- ISF and Entry Referral commission per-BL:
- $75 Commission (ocean) and $50 (air) pay to You/NVOCC/Forwarder. For more detail click here or call.
- All Referral commission is pay within 3-5 working days, After Consignee has paid and has picked-up. We do 100% of work by communicating with Importer.
- Email consignee info (email and contact name) with all documents, such as ISF-info, invoice, packing-list, BL, AN and etc, with Bond certificate (Q&A; isf@isfcargo.com).
- ISF and Entry Customs filing Partnership Per-BL (ie; your/forwarder/broker cost):
- $25 ISF + $85 Entry or $39 ISF + $85 Entry (HHG and etc) or $99 LATE ISF + $85 Entry or $85 Entry (AWB) + Bond's/etc (if any). For more detail call us.
- We communicate with you only and we invoice you only. Payment: email your company check BEFORE mailing original. If duty/etc is over $700 (wire/direct-deposit/etc).
- Email Consignee Photo-picture of Driver-License or Passport, ISF-info, Invoice, BL, AN, Bond-certificate, consignee-signed-POA and etc. (Q&A; isf@isfcargo.com).
- Customs Form and ..............
Bond cost for Partnership:
Single-ISF-Bond (click here) and Single-Entry-Bond (click here) or Continuous import bond app $190 (click-here) and Bond POA (click-here)
IF anti-dumping (ADD) / countervailing duties (CVD) bond is required, must notify us, 10 days in advance. Most of ADD/CVD requires deposits and notary from consignee.
- POA for Consignee/Importer in USA (click-here) or
If consignee/importer/person is in Foreign-country/Non-USA citizen/Non-USA-based (click here) for POA.
If Importer is in Foreigner Country (currently); Whether importer is US-Citizen or Non-citizen, all POA must be Notarized through US-Embassy, for list of Embassy (click here).
- Importer ID registration / 5106 form (click here).
- Updating Your info / Rider, before bond becomes insufficient; ($67.13 click here)
If you adding/removing name(s), address, email contact, phone contact and etc. Original id# (SSN and EIN) can not be replaced or update. If failure to update, it will be insufficient.
- Insufficient Bond; (Insufficient address $74.96 click here). (Insufficient other's $74.96 click here).
Failure to update info, failure to increase bond amount , invalid importer ID/address/name/contact/etc., outstanding debt relating import duty/tax/etc. (for more detail click here).
- BOR (Broker of Records); (click here).
Bond-holder (Principal) has bonded with another broker (company), as it expires, principal is renewing with us, but under the same surety number (same surety company).
- Terminating Current Bond & Renewing New with us; (click here).
Bond-holder (Principal) has bond with other broker (company), as it expires & Principal is renewing with us, but with different surety number (other surety company).
- Transfer of Cargo Ownership; (click here) (POA-notary click here).
Sold on the water (sold after BL has been issued to original consignee) and need to file ISF (type2) and Entry or Consignee don't have Importer-id (SSN or EIN) and transferring it to.
- Authorizing other / Acting Behalf of Consignee; (click here) (POA-notary click here).
Consignee is authorizing other (i.e; Friend/Wife/Husband/Son/etc) to take full possession of cargo, to file ISF/Entry/Bond/Transport/etc and to communicate with Customs Broker.
- 3299 USED HHG supplemental form (click here).
You're moving back into the US with your personal USED household goods (HHG) and personal effects (PE).
- C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism). To apply (click here).
C-TPAT benefits can be faster Entry filing and It could reduce exams, if exam, it moves to front line as priority (you can say, it's LIKE TSA pass/ Global Entry for your cargo).
- LINK's to all the Agencies, Glossary, Tracking Ocean Cargo, Tracking Air Cargo, Vessel, Airline, Trucker, list of CFS Warehouse, Basic Importing and Exporting (click here)
FYI. Bond's are basically your initial creditability, integrity, sincerity, worthiness & etc to all parties (ie; performance of obligation). ISF/Entry is file with 9H4.
Need to Apply for a Bond? We’ve Got You Covered.
If you're preparing to file your Importer Security Filing (ISF) and need to apply for any type of bond—whether it's a single-entry bond or a continuous bond—ISF Cargo makes the process simple and secure. Our bond application portal is designed to help importers, brokers, and NVOCCs submit their requests quickly, with all the necessary documentation in one place.
To begin your bond application, please access the dedicated form on this page. It only takes a few minutes to complete, and our team is ready to assist you with any questions along the way. Ensuring compliance and smooth cargo clearance starts here.
FYI: Hold your supplier/shipper responsible:

If you are having troubles about the customs terms try to check our Glossary of ISF and U.S. Customs Terms
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