Freight Forwarder in Chennai for Exports to the USA
Airlift's Chennai office, in Kilpauk, is one of Airlift's 14 group branches in India (its own offices, not agents) and the Tamil Nadu origin for the India to USA, India to Canada and India to Mexico lanes. It books FCL and LCL from Chennai Port (INMAA), Kattupalli (INKAT) and Ennore (INENR) and air freight from Chennai airport (MAA), and handles factory pickup, container stuffing and Indian export clearance. It also coordinates Sri Lanka to USA bookings and the India end of USA to India shipments. Chennai to New York is listed at 41–63 days port to port, and Chennai to Los Angeles at 37–54 days; air is 3–5 days airport to airport. In the USA, Airlift USA (in business since 1999; FMC-licensed NVOCC, FMC No. 016162) files the ISF, has the entry filed by licensed customs brokers and arranges delivery through its New Jersey and Los Angeles offices. Reach it through the quote form on this page or contact@airliftusa.com.
AddressAirlift — Chennai2C, 2nd Floor, Ega Trade Centre, 809 Poonamallee High Road, KilpaukChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600010IndiaOpen in Google Maps →This office's own Google Maps listing
Exporters in Chennai have three container gateways close at hand: Chennai Port in the city, and Kamarajar Port at Ennore and Kattupalli port on the coast to the north. Air cargo moves through Chennai International Airport (MAA). Our Chennai office, on Poonamallee High Road in Kilpauk, books sea freight from all three ports and air freight from MAA.
The region around Chennai ships a broad mix to the United States: automotive parts, leather goods and footwear, garments and home textiles, electronics, engineering goods and granite. Most of it moves as full containers (FCL); smaller consignments go as LCL, consolidated with other exporters' cargo.
On the US side, the Importer Security Filing and the customs entry are handled for your buyer through our US offices and our licensed customs-broker network, so the same company carries the shipment from factory gate to US delivery. The India to USA lane guide publishes transit times from Chennai, Kattupalli and Ennore to both US coasts, and the port-pair pages below give the range for each route.
Importer Security Filing (ISF): filed by Airlift USA as the NVOCC at least 24 hours before the container loads in India.
US customs clearance on arrival: the entry is filed through Airlift USA's licensed customs-broker network, under a power of attorney from the importer of record.
Chennai is an Airlift group office in India. It handles the export end of the India to USA, USA to India, India to Canada, India to Mexico, India to Europe, India to Africa & Middle East, China to India and Sri Lanka to USA lanes: export bookings, cargo pickup coordination and export documentation.
The India lane guides publish transit times from Kolkata, Cochin, Ennore, Hazira, Mangalore, Kattupalli, Chennai, Mundra, Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), Pipavav and Tuticorin. Cargo from Chennai ships through whichever of those ports suits the routing.
Lanes this office works
This office works the lanes below. Each guide has transit-time tables, the documents you need and the entry steps.
Send the inquiry form on this page, or email contact@airliftusa.com. The office is at 2C, 2nd Floor, Ega Trade Centre, 809 Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600010, India; the Google Maps link on this page opens that address.
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