Construction materials are heavy, they move in volume, and they sit in the categories CBP watches hardest. Ceramic tile, quartz surfaces, steel, aluminum, plywood, and cabinets all carry antidumping and countervailing duty exposure, and a rate you did not price for can cost more than the freight itself. We clear your building products at the Port of LA and Long Beach and check the duty picture before your cargo ships.
Where Building Product Importers Get Caught
- Antidumping and countervailing duties on tile, quartz, steel, aluminum, plywood, and cabinets, where the rate turns on the exact producer you buy from. See HTS classification.
- Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and a long list of Chinese-origin building products.
- Heavy, high-volume freight that needs the right equipment off the terminal. See drayage.
- Warehouse space for pallets of tile, stone, and fixtures that will not clear your yard in a day. See warehousing.
Know the Landed Cost Before You Order
The difference between a profitable container of tile and a write-off is usually a duty rate nobody checked. We classify your materials and confirm whether an AD/CVD order covers your supplier before you place the order, so the number you quote your builder is the number you actually pay. For importers who would rather fix the cost entirely, our DDP Advantage service covers freight, duties, clearance, and delivery at one flat rate.
Cargo Already Sitting at the Port
If a container of materials has landed at the Port of LA or Long Beach and you need it released, we are glad to take it on as a straight customs clearance, whether or not we arranged the freight. We file the entry, handle the exam if one comes, and get your load moving to the jobsite or the warehouse. See exam and hold help.
Other Industries We Clear For
Not sure where you fit? See who we work with.