1 Customs Inspection Trends

Inspection rates across the U.S. continue to rise. The following ports have extremely high inspection rates and are recommended to be avoided. It is advisable to choose other ports for customs clearance:

2 Areas with Pickup & Return Container Irregularities

Currently, the average container pickup and return cycle in most regions is around 4 days. However, the following cities are experiencing significant irregularities:

• OMAHA, PITTSBURGH, COLUMBUS: Severe chassis shortages at all rail terminals, resulting in difficulties for port container pickup. Rail terminals will not extend LFD (Last Free Day).

• LOUISVILLE (NS Rail Terminal): Chassis shortage; container pickup queue times exceed 2 hours.

• SEATTLE: Terminal congestion causing waiting times at the port; slight shortage of appointment slots for container pickup and return.

3 Amazon FCL Direct Delivery Status

• MKC4: No appointments available.
• Appointment delays of 2 weeks: ABE8, MQJ1, AVP1, TEB9, FWA4.
• Appointment delays of 1 week: IND9, LAX9, MIT2, FWA4, IUTH, IUST, SWF2.
• High FCL rejection rate warehouses: XLX1/6/7 (extremely high rejection rate for palletized floor-loaded containers only), MCO2, SNA4, XLX6 (strict floor-loading requirements), SBD2 (warehouse congestion).
• Warehouses with abnormal FCL direct delivery waiting times:
  • PSC2: 12 hours.
  • IUSF: 12 hours.
  • SAT1: 13 hours.
  • CLT2: 12 hours.
  • ILG1: 12 hours.
  • FWA4: 13 hours.
  • TEB4: 13 hours.
  • AVP1: 12 hours.
  • RDU4: 12 hours.

4 Walmart FCL Direct Delivery Status

FLOOR LOAD shipments must be handled as DROP.

• MCI1n: Severe warehouse congestion; unloading time exceeds 13 days after DROP.
• DFW2n: Severe warehouse congestion; unloading time exceeds 10 days after DROP.
• ATL1: Warehouse congestion; unloading time exceeds 7 days after DROP.
• PHL4n: Unloading time is 5 days after DROP.
• MCO1s: Unloading time exceeds 5 days after DROP.
• LAX1/2: Warehouse congestion; unloading time exceeds 5 days after DROP.
• MEM1s: Unloading time is 3 days after DROP.
• CVG1N: Unloading time is 3 days after DROP.
• PHL1: Does not accept FLOOR-loaded FCL direct deliveries; currently only accepts palletized cargo for LIVE unloading (live unload).
• PHL4/5: High costs for long-haul DROP; recommend transloading before delivery. Unloading time exceeds 5 days after DROP. (LAX1 in Los Angeles currently has container loss cases. Since FLOOR LOAD must be DROP, it is recommended to consider PALLETIZED delivery.)
• ATL2/3: Unloading time exceeds 5 days after DROP.

5 Amazon Appointment & Waiting Times

• 1-week delay: ABE8, AVP1, CLT2, FWA4, GEG2, IUSQ, IUSR, IUSW, IUTE, IUTI, LAN2, LAS6, LBE1, LGB4, LIT2, MCO2, MDT1, MEM1, MQJ1, PSP3, RDU2, RDU4, RMN3, RYY2, SBD2, STL3, STL4, XRI3.
• 2-week delay: BNA6, FOE1, GEU2, GEU5, LGE6, JAX3, MKC4, SCK4, TMB8.
• 3-week delay: IND9, SCK8.
• AMAZON drayage appointment waiting time statistics this week (charged hourly):
  • ABE4: Average waiting time is 4 hours.
  • AVP1: Average waiting time is 4 hours.
  • CHA2: Average waiting time is 5.5 hours.
  • CLT2: Average waiting time is 4 hours.
  • DET2: Average waiting time is 42.25 hours.
  • FTW1: Average waiting time is 5.5 hours.
  • FWA4: Average waiting time is 6.5 hours.
  • HEA2: Average waiting time is 5 hours.
  • HOU8: Average waiting time is 6 hours.
  • IAH3: Average waiting time is 3.5 hours.
  • ILG1: Average waiting time is 10.25 hours.
  • JAX3: Average waiting time is 4 hours.
  • MDW6: Average waiting time is 5 hours.
  • MEM1: Average waiting time is 14 hours.
  • MKC4: Average waiting time is 5.75 hours.
  • MQJ1: Average waiting time is 4 hours.
  • RDU4: Average waiting time is 5.75 hours.
  • RMN3: Average waiting time is 5 hours.
  • SCK4: Average waiting time is 5.5 hours.
  • TEB4: Average waiting time is 7.5 hours.
  • XRI3: Average waiting time is 6.75 hours.

6 Walmart Drayage Appointment Status

• 1-week appointment delay: LAX2T, ATL3.
• 2-week appointment delay: ATL1, DFW2N.

7 Destination & Transshipment Congestion Status