“The new border service and its combined infrastructure are designed to assist companies in leveraging lower cost manufacturing and better ‘near shore’ options,” said Jeff Hammond, UTi's global vice president for trade services and compliance, in a statement.
He explained the service consists of two U.S. distribution facilities in Texas, seven in Mexico, and combines transportation services and freight forwarding with brokerage service for cargo moving both directions.
Specifically, UTi has multiclient distribution facilities in McAllen and Laredo, Texas, while in Mexico it offers clients facilities located in Chihuahua, Guadalajara, El Paso, Reynosa, Monterrey, Matamoros and Toluca.
UTi's cross-border services include HTS verification, Previo (physical verification) Mexico in-house brokerage, pedimento (Mexico customs brokerage documentation), cross dock, transportation, full truckload, less than truckload, consolidation, “hot shots,” and specialized trade, as well as a range of global UTi services, including air, ocean and road forwarding.
