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Shipping Across the Globe

International Shipping in Traverse City And Serving Petoskey & Northern Michigan
in Traverse City, MI

We love Northern Michigan. As an area on the border, we have specialized in international shipping services for years. Our professional staff draws from more than 30 years of experience in packing and shipping internationally. When you need to ship internationally, the Traverse City Packaging Store is here to meet your needs.

Our international shipping services include everything from paperwork and logistics to on-the-ground support. Our skilled staff builds custom crates to help your shipments meet all international shipping regulations. Oh, and they will pack them, too.

Our Packaging Store serves Traverse City, Petoskey and Northern Michigan with services to make international shipping just as easy as shipping down the street. To protect your international shipments, we’ll even help you obtain transit insurance.

Need help shipping internationally? Give the Traverse City Packaging Store a call today.

With over 30 years of experience, we’ve developed an unrivaled expertise for navigating the complexities of international shipping. From packing and shipping to paperwork and security, we’re dedicated to helping guide your shipments into port.

We specialize in reliability and guaranteed damage-free arrival through customized international shipping solutions. We'll work with you or for you to develop the best shipping route for your goods. Through the air? No problem. On the open seas? No problem. At the Packaging Store, we'll package your valuable shipments according to their specific destination. Our expert shipping professionals fill forms for you, insure them, and even guarantee safe arrival.

With a 99.8% satisfaction rate, our quality of service makes us the dependable international shipping company. No matter what you’re sending, and no matter where you’re sending it, we’re proud to be your international shipping experts.

International shipping has its own share of challenges. At the Packaging Store, we specialize in meeting custom shipping challenges. Customs paperwork, compliance with ISPM-15 certified regulations, tariffs, taxes, and longer transit times require specific knowledge and accuracy.

Less than container load (LCL)

LCL - Less than Container

Less than container load (LCL) consolidation to save you money.

Full container loads

Full Containers

Full Container Loads for your larger shipments.

ISPM-15 Crates

ISPM-15 Wood Crates

ISPM-15 heat-treated wood to meet international regulations.

International Shipping

International Shipping

Make sure whoever you choose for your international shipment provides you a qualified expert with this important and required license.

Experienced at International Shipping

Whether you need to ship a single item by air or a full or partial container load via ocean, an Ocean Transport Intermediary ("OTI") helps you navigate the maze of paperwork and complex customs regulations to correctly export your shipment, while providing competitive international rates.

Many The Packaging Store locations maintain an agent relationship with our franchising company, Annex Brands, Inc. which employs an Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) and carries the proper license from the Federal Maritime Commission ("FMC").

Annex Brands Inc. is licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission and all OTI services provided by The Packaging Store are solely carried out as agents for Annex Brands, not as OTI principals. To the extent that an ocean house bill of lading is issued, it will be issued by Annex Brands Inc., and not any other related entity, pursuant to Federal Maritime Commission regulations.

In complete compliance with FMC regulations, the International Ocean Export Department at Annex Brands will issue and provide a NVOCC House Ocean Bill of Lading per your shipping instructions. Annex Brands will also provide the ocean carrier or co-loader’s bill of lading copy for your shipment.

Preparing your shipment for export also requires important considerations. For example, certain kinds of wood used in the construction of a shipping container must comply with ISPM-15 certified regulations. Based on decades of preparing international shipments, the experts at The Packaging Store know how to correctly pack and protect your fragile, large, awkward, and valuable goods against potentially harsh overseas shipping environments.

So to ensure an error-free and proper international shipping transaction, contact the experts at The Packaging Store.

The Packaging Store provides the following International Shipping Services in Traverse City And Serving Petoskey & Northern Michigan

  • International Air Freight for your time sensitive needs.
  • Personalized quote for the cost of packing and shipping.
  • Declared value coverage up to any value based on your individual shipment needs.
  • Door-to-Door, Door-to-Port, Port-to-Port and Residential or business delivery (Check for availability at your destination.)
  • International Forms and Documentation Management.

Need a quote? Call us at (231) 486-2346, and we'd be happy to listen and provide a custom solution based on your needs. Thank you for giving The Packaging Store the opportunity to earn your trust, and your business.

Sincerely,

Robert Petersen
Packaging Store of Traverse City And Serving Petoskey & Northern Michigan
1516 Barlow St.
Traverse City, MI 49686-4774

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The Packaging Store

  • 1516 Barlow St.
    Traverse City, MI 49686-4774
  • (231) 486-2346
  • [email protected]
  • M-F 8:30am - 5:30pm
    Sat  8:30am - 1:00pm
    Sun 8:30am - 1:00pm
  • Serving Traverse City, Petoskey & Northern Michigan

ISPM 15 Crating

ISPM 15 Certified Crates

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