Perhaps you’re new to international shipping, or never imagined your small business would need to ship products internationally. Yet here you are, and you’re not quite sure what to do next. The key to getting freight shipping right is to choose a freight forwarder that understands small business needs. At Lilly and Associates, we help Read more?

What are the threats? Sunken ships. Natural disasters. Cargo deliberately thrown overboard to lighten a ship in danger. Piracy. Damaged freight. Mishandling. Shrinkage. Collision. Fire. Pilferage. Damaged containers. The question isn?t just if your business operation could handle the loss of your cargo? Your company could be liable for the entire ship if the vessel Read more?

Please be advised of the most up-to-date ocean freight rate updates and surcharges per shipping lane below. If you have any questions about a particular shipment or proposal, please call Lilly & Associates International at (888) 464-5459. Disclaimer ? Ocean freight rates are changing on a daily basis. This information is to give you a Read more?

If you are a Florida-based manufacturer, your deal just got a bit sweeter. Florida Governor Rick Scott recently passed a manufacturing sales tax exemption through the state legislature earlier this month. The bill, housed in the broader legislation HB 7007 under chapter 212, provides tax exemption effective April 2014 for machinery. To see if your Read more?

If you are shipping from Asia to the U.S. East Coast, there is a good chance your cargo has been rerouted. The reroute, which switches cargo vessels from traveling via the Panama Canal to now traveling via the Suez Canal, is a result of cost savings that can be achieved by doubling cargo loads on Read more?