When it comes to International Air Freight, SEKO Buffalo's goal is to provide outstanding service and competitive pricing. Our experience in international air freight helps us meet those goals, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Air freight is fully 50 percent of our business. We know air freight. We are one of the real SEKO offices--not just agents--in over 40 countries worldwide, offering our customers enormous flexibility in flight times, dates and delivery schedules. In addition, we feature regularly scheduled flights from select U.S. gateway cities, offering bi-weekly deliveries to 20 destinations around the globe. By consolidating orders to build a full container, we are able to negotiate lower prices, minimize handling, secure your freight, and give you a competitive advantage.

Routing Specialists

Our value added services include routing specialists, who will ask you when the freight needs to arrive, and then tailor our services accordingly. If there’s flexibility in your delivery date, our expertise in international markets can save you even more money. If your freight is on a tight deadline, we supplement our commercial lift with dedicated and part-charter flights that will offer you any aircraft, from nearly anywhere to nearly anywhere, carrying nearly anything.

Communication First, Last and Always

The key to our success is pro-active communication with a personal touch. Our specialists will walk you through the entire process, keeping you involved and informed. Only SEKO Buffalo can give you this kind of superior service at such competitive rates. Customer service is what we do.

International Air Services:

• Express (1-2 Days)
• Standard (3-5 Days)
• Consolidated (5-7 Days)
• Charter

"The key to our success is pro-active communication with a personal touch"

Relationships with Select Partners

At SEKO Buffalo, we’ve concentrated on forming long-term relationships with select worldwide airlines and cartage companies. Through these alliances, we are able to negotiate the best pricing available for our customers. In our most critical market areas we have blocked space agreements in place that guarantee us capacity during both low and high seasons, with the flexibility to expand or contract these commitments, based on customer need.

Compliance

SEKO Buffalo works with you to maintain global compliance for air exports as well as imports all around the world. In doing so, we become more than just a service provider, but rather, a true supply chain partner. We’ll provide support as you increase your number of sourcing countries, or as you expand your customer base around the globe.

Complex Documentation Made Simple

At SEKO Buffalo, we’re committed to providing our customers with flawless service and fewer headaches. That means handling specialized documentation for shipping to certain countries, such as countries in the Middle East. We provide certificates of origin, registration, letters of credit and much more. We even do banking.

50 U.S. Offices Handle Arrivals

The scope and coverage of our offices enable us to handle arrivals with skill and ease. We have the experience to facilitate inbound shipments quicker than the competition. And, because the SEKO Buffalo office is locally owned and operated, you know they’re working hard to provide the best possible service.

SEKO Buffalo is C-TPAT Certified

C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) is a voluntary U.S. government program that helps to ensure the safety and integrity of international shipments. The program defines security guidelines for all business partners in the supply chain. That means fewer examinations, an emphasis on self-policing versus Customs verification, a competitive advantage over companies who are not C-TPAT certified, and improved supply chain security. SEKO Buffalo was awarded C-TPAT certification in January, 2004.

North American Gateway Offices: • Los Angeles • Miami • Chicago • New York City

European Gateway Offices: • London • Amsterdam • Asia Pacific Gateway Offices: • Hong Kong • Shanghai • Sydney

When it comes to importing or exporting by sea, SEKO Buffalo is as good as our name. Our global network encompasses more than 40 countries, including all the world’s major seaports. We move cargo through 30 U.S. ports to 80 destinations worldwide. And becausethe SEKO Buffalo office is locally owned and operated, our employees are intimately familiar with all the local customs, laws and regulations, saving you time and money, and ensuring that your shipments safely reach their final destination.

Track and Trace Around the World With MySEKO

SEKO Buffalo stands alone in the sophistication and performance of its tracking and tracing software. SEKO Buffalo’s web-based customer portal, MySEKO, lets you track your freight from origin to destination, giving you access to view and upload all necessary documentation and to receive status reports via email, fax or customized report. You can’t ship an item so small that MySEKO can’t tell you where it is every hour of the day, every day of the week.

"SEKO stands alone in the sophistication and performance of its tracking and tracing software"

NVOCC Means Freedom and Flexibility

Because SEKO Buffalo is a non-vessel-operating common carrier, we’re not locked into strict sailing schedules. That gives us the freedom and flexibility to schedule your cargo on a variety of steamship lines, enabling us to find the vessel, and the sailing time, that best meets your needs and budget. And because we can pick and choose our carriers, we can access more ports, more cost-effectively than vessel-operating carriers.

Customs Clearance

Complex paperwork, language difficulties or cultural barriers are all a thing of the past, as SEKO Buffalo whisks your shipment from the dock, through customs, and onto a truck for delivery to its final destination. SEKO handles everything seamlessly.

