DHL launches Logistics Without Borders

The solution leverages the expertise of DHL’s Global Forwarding and Supply Chain divisions in providing companies shipping across the US-Mexico border with one-stop access to the tools, expertise and services necessary to simplify the process and ensure shipments reach their destinations securely and on time.

Logistics Without Borders offers global capabilities on both sides of the border, and includes a wide range of services in transportation, US and Mexico customs and brokerage, bonded warehousing, transport management and cross-docking, and systems and document management.

Intra-country extended services, such as in-plant services, vendor managed inventory and supply chain analysis & design can also be bundled into a seamless solution.

While moving supplies and finished goods across the US-Mexico border is a necessity for many companies, sourcing and manufacturing in Mexico comes with a number of challenges, including security, customs compliance and border congestion, at the top of the list.

According to Luis Coppel, regional vice president of the southern border and a licensed customs broker for DHL Global Forwarding, many customers struggle to receive accurate and timely information on their raw material and finished goods movements. 

To overcome these challenges, DHL’s real-time web-based solution leverages proven services in security, customs brokerage, and optimised border-crossing timing and locations, along with reporting and visibility capabilities.

The solution also addresses the supply chain fragmentation that can occur at the border when handoffs are made to multiple providers without having holistic oversight of the process. The Logistics Without Borders network of warehousing, information systems, transportation and customs brokerage services are backed by an integrated IT platform that offers a single chain of custody and delivers complete visibility (including bilingual) of every item in the supply chain.