Choosing a freight forwarder is one of the most important business decisions faced by growing and successful businesses today; as new markets and opportunities open up you need a logistics partner who will deliver goods safely and on-time to a wide variety of destinations, both national and international.
Home Furnishings Receiving Warehouse – White Glove Delivery
In the highly competitive industry of Home Furnishings and Interior Design there are countless ways to provide customer satisfaction, but one of the most critical is the impression that is left when the goods are finally delivered to the customer’s home. Individuals seeking the vision of a “well feathered nest”, at any income level, always imagine the peace and comfort that accompanies selecting and enjoying the benefits of their hard earned dollars.
By using warehousing to handle the logistics aspect of your business, you can allow your resources to be used to facilitate more business growth instead, while knowing that your product is being properly handled and shipped to your customers. Successful Businesses Use Third Party Warehousing, by putting this priority in the hands of a third party that is specialized in handling it, you can allow your focus to be on the development of your business.
Freeing Up Time and Resources
In order for a business to succeed, there are many different facets that need to be developed. From product development to manufacturing, marketing, distribution, logistics, customer service and more, it can simply overwhelm a business to attempt to handle all of these aspects in-house. By delegating the responsibility of logistics over to a third party, valuable time and resources can then be spent on building more or better products and marketing those to potential customers. Processing orders needs to be a priority, as the product needs to reach a customer as soon as possible.
Questions What is a Foreign Trade Zones? Benefits & Basics of FTZ
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Duty Deferral Via The Use of a Foreign Trade Zone -FTZ & Distribution Services in Michigan
A Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) like TVI Logistics is a government designated facility that allows duties & taxes to be deferred until the goods leave the facility. Supervised by U.S. Customs, items can be imported into the zone, and then stored, kitted, assembled or otherwise modified. Then when the goods leave the trade zone, that’s when duties are charged. These zones were set up by the Federal Government to “even the playing field” and offset advantages that some overseas suppliers have in the customs process. A Foreign Trade Zone is a secure area under the supervision of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). FTZs are considered to be outside of the Customs territory of the United States for the purposes of payment of duty. Such facilities were created for the purpose of increasing global trade and function under the Foreign- Trade Zones Act of 1934, (FTZ Act) as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the FTZ Board’s regulations (15 C.F.R. 400).
A small business owner who feels overwhelmed competing against larger retailers can find a sound logistics strategy delivers more than the goods: it delivers competitive advantage. TVI Logistics Offers Discounted Shipping Rates For Your Company’s Logistics that will help you keep service levels high regardless of changes in other areas of your business. A small business can capture a significant share of the market with these 4 tips on logistics.
TVI hosts a import/export seminar at Chrysler Headquarters
This month, the TVI Logistics team had the opportunity to host a seminar teaching automotive suppliers “How to Reduce Your Total Landed Costs” at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Headquarters (FCA) located in Aurburn Hills, Michigan.
This hour-long session was lead by our Director of Business Development, Axel Cooley, where she highlighted how TVI can serve to significantly decrease Customs Duties & Fees, Customs clearance time, and inventory costs to improve profitability. A combination of Top Level Purchasing / Supply Chain and Logistics Management team members attended.
If you missed this important workshop, we are more than happy to host a special session at your headquarters for you and your team. Contact the TVI Team at acooley@tvilogistics.com for more information!
Storing excess inventory in the family garage was fine when you were first starting out, but now that your customer base – and your product offering – is expanding, where is your precious merchandise going to go? Who will safely and securely store your products and help you distribute them? And how should you plan ahead for future growth? TVI Logistics, Your Business Expansion Partner, call today for more info.
Companies of all sizes are becoming increasingly aware that details logistics are a critical part of their competitive positioning. Customers are more demanding and markets less forgiving when it comes to all aspects of the logistics chain across all industries. Because of these factors, the selection of the right warehousing and distribution center solution must be a top-level management priority.