Our Volume Lowers Your Cost

Because SEKO Buffalo moves so much freight (more than 700,000 shipments last year alone), we can negotiate more favorable rates with steamship lines. That savings enables us to offer you a lower rate, while still giving you the same great service you expect from a world class logistics company.

LCL? Not a Problem

Steamship lines are not interested in handling small shipments. But SEKO Buffalo can consolidate your LCL orders, and give you the same advantages the big guys get. And we can probably do it for less than anyone else.

PO Management

Our latest, in-house developed Purchase Order Management System keeps you informed on where your containers are, where they’re going, where they’re stored, and when they’ve arrived. From home or office, it’s easy, and effortless.

Let SEKO Buffalo Serve You

Are you at sea about ocean logistics? At SEKO Buffalo, we’ll give you information about particular ports, coordinate with you, book space, get your shipment through customs—we can even do banking. Using SEKO Buffalo for your ocean logistics will save you the efforts of five, ten, or even more full-time employees. Just call SEKO Buffalo, and sit back

Special Handling? We Specialize In It.

At SEKO Buffalo, we offer all sorts of project cargo services, including break-bulk and RO/RO, and we deal in all manner of sizes and weights for specialized cargo.

With SEKO Buffalo, You’re Talking to the Boss

SEKO Buffalo is locally owned and operated. That means when you call, the station director is never far away. It also means that our service will be much more flexible, and more accommodating of your needs. We ensure that problems—in the rare instances that they occur—will be addressed promptly and to your satisfaction.

SEKO Buffalo provides:

• pickup • NVOCC/OTI • delivery • documentation • internet tracking and tracing on secure and non-secured sites • customs clearance • break-bulk

• RORO • project cargo service • shipping documentation • letters of credit • cargo management & vendor consolidation services • vendor management services • out-sourced quality control services

SEKO Buffalo Ground--Anything, Anywhere, Anytime

SEKO Buffalo understands that your freight needs to arrive at its destination on-time and in good order. Sometimes its transportation doesn’t require air freight, and we’ve built our reputation behind servicing our customers’ needs with flexible solutions. Whether you need to get your goods from Guadalajara to Detroit or from Prague to Paris, SEKO Buffalo has the experience and ground networks to move your freight over the road with a variety of flexible options.

North American Ground Services

With SEKO Buffalo, surface transportation in the United States is about more than saving you money; it’s about fast, safe, reliable and hassle-free transportation throughout North America. Our Surface Logistics Network lets you move anything, anywhere, anytime, and for less than you thought possible.

Flying the Highway

The SEKO Buffalo closed loop surface network connects us to all SEKO U.S. offices for quick, efficient movement of goods across the country, with daily scheduled door-to-door service. Our customers can take advantage of our logistics hub in Columbus, Ohio which offers air-ride service to the entire SEKO fleet, reduced transit times and significantly reduced handling of goods throughout the supply chain. That means less chance of loss, damage, or delay. This closed-loop system offers savings to us that we pass on to you.

Next day, 2nd day, and 3- to 5-day service
• Cost-effective rates
• Nationwide coverage
• Door-to-door service
• Daily scheduled service
• MySEKO online freight management solutions

"efficient movement of goods across the country"

USA Hot Shot

For those times when air is not an option, we provide Hot-Shot truck service for time-sensitive shipments, using vans, straight trucks and tractor trailers.

Borders Don’t Faze Us

Shipping across international borders can be intimidating—but not when you’re shipping with SEKO Buffalo. Whether it’s FTL or LTL, to Mexico or Canada, we take the worry out of worldwide delivery.

Laredo—America’s Busiest Border

More freight moves through Laredo, Texas, than through any other inland port in America. And much of it moves via SEKO.

Our Laredo Gateway staff specializes in the import/export process in and out of Mexico. The office is a “one-stop shop” for brokerage, distribution and transportation throughout Mexico, and offers a comprehensive array of services.

Our highly-trained service team is 100% bilingual, trained in customs law, and dedicated to your satisfaction. We handle full truck, LTL, Hot Shot, small package and specialized equipment. We handle permits and verification, and can arrange for pre-clearance of your freight to move it quickly through customs. SEKO employees will keep you informed every step of the way, helping to demystify the trans-border shipping process. Everything we do, we walk you through.

SEKO Canada

With 10 offices serving America’s largest trading partner, SEKO Canada simplifies shipping north of the border. Our Canadian operation offers all the personalized attention and service of our Laredo office, plus a few other services specific to Canada. For example, shipments in and out of Canada are expedited through the Customs process through the Pre Arrival Processing System (PAPS) or the Pre Arrival Release System (PARS) saving you time and money.
SEKO Buffalo offers other services to Canada as well. Under the Non-Resident Importer Program, a company can import to Canada without having an office there. SEKO Buffalo will break down shipments for distribution to multiple outlets in Canada, we’ll warehouse goods. In effect, we’ll be your Canadian distribution center.

