ABOUT EVANS AND WOOD
MILESTONES
1983 – Evans and Wood family members sat at the kitchen table in the Evans’ home in Houston, Texas and established Evans and Wood & Co., Inc. FMC and Customs licenses were immediately obtained.
1985 – Branch office opened near DFW Airport in Irving, TX. The office was later moved to nearby Grapevine, TX and included a distribution warehouse.
1992 – Received Leadership Award by National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of America for work on Customs Modernization Act.
1994 – Certified by FAA/TSA as an Indirect Air Carrier (IAC) for air cargo security.
2001 – Granted National Customs Permit for clearing Customs in all U.S. ports.
2002 – Became a certified International Air Transportation Agent (IATA).
2003 – First offered i-View internet tracking of shipments and report generation.
2004 – Initially validated by Customs as a Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) partner (Re-validated in 2007).
2006 – Received ISO 9004-2000 certification.
2007 – Installed redundant computer processing in Houston and Dallas offices as part of Business Interruption Plan and in response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
2008 – First offered Instant Access document retrieval system for digital storage.
2012 – Acquired by Livingston International.
Present – Evans and Wood clients and systems are in the process of being integrated with those of Livingston. During this transition, the company continues to operate under its own name.
MEMBERSHIPS
The Company belongs to several different associations, which include:
- National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA)
- North Texas Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (NTCBFFA)
- Houston Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (HCBFFA)
- Greater Houston Partnership (GHP)
- World Cargo Alliance (WCA)
- European Freight Forwarders Association (EFFA)
- Cargo Network Services Corp (CNSC)
- International Air Transportation Association (IATA)
SERVICES
Managing Change- One Shipment at a Time
At Evans and Wood & Co., Inc. was established in 1983 as a full-service customs broker and international freight forwarder. They evolved their service offerings to meet clients’ needs, offering a full array of traditional customs brokerage and international freight forwarding services as well as non-traditional services such as international logistics and foreign-to-foreign services.
Import: Traditional Services
- Automated Clearing House (ACH)
- Cargo Insurance
- Consolidations
- Customs Bonds
- Delivery/pick up/direct discharge
- Documentation
- Forwarding
- Letters of Credit
- Marking
- Messenger
- Other Government Agency
- Intervention (FDA, FCC, USDA, EPA, DOT, F&W, CPSC)
- Transportation Logistics
- Foreign to Foreign – Using a vast and reliable agent network, Evans and Wood Logistics ships goods from foreign port to foreign. They’re able to keep their U.S.-based clients up to date on every aspect of a shipment from foreign pickup to foreign delivery while concealing valuable supplier information.
- Over 600 Agents Worldwide – Evans and Wood & Co., Inc. is heavily involved in two significant worldwide agent networks, the World Cargo Alliance (www.wcafamily.com) and the European Freight Forwarders Association (www.effa.com). These partnerships allow E&W clients access to their partners in over 600 ports and cities worldwide.
- Door-to-Door Services, including Customs – Evans & Wood coordinate with their overseas partners at origin until the shipment has left. From there they track and monitor the entire life of the shipment until it clears Customs and is delivered safely at its destination. E&W Door-to-Door service is the ultimate way to achieve great compliance and reliability.
- Insurance – Cargo insurance is a necessity in today’s world of International Logistics. Cargo is subject to inclement weather damage, pilferage and general average. The growing threat of piracy is also a significant problem for international businesses. Evans and Wood & Co., Inc. has been a trusted provider of cargo insurance since its inception.
- Air, Ocean, and Truck
Export:
- Packing, crating, and marking
- Forwarding and documentation
- Letter of credit and consular documentation
- Cargo insurance
- Logistics around the world (air, ocean, and truck)
Innovative Solutions
- Compliance manuals
- Customs compliance audits
- Duty management controls
- Product classification database development
- Inventory control management
- Webinars and workshops
- Tracking systems and activity reports
- Vendor compliance reports and programs
- Digital imaging management
Customs Compliance
Evans and Wood & Co., Inc. also works with importers to implement their own Customs Compliance programs. They:
- Offer clients management reports and analysis of vendor quality.
- Offer buyer and purchaser workshops and training.
- Provide a web-tracking system that provides detailed timelines of compliance issues by transaction.
- Help clients develop and rely on a product database for consistency of classification.
- Offer internal audits and compliance manuals.
Transportation and Logistics
- Foreign to Foreign
- Over 600 agents worldwide
- Door-to-Door services, including customs
- Insurance
- Air, ocean, and truck
Customs Compliance Manual
A Customs compliance manual is evidence of reasonable care for an importer as required of them in the Customs Modernization Act (CMA) and is a mitigating factor for certain types of customs errors and penalties – it is a key component in a Customs Compliance Program and drives the importer’s import processing training program.
The CCM is typically required by CBP for both CTPAT and ISA program acceptance, and is the simplest and most cost effective starting point from which to launch a Customs compliance program.
Evans and Wood works with clients to develop a Customs Compliance Manual (CCM) that is customized to their specific needs.
CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE SERVICES
Product Database Development
Classification Consistency, Entry Quality and Cost Certainty
Typically, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection expects importers to have a pre-classified database of their imported products and a process for developing new classifications as new products are entered into the imported inventory.
Evans and Wood & Co., Inc. offers a Product Database Development (PDD) service that’s separate and distinct from its entry transactional services. This service is designed to assist an importer in a proactive approach to pre-determining the necessary classifications for both consistency from one transaction to the next and to pre-plan its landed cost of each product.
The service includes:
- Classifying a range of products with pictures, samples or specifications
- Developing binding ruling requests for submission to Customs
- Offering expert written advice on a line or product
- Assistance in developing the other government agency requirements for a product
- Developing a database tool for managing product lines
- Conducting seminars and workshops on classification
- Training on the use of the electronic binding ruling module
- Assistance during a Customs audit for classification
Advantages of a product database development tool:
- It provides consistency and accuracy of classification, establishing uniformity of classification use in various ports and by various broker/filers.
- It’s a systematic quality measurement which Customs views as meeting a reasonable care criterion of the Modernization Act.
- It’s more efficient and standardizes duty rates, which cuts importer costs.
- It can be easily shared with its broker/filers.
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Founded: 1983
Headquarters: Houston, TX (USA)
Service area: North AmericaServices:
- Automated Clearing House (ACH)
- Cargo insurance
- Consolidations
- Customs bonds
- Delivery/pick up/direct discharge
- Documentation
- Forwarding
- Letters of credit
- Marking
- Messenger
- Other Government Agency intervention (FDA, FCC, USDA, EPA, DOT, F&W, CPSC)
- Transportation logistics
- Compliance manuals
- Customs compliance audits
- Duty management controls
- Product classification database development
- Inventory control management
- Webinars and Workshops
- Tracking systems and activity reports
- Vendor compliance reports and programs
- Digital imaging management