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Technology-driven freight forwarding

Your freight shouldn’tcost you your margins.

Control shipping costs with competitive freight options, smarter container planning, and upfront duty estimates. We coordinate your shipment from pickup to final delivery.

Ocean Freight (FCL & LCL) · Air Freight · Drayage · Customs Coordination

One company on the contract.
A team behind every move.

We issue the House Bill of Lading, coordinate the door-to-door move, and bring the freight, paperwork and costs together. One invoice. One place to turn.

Trusted with the freight behind familiar names.

  • Oakley
  • Walmart
  • Tyson Chicken
  • Yazoo Mills
More businesses we move freight for

Pacific Home Goods · Heartland Textiles · Summit Electronics · Northern Apparel Co · Coastal Foods

CTPAT certified, Customs Trade Partnership Against TerrorismU.S. SoccerProud supporter of U.S. Soccer

Connected to the world’s major ocean carriers.

Direct contracts. More ways to move.

Maersk
COSCO
CMA CGM
Evergreen
Hapag-Lloyd
ONE
HMM
OOCL
ZIM
Yang Ming
What we move

End-to-end services, one provider

Ocean, rail, drayage, customs, and insurance. Booked, tracked, and delivered from a single platform.

Gateway Terminal

Your freight.
In full view.

We handle the move. You see the milestones, documents and costs in the platform that comes with it.

Explore Gateway Terminal
Gateway Terminal
Product preview
Gateway Terminal dashboard with shipment overview, tracking and freight intelligence
Product Sonar overview screen

Included with your freight. Not another subscription.

Before the booking

Know your duties.
Before you ship.

Estimate U.S. import duties by product, origin and value. See the tariff breakdown before you commit to a shipment.

Tariff calculatorFree tool
Gateway tariff calculator with an itemized duty estimate and import risk mapIllustrative preview · Open the calculator for a current estimate

Understand what goes into the total.

Look up your HTS code, check additional tariffs and include customs fees. Compare origins and review the sources behind your estimate.

Calculate your import duties
Freight intelligence

The duty changed again.
We already updated it.

Section 301, Section 232, Section 338 and AD/CVD, tracked against the Federal Register, USITC and CBP. Exposure gets found before the container sails.

Section 232 (timber and lumber)Logged Jan 1, 2027Section 232 wood: upholstered furniture rises from 25% to 30%, and kitchen cabinets and vanities from 25% to 50%, except for countries with a trade agreementSee the full policy logCheck your duties
Moving the world

Behind every product, there is a journey

The unseen network that powers the world. Energy, industry, infrastructure, global supply chains.

Industry News

What's moving the market

Real-time updates from the global shipping industry.

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IEEPA Refunds Update Who Can Use CAPE Phase 3 Now
·Oct 21, 2026

IEEPA Refunds Update Who Can Use CAPE Phase 3 Now

Who can access CAPE Phase 3, how recent court decisions affect eligibility, and what importers should confirm before filing for IEEPA duty refunds.

CAPE Phase 3 is processing qualifying court-covered entries. Our October update explains the latest access reporting, the class action decision and what importers should check before filing

FMC Proposes a $200,000 Fee on Spanish Ships and Limits on Spanish Imports: What Importers Should Know
·Oct 18, 2026

FMC Proposes a $200,000 Fee on Spanish Ships and Limits on Spanish Imports: What Importers Should Know

The draft would also limit about $3.1 billion of Spanish goods, from olive oil to tile, enforced against ships of any flag. Comments are due December 14.

The Federal Maritime Commission has proposed a $200,000 fee each time a Spanish-flag ship enters a U.S. port, plus limits on five HTS chapters of Spanish goods. Here is what is covered and what importers should do before December 14.

77 Chinese Products Picked for Lower U.S. Tariffs: Is Yours on the List?
·Oct 14, 2026

77 Chinese Products Picked for Lower U.S. Tariffs: Is Yours on the List?

Toys, small appliances, linens and fireworks made the White House list. No new rates or start date yet.

On Sept 27 the White House named 77 kinds of Chinese goods, about $30 billion of trade, for possible lower U.S. tariffs. Nothing has changed at the border yet. Find your HTS code in the full list and check today’s duty.

Press Releases

Gateway in the news

Company milestones, product launches, and industry coverage.

Ocean Freight for Shopify and Amazon Brands
·sustainability

Ocean Freight for Shopify and Amazon Brands

Shopify and Amazon brands can arrange inbound freight around their own inventory needs. Learn how Gateway Lines helps coordinate ocean shipping, customs through licensed broker partners, and delivery to the right warehouse.

FOB vs DDP Why Taking Control of Freight Can Save You Money
·sustainability

FOB vs DDP Why Taking Control of Freight Can Save You Money

A supplier's delivered price may include a logistics margin. Learn how buying FOB or FCA and arranging freight with Gateway Lines can improve cost visibility and help you compare the full cost of delivery.

The Rise of Gateway’s Tariff Calculator
·technology

The Rise of Gateway’s Tariff Calculator

Gateway’s tariff calculator helps retailers, distributors and import teams estimate U.S. import duties, research HTS codes and compare sourcing options. Explore its product tools, bulk calculations and a worked China import example.

Your next shipment

Tell us where.
We’ll take it from here.

A factory overseas. A warehouse across the country. Start with your cargo and destination. We’ll bring the move together.

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Why Gateway

An ocean freight forwarder built as a platform

Gateway Lines is a licensed NVOCC and ocean freight forwarder moving FCL and LCL containers on the world's major trade lanes. Direct contracts with the top ocean carriers mean published ocean freight rates, one flat Gateway fee per container, priority vessel space, and sailings that fit your production schedule, whether you ship from Shanghai, Ningbo, Ho Chi Minh City, Busan, or Rotterdam.

Every shipment runs through one platform: instant quotes, one-click booking, satellite container tracking, customs clearance filed with licensed customs brokerage partners, cargo insurance, and drayage to the door. Check live ocean freight rates by lane, calculate import duties, or track any container free.