International Services

Gulf States is a global leader in the movement and management of shipments worldwide. Having developed an extensive and well qualified network of international agents and logistics professionals, Gulf States is prepared to provide air and ocean consolidation, brokered freight forwarding, pick up and delivery and customs brokerage service across the globe. Coupled with Gulf States’ exceptional real time shipment tracing and tracking capabilities, you and your customer will receive expert shipment management, superior customer service, prompt and consistent communication and overall value second to none.

• Expedited and Direct IATA Service Worldwide
  As an agent for IATA, Gulf States has access to all major international air carriers and in doing do assures the highest level of service and the most accurate and timely document preparation.
• Worldwide Point to Point Service
  As an industry leader in air consolidation and freight forwarding, Gulf States enlists an extensive network of skilled professionals and experienced agents in every continent of the world. Gulf States’ exclusive technology assures real time shipment status through the delivery cycle. Local information and conditions are constantly evaluated to reduce the risk of shipment delay throughout the world.
• Global Air Consolidation
  Through a system of stations and mini-hubs Gulf States offers a full range of consolidation services to seamlessly combine product for export (or deconsolidate for import product).
• Ocean Services, Full Container (FCL) and Less-Than-Container (LCL) Global Service
  Gulf States’ International Services team provides our customer with individually tailored and customized service options based on international air carrier services, ground transportation networks and local customs law and regulations. Gulf States aggressively assembles air carrier, surface, cartage and drayage partners to provide unlimited capacity, consistent and predictable transit schedules and the greatest flexibility in pricing and value. These international less-than-truckload, full truckload and less-than-container load services are free of any weight, size, configuration or transit restrictions.
• Freight Consolidation and Co-Loading
  Gulf States provides competitively priced consolidation and co-loading services with unparalleled schedule integrity. Our experience and expertise provides you with predictable and reliable point to point service worldwide, while assuring the maximum value for every transportation dollar invested.
• Export Declaration and Customs Management
  A full menu of document preparation services is available from Gulf States International Group. These services include, but are not limited to, Customs Declarations, Letter of Credit Processing, FDA documents, ACI filings, EPA forms, DOT forms and Canadian Customs Forms and Invoices.
• Letter Of Credit Services
  Gulf States will aid in the development and management of all institutional Letters of Credit seeing that the beneficiary is paid consistent with the terms and restrictions on the LOC.
• Breakbulk
  Gulf States can provide all services necessary to unload, deconsolidate and distribute product into varied inland transportation and logistics patterns.
• Global Warehousing and Product Distribution
  Through a network of skilled and professional agents on every continent Gulf States provides superior product management and distribution. Product is received, inventoried, stocked, picked, shipped and recorded in an efficient and real time manner. Shipment movement, sales, in-transit status and distribution records are available as part of the Global Warehousing and Product Distribution supply chain management program.
• Individual Client Project Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  Unique and customer specific transportation and logistics solutions are developed for a wide range of industries including, but not limited to, manufacturing, retail, fashion, trade and convention, technology, aviation and engineering.
• Transborder Services
  Gulf States International Services team provides a wide range of transportation, product management, regulatory, customs and information technology for transborder shipments. Special attention is given to the development of account specific process and procedures to assure efficient movement of product and maximized value for each dollar invested.