Our Transborder services include:

• Customs clearance and consultation services
• Document preparation and management
• FTL and LTL services to and from any point in Mexico or Canada
• Forwarding services (revision, inspection, classification, consolidation, etc.)
• Brokerage and drayage, both imports and exports
• Warehousing and distribution
• Cargo insurance and power-of-attorney processing
• Dedicated Hot Shot truck service throughout Mexico and Canada With SEKO in charge, ground transport both north, and south of the border is efficient, productive and cost-effective.

SEKO Buffalo has Customs House Brokerage (CHB) offices throughout the United States with Remote Location Filing (RLF) capabilities and customs offices throughout the world. SEKO Buffalo's CHB service ensures that your shipments meet all U.S. Customs and import customs regulations worldwide. Whether it's informal or formal entries, personal effects or duty drawbacks, TIB's or warehousing, SEKO has the resources and the expertise to help your shipment clear any customs hurdles. And thanks to SEKO Buffalo's Web-based tracking and tracing, you can even monitor your shipments in real-time as they move through the customs process before being loaded for delivery.

Trade Facilitation

With new customers, SEKO Buffalo often looks at the entire supply chain in order to reduce inefficiencies and increase cost savings. Whether it is identifying classifications for products imported or studying where your goods are coming from, SEKO Buffalo has a consultative approach to understanding your customs brokerage needs. SEKO Buffalo is also C-TPAT certified and is committed to a safe global trade environment.

Global Compliance

SEKO Buffalo executes total compliance management with its customs brokerage clients using flawless execution backed up by paperless documentation. One of the best ways to streamline any supply chain is to eliminate inefficiencies in the import process. And with MySEKO, you can view and upload all necessary documentation that is required, giving you the visibility and ultimate peace of mind when it comes to your supply chain.

Customs brokerage services:
• Export/Import customs clearance services (available worldwide)
• Import compliance consulting
• Total compliance management
• Classification and value assistance
• AMS/ACE
• National RLF permits
• C-TPAT Certified

We created SEKO@Home 16 years ago to provide secure, reliable delivery of retail purchases. Today, online purchasing has exploded and retail purchasing continues to expand. That makes SEKO@Home more critical than ever in providing reliable, cost-effective delivery of internet and catalog purchases to homes and businesses.

SEKO@Home specializes in handling high-value, sensitive consumer shipments, including big-screen TVs, furniture, toys and other large merchandise. We also offer the simplest reverse logistics in the industry.

Home Delivery Couldn’t Be Easier

SEKO@Home offers appointment deliveries, our exclusive Interactive Voice Response system to alert consumers to incoming deliveries, and a closed-loop linehaul system that keeps consumer freight from being co-mingled with freight to other destinations. Our nationwide network of 47 offices means outstanding SEKO service is never far away.

Because SEKO Buffalo is a non-asset-based transportation and logistics provider, we’re not locked in to rigid schedules. Shipments go where you want, when you want. Our customer service center is manned 24/7, to monitor your shipments around the clock. You can even track and trace your shipments in real time on the Web. It’s all part of our goal to be the number one home delivery provider in the world.

Service Levels

• White Glove – room of choice delivery, unpack and trash removal
• Threshold – delivery inside the main entrance of the residence
• Standard – delivery to the first dry area outside the residence
• Reverse Logistics

SEKO Buffalo offers comprehensive warehousing and distribution services across the globe. We also provide greater visibility to our clients by offering the ability to view and manage inventory anywhere within SEKO’s network by using SEKO's Web-based customer logistics suite, MySEKO.

Services offered include:
• Contract warehousing
• Cross-docking
• Transportation management
• Product configurations
• Reverse logistics
• Integrated supply chain information system
• Merge-in-transit
• Vendor management inventory
• Kitting

Contract Logistics

SEKO Buffalo's global infrastructure consists of multi-use logistics facilities that enable us to offer truly customizable services to companies wishing to outsource their logistics and fulfillment requirements. Our business model allows us to operate multiple facilities that are shared by various companies in order to service their local and regional customer base without the hassle of investing in real estate, personnel and other overhead associated with the logistics process.

SEKO Buffalo's Contract Logistics services include finite duration projects such as product launches, light manufacturing (or pick & pack), order receipt and fulfillment, inventory replenishment and management of suppliers and customers. All of this is done within the parameters of your budget needs and in alignment with your goals.