Apparel Logistics
OHL serves customers in fashion apparel, textiles, and footwear and accessories sectors. We can provide end-to-end solutions including air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance and ground transportation.
In the textile and apparel industries speed to market is critical to success. Short product lifecycles and shifting consumer demands necessitate tight inventory management and complete supply chain visibility. Constantly changing and increasing SKUs require a logistics partner with deep experience to ensure that items are available when and where they are needed.
OHL serves customers in fashion apparel, textiles, and footwear and accessories sectors. We can provide end-to-end solutions including air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance and ground transportation.
Our global freight management offices are fully staffed with licensed brokers and account representatives who prepare entries, ensure compliance with Customs and other governmental agencies, and expedites the clearance of your goods. Once the items are cleared, we can transport them to a distribution center and then on to a retail store or direct to consumers.
We Offer
- Air and ocean freight management
- Customs Clearance
- ISF Filing
- Ground transportation (LTL, Truckload, Small Package)
- Warehousing and Fulfillment
- Value-Added Services
Request a consultation to learn more about a logistics solution that is tailored to fit your unique business needs. We look forward to having the opportunity to demonstrate our personalized service to you.
Case Study
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Paramount Apparel International, Inc. is America’s largest headwear manufacturer and is a full-service premium and promotional products company, specializing in screen-printing and embroidering. When a supplier in China was behind on production, Paramount Apparel needed to expedite delivery to the U.S. and Canada in order to meet the ongoing needs of one of their own largest customers.
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The world’s largest designer and retailer of maternity apparel located in the U.S. imports products from all parts of the world then sells online and in retail stores located in both the U.S. and Canada. The customer was interested in U.S. Customs duty drawback services to recoup the high duties associated with multiple international product moves through customs.
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Although this client is a very large apparel importer with a large production staff they only have two people in their Customs Compliance department. They use OHL as their sole customs broker to handle their day-to-day operational needs and approached OHL about providing support on an as-needed basis to help fill in gaps during heavy periods, technical expertise to classify their product line and providing training for other in-house departments.
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This major apparel retailer was facing issues with inventory management and service levels. They wanted to reduce inventory and improve service levels throughout their supply chain network by improving forecast accuracy and enhancing supply chain planning. They needed OHL to provide a reliable solution that would be easily accessible from anywhere, be easy to use and require very little training.