Technology-driven freight forwarding

Your freight shouldn’tcost you your margins.

Control shipping costs with competitive freight options, smarter container planning, and upfront duty estimates. We coordinate your shipment from pickup to final delivery.

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Ocean Freight (FCL & LCL) · Air Freight · Drayage · Customs Coordination

One Gateway. The whole way.How We Operate

One company on the contract.
A team behind every move.

We issue the House Bill of Lading, coordinate the door-to-door move, and bring the freight, paperwork and costs together. One invoice. One place to turn.

Our House B/LCargo insurance, arranged

Trusted with the freight behind familiar names.

Oakley
Walmart
Tyson Chicken
Yazoo Mills

More businesses we move freight for

Pacific Home Goods · Heartland Textiles · Summit Electronics · Northern Apparel Co · Coastal Foods

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Connected to the world’s major ocean carriers.

Direct contracts. More ways to move.

What we move

End-to-end services, one provider

Ocean, rail, drayage, customs, and insurance. Booked, tracked, and delivered from a single platform.

Partners

Our partner network

Customs entries, cargo insurance and lower-carbon shipping, each handled by an established partner and booked through Gateway.

Gateway Terminal

Your freight.
In full view.

We handle the move. You see the milestones, documents and costs in the platform that comes with it.

Explore Gateway Terminal

Gateway Terminal dashboard with shipment overview, tracking and freight intelligence

Example shipment record with origin, destination, milestones, customs and cargo insurance

Included with your freight. Not another subscription.

Before the booking

Know your duties.
Before you ship.

Estimate U.S. import duties by product, origin and value. See the tariff breakdown before you commit to a shipment.

Tariff calculatorFree tool

Gateway tariff calculator with an itemized duty estimate and import risk map

Illustrative preview · Open the calculator for a current estimate

Understand what goes into the total.

Look up your HTS code, check additional tariffs and include customs fees. Compare origins and review the sources behind your estimate.

Calculate your import duties

Freight intelligence

The duty changed again.
We already updated it.

Section 301, Section 232, Section 338 and AD/CVD, tracked against the Federal Register, USITC and CBP. Exposure gets found before the container sails.

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Industries we serve

Powering global trade across every sector

From factories to shelves, from labs to dealerships. Gateway moves freight for every industry in the global supply chain.

Retail & ApparelFCL, LCL, and air for seasonal peaksShanghai to LA in 18 days

AutomotiveFCL, reefer, parts consolidationYokohama to Long Beach in 14 days

ElectronicsExpedited air, temperature-monitored FCLShenzhen to LAX in 16 days

Food & BeverageReefer, humidity control, CBP priorityValparaíso to NY in 22 days

Chemicals & PharmaIMDG, cold chain, FDA pre-clearanceRotterdam to Charleston in 12 days

ManufacturingFCL, OOG, flat rack, breakbulkShanghai to Houston in 28 days

AgricultureFCL, fumigation & phytosanitary documentsSantos to Port of LA in 18 days

Heavy EquipmentContainer loading, securing & deliveryExcavators, loaders & construction machinery

Ship something else?

We move freight for almost any commodity. These are just our top eight.

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Moving the world

Behind every product, there is a journey

The unseen network that powers the world. Energy, industry, infrastructure, global supply chains.

Industry News

What's moving the market

Real-time updates from the global shipping industry.

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News·Nov 11, 2026

CBP's Foreign Importer of Record Rule Starts January 5, 2027: What It Means for DDP Shipments and U.S. Importers

Who counts as a U.S. importer, what every entry must declare, and why supplier-arranged DDP freight is the most exposed.

Starting January 5, 2027, CBP sorts every importer of record into U.S. or foreign. Foreign importers need CTPAT validation or a CTPAT validated customs broker, and every entry must declare the importer's status. Here is the test, the dates, and what to do if your freight arrives DDP.

News·Nov 8, 2026

China Ship Fees and 178 Tariff Exclusions: USTR Extends Relief Through January 9, 2027

The ship fee pause and product exclusions were extended in separate November 6 notices. Product eligibility and customs entry dates still matter.

USTR has extended the China ship fee pause and all 178 current Section 301 exclusions through January 9, 2027. Here is what the two decisions cover and what importers should check before their next shipment clears.

News·Oct 29, 2026

LA and Long Beach Port Strike Threat: What Importers Should Do Now

A walkout by 250 port watchmen as early as November 1 could stop work at terminals that move more than half the cargo through the busiest port complex in the US.

Port watchmen at LA and Long Beach could strike as early as 5 p.m. Pacific on November 1, and other dockworkers are not expected to cross their picket lines. Here is which terminals are at risk, what it could mean for FCL, LCL and drayage, and a checklist to protect your freight this week.

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Press Releases

Gateway in the news

Company milestones, product launches, and industry coverage.

Gateway Insights·market

November 2026 LCL Rates to the US

What 1 CBM costs from Asia to the US this month: regional averages, real lane prices and transit times, a Shanghai to Los Angeles breakdown, and what sits outside the quote.

Gateway Insights·sustainability

Ocean Freight for Shopify and Amazon Brands

Shopify and Amazon brands can arrange inbound freight around their own inventory needs. Learn how Gateway Lines helps coordinate ocean shipping, customs through licensed broker partners, and delivery to the right warehouse.

Gateway Insights·sustainability

FOB vs DDP Why Taking Control of Freight Can Save You Money

A supplier's delivered price may include a logistics margin. Learn how buying FOB or FCA and arranging freight with Gateway Lines can improve cost visibility and help you compare the full cost of delivery.

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Your next shipment

Tell us where.
We’ll take it from here.

A factory overseas. A warehouse across the country. Start with your cargo and destination. We’ll bring the move together.

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Why Gateway

An ocean freight forwarder built as a platform

Gateway Lines is a licensed NVOCC and ocean freight forwarder moving FCL and LCL containers on the world's major trade lanes. Direct contracts with the top ocean carriers mean published ocean freight rates, one flat Gateway fee per container, priority vessel space, and sailings that fit your production schedule, whether you ship from Shanghai, Ningbo, Ho Chi Minh City, Busan, or Rotterdam.

Every shipment runs through one platform: instant quotes, one-click booking, satellite container tracking, customs clearance filed with licensed customs brokerage partners, cargo insurance, and drayage to the door. Check live ocean freight rates by lane, calculate import duties, or track any container free.

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