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Ever wonder how non-coastal states ship overseas? Believe it or not a vast majority of international shipments from the United States start in the Midwest. Whether you are a manufacturing company in Ohio, Kansas, Tennessee, Illinois or any other Midwestern state, international shipping services are easily available from these locations. How are international shipping companies able to ship from the Midwest? The answer is simple…by rail.
Several major Midwestern cities have rail yards servicing customers who need to ship their products overseas. If you look at the major cities in the Midwest, most have a rail yard. Major rail cities used in international shipping include rail yards located in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Memphis, Kansas City, and Indianapolis. These rail yards make shipping from the midwest simple and fast.
In order to understand how simple international shipping is from the Midwest, we will go through the process step-by-step.
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Shipping from the Midwest is possible using America’s railroad system. Containers are loaded onto the train and shipped to USA east and west coast ports. |
The efficient rail system makes shipping internationally from the Midwest easy. As a leading overseas shipping company, we offer competitive international shipping rates from the Midwest including from Chicago, Cleveland, Memphis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Kansas City and more. Email us to receive a international shipping quote and to learn about the expert international shipping services we offer from the Midwest USA to all available ports worldwide. To receive a quote email us at: inquiries@kinternational.com. If you have any questions you can also call us at 212-267-6400 or on Skype: kinternationalny.