Every Mode. Every Lane. Medical Cargo Only.
There is a difference between booking a flight for a box labeled “medical device” and knowing that a Class II device from an unregistered Chinese manufacturer will be refused at the US border. Most freight forwarders handle medical cargo. Few understand what that actually means.
Licensed U.S. Customs House Broker · IATA-Compliant · Cold Chain Certified · Global Network
Our Capabilities
Air Freight
Ocean Freight
Cold Chain
Customs Clearance
Door-to-Door
Supply Chain
Air Freight
Air freight moves time-critical medical cargo. It also carries more regulatory complexity than most freight partners are prepared for.
Priority routing for hospital-critical supplies. Cold chain air freight with ISTA-qualified passive thermal shippers, active Envirotainer C2 and DoKaSch containers, and IATA CEIV Pharma certified carrier selection for 2°C–8°C, -20°C, and -70°C shipments. IATA DG-compliant documentation for dry ice (UN 1845), radioactive diagnostics (Class 7), lithium-battery devices, and Class 6.2 biological specimens. Next-flight-out and charter coordination for urgent and emergency medical cargo.
Intercontinental lanes deliver in 24–96 hours. We select carriers with pharmaceutical cargo programs — not the cheapest seat on the manifest.
Ocean Freight
When volume justifies ocean transit and time permits, reefer containers reduce cost without sacrificing compliance. FCL for large medical equipment, bulk API, or high-volume consumables. LCL consolidated shipping for smaller medical cargo. Reefer containers at precise temperature set points — 2°C–8°C, -20°C, or CRT — with pre-trip inspection, continuous monitoring, and documented contingency protocols.
Break-bulk and project cargo for oversized equipment: MRI systems, CT scanners, linear accelerators. CHB-backed customs clearance at all major US ports, with ISF filing and FDA coordination on every ocean entry.
US Customs Clearance — Medical Cargo
This is where generic forwarders get expensive.
As part of the World Class Shipping network, MedShip is backed by a licensed U.S. Customs House Broker. We provide customs clearance with specific expertise in FDA-regulated products: medical device imports with HTS classification, FDA registration verification, import alert screening, and 510(k)/PMA status confirmation; pharmaceutical imports with Prior Notice filing, cGMP compliance review, and drug import alert screening; ISF filing for ocean shipments; AES filing for US exports. We know what triggers FDA holds and structure documentation to prevent them.
Cold Chain & Temperature-Controlled Logistics
Cold chain failure is not a logistics inconvenience. It is a clinical and financial event — a quality investigation, a protocol deviation, a destroyed batch.
Our pharmaceutical cold chain program: ISTA 7D/7E validated packaging selected for trade lane and season, not selected generically. Calibrated data loggers on every cold chain shipment with continuous temperature records from departure to delivery. IATA CEIV Pharma certified airlines and GDP-compliant ground handlers. Formal excursion management protocol from detection through QA notification and root cause investigation. GDP documentation package — temperature data, chain of custody, carrier compliance declaration — on every shipment.
Temperature ranges: CRT 15°C–25°C, refrigerated 2°C–8°C, frozen -20°C, deep frozen -70°C, and cryogenic LN2 for cell and gene therapy.
Ready to Ship Medical Cargo with Confidence?
Get a quote from MedShip — specialist medical freight backed by a licensed U.S. Customs House Broker.