Field records of U.S. import clearance, ISF filing, IOR and final-mile delivery — client details anonymized.
Anonymized cases by cargo type and U.S. routing
This page gathers representative cases from Bohao's day-to-day operations, organized by cargo type and U.S. routing. In line with compliance requirements, all client details are anonymized and no transit-time or outcome promises are made — cases are presented to show how we work. For an assessment of a specific shipment, our consultants are happy to help.
Client Profile：A furniture manufacturer in Shunde, Foshan ｜ Routing：佛山→洛杉矶 ｜ Cargo：客厅板式家具 1×40HQ
Client Challenge：The client had long shipped FOB and knew little about U.S. import formalities; declaration snags after arrival kept holding up pickup, and they wanted a partner who could take the import side off their hands entirely.
Our Solution：We took the shipment on DDP terms: ISF 10+2 filing and document pre-review completed before loading, and on arrival in Los Angeles our U.S. customs brokerage handled the import clearance, followed by drayage, deconsolidation and final delivery to the client's designated warehouse.
Service Value：One accountable team on the import side — a single point of contact instead of a relay between brokers and truckers.
Client Profile：A cross-border e-commerce seller in South China ｜ Routing：佛山→洛杉矶 ｜ Cargo：日用百货与家居小件（拼柜LCL）
Client Challenge：Volumes swung week to week and rarely filled a container, while platform replenishment windows were unforgiving; the seller wanted one booking split across several FBA warehouses without touching U.S. import paperwork.
Our Solution：The cargo moved as LCL: we handled U.S. import clearance and ISF 10+2 filing, then executed the FBA replenishment plan — drayage and deconsolidation, followed by separate deliveries with delivery appointments booked at each warehouse.
Service Value：One consolidated booking feeding multiple warehouses — the seller runs the store while we mind the import and the delivery.
Client Profile：A Foshan-based kitchenware seller on Amazon ｜ Routing：美国仓→佛山→洛杉矶 ｜ Cargo：不锈钢水槽退货件与翻新品 1×40HQ
Client Challenge：Returns were stacking up in the seller's U.S. warehouses; writing them off hurt, but bringing them home meant an import process unlike new-goods declarations — refurbished and used items follow different rules, and no previous forwarder had handled one.
Our Solution：We mapped the full loop: pickup of return units from U.S. warehouses with export clearance, then a compliant import declaration for refurbished and repair goods back in China, handed to the factory for renewal. When the renewed stock shipped back to the U.S., an IOR arrangement solved the importer-of-record question, our U.S. customs brokerage handled the import clearance, and final delivery returned the units to the warehouse.
Service Value：Returns became sellable stock instead of write-offs, with experienced hands on both legs of the loop.
Client Profile：A consumer-electronics exporter in the Pearl River Delta ｜ Routing：佛山→休斯顿 ｜ Cargo：蓝牙耳机与带电池配件 1×40HQ
Client Challenge：Lithium batteries made this sensitive cargo: the client feared carrier refusal and awkward questions at destination, and wanted the compliance picture spelled out before anything shipped.
Our Solution：We pre-reviewed the sensitive-cargo file — MSDS, UN38.3 test summaries and battery packaging marks checked against carrier requirements — before booking the space. On arrival in Houston, U.S. import clearance was completed and final delivery ran to the client's warehouse.
Service Value：Doing the sensitive-cargo homework before booking keeps both sailing and clearance on steadier ground.
Client Profile：A building-materials exporter in South China ｜ Routing：佛山→纽约 ｜ Cargo：釉面瓷砖与卫浴陶瓷 2×20GP
Client Challenge：High-value and fragile, the tiles were a standing worry for breakage in transit and for handling once the container was opened at destination — the client's previous forwarder had little feel for ceramic declarations.
Our Solution：We built the declaration around the product itself — HS codes and material descriptions checked ahead of time, with loading guidance on reinforcement and layer separation. ISF 10+2 was filed before loading; on arrival in New York our U.S. customs brokerage cleared the cargo and final delivery ran to the client's New Jersey address.
Service Value：With dedicated follow-through from loading guidance to clearance, the shipment rolled into delivery as planned on arrival.
Client Profile：A condiment producer in Foshan ｜ Routing：佛山→洛杉矶 ｜ Cargo：瓶装酱料与调味粉 1×20GP
Client Challenge：Food entering the U.S. falls under FDA prior-notice rules, and this was the producer's first run at the market; they wanted the requirements clear well before sailing rather than a scramble at the port.
Our Solution：Before booking, we walked the client through what FDA prior notice requires — facility registration details and label and ingredient checks — working backward from the sailing schedule; on arrival in Los Angeles we handled U.S. import clearance and arranged final delivery.
Service Value：Front-loading the FDA paperwork before booking gave the producer certainty and a calmer shipment.
Client Profile：An injection-molding machine maker in Foshan ｜ Routing：佛山→底特律 ｜ Cargo：中型注塑机组与配套模具 1×40OT
Client Challenge：Machines and molds shipped as one project to a newly commissioned plant outside Detroit; arrival and inland delivery had to hit the installation window, and a slip anywhere would push back the production line.
Our Solution：We ran it as project logistics: ISF 10+2 filed before loading, machines and molds tracked on separate manifests; after clearance, inland delivery was sequenced to the plant's installation schedule, with our team assisting at unloading and placement confirmation on site.
Service Value：Project-style coordination delivered equipment in step with installation — the ramp-up was never waiting on freight.
Client Profile：A South China exporter exhibiting at Canton Fair ｜ Routing：佛山→纽约 ｜ Cargo：参展样品与展示物料（空运2票）
Client Challenge：With Canton Fair about to open, the samples were still in China and had to reach the New York show floor before setup; the shipment spanned multiple categories, some needing special confirmation before they could fly.
Our Solution：We switched to an expedited airfreight plan and locked space ahead of the show; on arrival in New York our U.S. customs brokerage processed the clearance, and final delivery went straight to the booth, timed to the setup schedule.
Service Value：Samples reached the booth before setup — show preparation was never held back by logistics.
Client Profile：A machinery manufacturer in the Pearl River Delta ｜ Routing：佛山→芝加哥 ｜ Cargo：大型数控机床（超宽超重） 1×开顶柜
Client Challenge：The machine was too wide and too heavy for a standard box, and permits and securing on the inland leg were just as uncertain; earlier quotes from other forwarders never added up to a complete plan.
Our Solution：We engineered an out-of-gauge plan: an open-top container with professional lashing and securing, dimensions and weights verified up front, and out-of-gauge documentation prepared in advance. After clearance at port we handed the unit to inland transport on a low-bed trailer to the Chicago plant, assisting with unloading and positioning.
Service Value：An out-of-gauge move with a plan from end to end — the machine arrived and was set in place without drama.
Client Profile：An office furniture company in Longjiang, Foshan ｜ Routing：佛山→萨凡纳 ｜ Cargo：钢构办公桌椅与文件柜 2×40HQ
Client Challenge：The client had just signed a distributor in the U.S. Southeast and was new to East Coast routings; they wanted their first run into a port like Savannah to land smoothly.
Our Solution：We built an East Coast plan: ISF 10+2 filing and document pre-review before departure; on arrival in Savannah our U.S. customs brokerage handled the import clearance, followed by drayage, deconsolidation and batched delivery to the distributor's locations.
Service Value：A clean first run on the East Coast gave the client real confidence in developing the Southeast market.
