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The ATA carnet was established in 1961 by the World Customs Organization to facilitate world trade. The ATA carnet, which is an acronym of “Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission”, is a temporary export-import and international customs document. It permits the duty-free and taxes-free temporary importation of goods in more than 80...

Transporting Exhibition Material to international trade shows can entail everything from cartons of literature and giveaways to large exhibits, and to even vehicles.  At the recent IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi, TWI provided our exhibit freight forwarding services to the majority of North American exhibitors.  Our staff was onsite before...

TWI was proud to send two of its staff to the IELA Operational Summit which was held January 28-30, 2016 in Hong Kong. IELA is the International Exhibition Logistics Association and TWI is a founding member. TWI executives Stephen J. Barry and Greg Keh have in the past been Chairmen of this esteemed association. Both are also honorary members of...

More and more of your tradeshow shipments contain products that have Lithium Ion Batteries. Displays, Computers, Radios, and even tablets and phones all have these batteries. on February 22, 2016, rules for handling of Lithium Ion Batteries are becoming restrictive. On April 1, 2016, the prohibitions become effective. Key regulations are that...

If you’ve never been to India you really should go. Everyone that goes anywhere should go through India. The amazing people, culture and food are experiences every traveler should experience. However, India and shows in India are not for the faint of heart. You’ll definitely appreciate you next stop a little more. Roger Walker walked...

Singapore Air Show is one of the preeminent international tradeshows and TWI is proud to have handled international freight to this global show. Our tradeshow shipping this year was a great success. TWI displayed again why we are the leaders in the international exhibition freight industry. With over 90 % of all US Exhibitors’ shipments, our...

Many of our international clients do not understand what drayage is for exhibitions in the US and Canada. Drayage is nothing more than the unloading of a truck and taking the freight from the truck to the booth/stand inside the convention hall. The same charge also pays for reloading the freight onto a truck at the close of the show and...

Besides shipping your graphics, literature and giveaways to an international show, TWI has a great deal of experience in the exhibition freight logistics and practice of shipping military vehicles and large equipment. If you are looking for best practices for shipping military vehicles to the Middle East, we can assist you. For your vehicle...

So your attending an international trade show and planning your shipping. Your equipment and display contains lithium ion batteries. Normally, most clients would consider shipping items with batteries to international exhibitions harmless. This seems reasonable when you think about the battery operated materials we currently hand carry onto...

Exhibiting in Brazil can be challenging and more costly than other countries, so my best advice is to plan in advance! If you are planning to exhibit in Brazil, one of the key considerations should be your international trade show shipping plans! Many exhibitors consider sending their brochures, giveaways or graphics by courier. However...