Coastal Shipping provides small and medium businesses with superior domestic and international shipping solutions. We are shipping experts who can help you navigate the ever-changing logistics world.
Why Choose Us? Find reasons to choose us as your freight partner
Who We Are
Coastal Shipping is one of DHL Express’ and USPS largest and most experienced resellers in the US. For more than 30 years, this strategic partnership between Preferred Shipping, DHL and USPS has given our customers access to the fastest, most reliable National and international delivery service in the world at the best rates.
Fast and Knowledgeable Customer Service
When you have a shipping issue or a question, the last thing you have time for is to wait on hold with an automated machine. With Coastal Shipping, you have a dedicated sales rep who’s backed by a live call center and customer service team to help solve anything that might come up.
Significant Cost Savings
Our volume buying power saves you money with the world’s premiere logistics company, DHL Express. You also get access to the the largest residential delivery network in the country with the USPS. We also offer our customers a free multi-carrier shipping system.Shipping Technology that Streamlines
We offer our customers an easy-to-use, web-based shipping system. Quickly create quotes and manage international shipments from beginning to end. Plus you can bring your own FedEx and UPS rates, so you can use one system for ALL of your shipping. We also offer integrations with many third-party shipping platforms and ecommerce solutions.
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
Terms of trade are generally indicating when shipping by using Incoterms®. “Incoterms” is a trademark of the International Chamber of Commerce. These rules and trade terms are recognized and accepted as the standard for negotiating international trading between buyers and sellers. There are a wide variety of shipping terms, but with DHL there are only […]
The introduction of commercial air travel almost a hundred years ago had a profound impact on the world. For starters, it made the world a much smaller place. Today, it is so small that we don’t even think twice about shipping packages internationally and having them arrive in a day or so. We’ve just come […]
A Carnet allows you to ship something to another country temporarily without paying duty or tax to customs and have it return to the origin country so that it is handled properly by customs on both ends. You can think of it as a passport for the item you are shipping. Just as you should […]
There are many regulations when it comes to shipping Dangerous Goods (also called Hazardous Material or Haz Mat). This is to ensure the safety of those transporting it and is especially important for international shipping since that involves air travel and many items become more dangerous at altitude. Depending on what you want to ship […]
To most countries around the world, DHL can act as the customs broker for the receiver. They can often clear the shipment through customs before it even arrives in the country. That is why DHL can be as fast or faster than any other air-express carrier internationally.
There is a lot to know about international shipping for small business if you hope to use it effectively. Take shipping oversized items. Shippers have different processes, policies, and rates for shipping oversized items. In general, when it comes to international shipping, small businesses can run more efficiently if they take the time to learn […]
Beginning January 4th, 2023, the European Union will require any non-document shipment going to or that may transit through the EU to have the commercial invoice line-item details be transmitted to customs electronically.
As of April 9, 2025, China and Hong Kong manufactured products continue to be subject to the 20% additional tariff when applicable to the HTS codes involved and all products unless exempt are subject to the 125% duty tariff. To access the HTSUS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) go to the U.S. International […]