requirements including the Shipper’s Export Declaration, Office of Foreign Assets Control, common documentation, Bioterrorism Act of 2002 and more. More...

Shipping

The Transportation Services Branch (TSB) of the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of USDA informs, represents, and assists agricultural shippers. Their activities include:

·    Market reports (Ocean Rate Bulletin, database of ocean freight costs)

·     Directory of Freight Forwarders Serving Agricultural Shippers

·      Regulatory representation

·      Economic analysis and reports

·      Technical assistance and handbooks

·      Outreach

·      Responding to inquiries

All information is available at AMS at USDA - Transportation and Marketing Programs

Additional General Information

The USDA-AMS Agricultural Export Transportation Handbook covers price quotation, freight forwarding, ocean and air transportation, transport documentation, methods of payment, insurance, maintaining product quality during transportation and more.

 
 

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