Ocean Freight — FCL
Full containers of apparel on Central America–U.S. sailings. Booked to the factory calendar, tracked to cutoff — not a generic box on a generic loop.
Apparel · CAFTA-DR · Guatemala–U.S.
Apparel from Central America. Cleared under CAFTA.
Landmark Freight is the garment lane between Central American factories and U.S. importers — ocean and air for apparel, CAFTA-DR and partial-duty customs, one desk until the goods clear.
- CAFTA-DR apparel
- Guatemala factories
- U.S. clearance
Built for the garment corridor
Founded in 2007, Landmark Freight grew with the apparel and textile trade that links Central America — especially Guatemala — to U.S. ports and airports. We live the factory calendar, the yarn-forward paperwork that unlocks CAFTA-DR duty treatment, and the moment a garment shipment needs a broker who answers the same day.
Many clients bring us the full move: booking, documents, and clearance. Others come for customs only — and we treat that work with the same urgency. Either way, you get a U.S.-based team that stays reachable in real time, which is why more Guatemala factories and exporters keep Landmark Freight on speed dial.
Apparel in. CAFTA clearance out.
Garment freight, CAFTA-DR / preferential duty, bonds — one U.S. desk.
Ocean Freight — LCL
Samples, leftover lots, and smaller apparel cuts. Consolidation that still keeps the style, PO, and cutoff visible.
Air Freight
Sample drops and rush replenishment when the store calendar will not wait for the next sailing. Routing you can act on.
Customs · CAFTA-DR Apparel
Yarn-forward claims, classification, and entry for garments — CAFTA-DR and partial-duty strategies that protect landed cost. Customs-only filings welcome. Nationwide: Miami, Chicago, LAX, SFO, Dallas, and other U.S. gateways.
Customs Bonds
Need a continuous or single-entry bond to keep cargo moving? We can arrange bonds through Landmark so clearance is not waiting on a separate vendor chase.
One-Stop Coordination
Status, documents, and handoffs in one conversation. Fewer forwarded threads, fewer surprises — from booking through delivery readiness.
Why apparel shippers stay
CAFTA at the border. The factory lane on the water and in the air.
- Garment-lane fluency Guatemala apparel factories, U.S. importers, and the weekly sailings — not a side desk.
- CAFTA-smart customs Yarn-forward preference and partial-duty options handled with audit-ready care.
- Freight + brokerage, or brokerage alone Full moves when you want them; customs-only when that is all you need.
- U.S. team, real-time reach Based in the United States and built for fast replies — a reason Guatemala exporters keep calling Landmark Freight.
- Spanish with Max Kim — freely Max lived and studied 12 years in South America and has been in the U.S. for 29 years. You can work with him directly in Spanish, without a middle layer.
- Nationwide clearance Air or ocean into Miami, Chicago, LAX, SFO, Dallas, and beyond — we file where the cargo lands.
Trade & customs news
Weekly notes for U.S. importers and Guatemala apparel shippers: a few customs headlines (via ST&R) plus fashion/textile industry items. Short summaries only — full articles on the source sites.
Congress presses DHS on forced-labor enforcement priorities
House leaders asked DHS for a UFLPA briefing amid concerns about detention trends and transshipment — compliance scrutiny stays high for apparel importers documenting origin.
CIT sets Sept. 30 argument on Section 301 forced-labor tariffs
Litigation challenging the 10–12.5% Section 301 forced-labor tariffs moves toward oral argument — outcomes matter for landed cost and for CAFTA-DR apparel exemptions.
Guatemala sourcing show draws major U.S. apparel brands
AAPN and VESTEX hosted brands including Gap, Target, and Victoria’s Secret for factory visits — spotlighting Guatemala’s nearshore apparel capacity.
2026 apparel tariff map still favors CAFTA-DR Guatemala
Industry tariff guides show qualifying Guatemala apparel at 0% under CAFTA-DR yarn-forward rules while many Asia origins stack Section 301 duties on top of MFN — a nearshore cost edge for U.S. importers.
Customs items summarized from the ST&R Trade Report (Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg). Fashion items from industry press. Landmark Freight is not affiliated with these publishers. We post short original summaries and links only — not full articles.
Let’s clear the next shipment together
Share the factory, styles, and timing. Ocean, air, CAFTA clearance, a bond, or customs-only — we map the cleanest path for the garment.
U.S.-based team · Built for fast, real-time follow-up with Central America partners.
