Descartes Ready for CBP Partner Government Agency (PGA) Pilots

Mohawk Global Logistics is a leading trade compliance-centric third party logistics provider. It offers international and domestic freight forwarding, customs brokerage and cargo insurance to companies in the Northeast and Midwest. To support its market expansion, Mohawk Global is using Descartes’ OneView™ Forwarder Enterprise and Customs House Brokerage (CHB) solution. Mohawk Global will also use the OneView solution to submit data to additional Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) via the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).

Why Descartes for Import/Export Shipment and Accounting Management?

With Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise, Third-party Logistics Service Providers (3PLs) freight forwarders, and non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) can better manage air and ocean shipping and accounting processes. With a full-featured accounting system that seamlessly integrates feature-rich modules, Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise helps companies to improve the accuracy and timeliness of information from quotation to shipment creation for significant productivity gains and operating efficiencies.

Why Descartes for CBP PGA Pilots?

To manage U.S. customs entries, security filings and more, companies can optionally integrate Descartes OneView™ Customs House Broker (CHB) with Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise. The solution provides ACE PGA-enabled features such as access to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as periodic monthly statement consolidation, ACE document imaging system (DIS) functionality and other value-added compliance capabilities. Using Descartes OneView CHB, Descartes customers will be among the first to realize the potential benefits of ACE Partner Government Agency connectivity to better transmit data to other agencies within the U.S. government to streamline regulatory compliance.

Shipment and Accounting Management Software Accelerates Movement of Freight

Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise is an enterprise-class solution that improves the coordination of multimodal shipments for Logistics Services Providers (LSP). Information from operational modules can be seamlessly leveraged for use in a full-featured, multi-divisional accounting application to realize higher levels of operational efficiency and accuracy. Modules include import break bulk for air and ocean transport, ocean export to automate outbound sea-freight operations, and air export to easily prepare U.S. export documents.

To learn more about Mohawk Global Logistics, visit www.mohawkglobal.com

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