Samuel Shapiro

read moreFrom Customs Brokerage to Freight Forwarding, our proactive, caring and professional staff partner with you to determine the absolute best way to move your cargo from its current location to its final destination. And, you may feel equally as helpless when listening to all the hype from Shapiro's competition: This one is owned by a steamship line; this one owns an airplane; this one blocks the chain and chains all the blocks; and this one cries "wee wee wee" all the way home. You need partners you know you can rely on, even in tough times.

read moreIn 1915, at the age of 20, Samuel Shapiro sat at his $5 roll-top desk and launched what would become a legendary "vessel" in Baltimore's famous harbor-Samuel Shapiro & Company, Inc. It would also become esteemed worldwide for financial security, business integrity, excellent relationships with government, and creative people delivering dependable solutions. By the end of 1916, the Company had made just $50, but Samuel still gave more than 20% of his profit to the American Jewish Relief Fund. That's when the Shapiro name began to emerge as one embodying that rare combination of financial responsibility, integrity and generosity.

read moreThe way consumers search, find, and buy goods has changed rapidly in the last few years. E-Commerce is the new kid on the playground with the cool jacket that everyone wants to befriend. What you may not know? We shipped that cool jacket in for them! As any online retailer knows, it's important to have a reliable E-commerce shipping partner on your side. With Shapiro in your corner, you have a partner willing to go the extra mile to keep you updated with smart data, meet your deadlines, and make sure you and your customers are happy.

read moreFrom bait and switch pricing, to confusing terms and conditions, to fairy tale transit times, the forwarding industry deserves the comparisons to bandits and pirates. At Shapiro, we fight forwarding's murky reputation with fully transparent pricing, services, and solutions. We are winning slowly but surely, one customer at a time. Take a mental walk through your shipping department. Terms such as "general average, " "deconsolidation, " "terminal congestion", "total cargo velocity, " "average utilization factors" and "container allocations" will swirl around your head like water flowing down a drain- and you may feel a bit like you too are traveling down that dark and ominous drain.

read moreThere are two simple steps to avoiding trouble: First, know the rules. Second, don't break them. The potential penalties, both financial and commercial, can be extremely damaging for your business and, in some cases, for you personally. Since 1915,o ur company culturehas been built on a reputation of business integrity and our deep knowledge of the complex legal and regulatory hurdles faced by importers and exporters. Our reputation extends from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to all major government agencies that regulate international trade, to our industry, and to yours.

read moreWe don't know about you, but we think one of the worst aspects of doing business is the "slight embellishment, " or as we call it, the "flat out lie." Shapiro prefers transparency and hereby confesses that we do not own warehouses, nor do we own trucks. The big boys always put tremendous pressure on their managers to utilize their assets. There is simply too much incentive to bring your cargo to their warehouse, whether they have the best facility for your supply chain or not. We have no incentive to place the wrong cargo in the wrong hands at the wrong price.

read moreA first page Google ranking or massive venture capital funding aren't guarantees of compliance, experience, or reliable service. Customs brokerage is the regulatory clearance of shipments and the delivery of goods across international borders for organizations and individuals. That's the easy part. Shapiro understands that the key to modern Customs brokerage is the creative application and integration of technology. We build data tables controlled by licensed Customs experts and use remote filing systems to electronically verify all data inputs and outputs.

read moreFrom sourcing shifts to new countries or vendors, new trucking regulations at home, or global efforts to fight terrorism, the one thing that never changes is change itself. Every time you alter your supply chain, it changes the data and metrics you require. Shapiro's Purchase Order Management (POM) and Vendor Management products are designed to offer customers full flexibility, full control, and absolute end-to-end visibility of your supply chain. For many forwarders and 3PLs, you are expected to use their system as-is, no matter how cumbersome that may be.