Freight to America: Steps, Costs, and Golden Tips
Iranians have many reasons for traveling to the United States, either temporarily or permanently. Some are leaving Iran for the United States to study, some are renewing their visits with loved ones, and others are leaving Iran for the United States permanently. Whatever the purpose of the trip, it is likely that you will want to take a lot of belongings with you to the United States. When you find this concern, a simple search for the phrase “freight to the United States” will lead you to it. In this article, we will introduce you to the intricacies of sending cargo to the United States, the steps involved, the documents, and the costs. Stay with us.
What is meant by freight to the United States?
Whether traveling to the country for leisure, study, or immigration, every American traveler cannot take more than 30 kilograms of luggage with them. Anything more than this weight will be considered an excess baggage, which also has staggering costs.
Fortunately, there is a cheaper and much better solution for this, which is sending freight to the United States. In this method, you send your luggage by air to your destination a few days before your flight. Sending luggage to the United States no longer has that 30-kilogram limit, and you can send all your personal belongings, both light and heavy, to the United States.
It is better to prepare a detailed list of the items inside each package so that you do not have problems when clearing the goods and picking up your luggage at the destination airport. To freight after receiving a visa, you must go through the following steps with your passport, identification documents, and travel ticket:
Deliver the cargo to the shipping company or the shipping airport
Receive the bill of lading
Pay the freight-related fees
Go to the destination airport
Provide the necessary documents and clear the cargo
Note that you must go to Imam Khomeini International Airport a few days before the departure date to obtain permission for the cargo to enter the area responsible for freight. Then, you must take the cargo to the Customs Assessment Department of Imam Khomeini International Airport to complete the customs formalities related to the cargo. Finally, after completing all the above-mentioned matters, you will be given a green customs stamp. With this document in hand, you can go to the offices of air cargo transportation companies to freight your cargo and get the bill of lading and cargo tag (label). In the final step, once you receive the cargo tag, you must visit the Passenger Freight Circle to affix the cargo tag to the shipment and finalize the shipping process.
What are the advantages of freight to the United States?
If you do a short search on the Internet, you can find various methods for sending cargo to the United States. But freight to the United States has advantages that make it the number one solution on your list. Some of these include:
Paying less:
Compared to the method of sending excess cargo, freight costs much less and we can say that you pay almost a third of the cost but you send more cargo with better quality.
Possibility of sending household goods:
You can send all your household goods to your destination in the United States with the freight method. This is a possibility that does not exist in passenger cargo transportation.
Sending cargo with high speed and security:
Freight to the United States is a reliable way to safely arrive at your cargo as quickly as possible.
What are the steps for shipping freight to the United States?
Although there have been no direct flights from Iran to the United States for years, this should not be a problem for air shipping your cargo to the United States. You can send your cargo easily and without worrying about these issues by choosing an international shipping company. The steps for shipping freight to the United States include the following:
Choosing an Iranian international shipping company and coordinating the shipment of your cargo to the United States
Scheduling a time for the packaging and delivery team to arrive at your location
Packing along with preparing a list of loads and loading your cargo to Imam Khomeini Airport
Preparing and preparing the documents required for your cargo
Obtaining permits
Going through customs procedures
Issuing a bill of lading
Issuing an insurance policy
Delivering your cargo to the airline
Tracking the shipment until it reaches your desired destination
Delivering the cargo at the destination and ending the freight
What are the documents required for freight to the United States?
In order to ship your cargo by air to a city in the United States, you must provide the documents required for freight to the United States. These documents include the following:
- Copy of your flight ticket
- Submit the original and copy of the national ID card.
- Submit original and copy of passport
- List of items in your luggage
The person receiving the cargo must also provide documents in order to receive the cargo. These documents also include the following:
- Provide a passport or ID card
- Providing a list of goods
- Provide the bill of lading number
- Address and contact number
How much does it cost to ship to the United States?
The cost of freight to the US is affected by a variety of factors. Below, we will examine some of the most important factors.
- Your destination city in the US
The cost of shipping to different cities in the United States will vary due to their distance from international airports.
- The weight and dimensions of your luggage
To send cargo with higher weight and volume, you will have to bear higher costs.
- Your cargo hazard class
Airlines have different classes of cargo according to the level of danger it poses. For example, cargo that is flammable is more expensive than cargo that is not, because precautions must be taken to neutralize the risk of these cargoes, and you must pay for these costs.
- Packaging method
Depending on their vulnerability, weight, and volume, different loads must be packaged in a special way to prevent damage during transportation. This also has its own costs, which will undoubtedly be in your favor in the end.
- Customs fees in Iran and the United States
These fees must be paid at both Iranian and US customs for your cargo to be cleared.
- Spraying cost
US Customs will refuse to accept or even return un-sprayed wooden packaging, so you have no choice but to pay this fee to ship your goods to the US.
- International shipping company fee
In order to have a comfortable and worry-free trip and not to bother yourself with shipping your belongings, it is better to choose a shipping company for yourself after researching and comparing to do all these things on your behalf. This also comes at a cost.
- Cost of shipping cargo from airport to destination city in the USA
The last cost you will have to pay is for loading your belongings through US customs to your desired destination.
What can be shipped with Freight Forwarding?
You can ship all your personal belongings to your desired destination in the United States using Freight Forwarding services. Examples include:
- Sending all the furniture to the house
- Sending personal items
- Sending books, personal clothes, etc.
- Send a pet
How can we send our pets to the United States?
Parting with the pets we have raised with love is not an easy task for many of us. With the ability to transport pet freight, you can take your pet to the United States, albeit with a short delay.
How to transport a pet to the United States is done according to international laws, Iranian laws, American laws, and the conditions that the shipping company has set for this task. In order to be able to safely transport your pet such as a “cat”, “dog”, “rabbit”, “fish”, etc. to the desired destination in the United States, you should entrust this task to a reliable international shipping company to do this for you, along with all the small and large details.
You deserve the best service
When you are looking for a way to send your cargo to the United States, the long distance, the lack of direct flights from Iran to the United States, and the uncertainty of the exact cost can cause you a significant amount of worry. At “Sepex” Group, with a professional staff familiar with all aspects of freight to the United States, we can send all your necessary items to your desired city in the United States in complete safety. In this way, you can receive your cargo as quickly as possible, pay the lowest cost, and leave all your worries aside. Contact our experts today for advice on sending freight to the United States.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Costs are affected by factors such as destination, weight and dimensions of the cargo, cargo hazard class, packaging, customs fees, spraying costs, and transportation costs from the airport to the final destination.
Yes, using Sepex services, you can ship all types of cargo to the United States, including household furniture, personal belongings, and even pets.
Yes, wooden packaging must be sprayed, otherwise US customs will prevent their entry or return them.
Sepex offers complete international transportation services, including consulting, packaging, customs clearance, and delivery of cargo at destination.
To reduce costs, it is very important to choose the right packaging and explore different shipping company options.