Cannabis and Hemp Transport That Stays Inside the Legal Lines
Hemp and hemp-derived products can cross the border and move in commerce, but only with the right documentation and the right classification. We handle the customs side so your shipment moves within federal and state limits, not past them.
What Cannabis and Hemp Transport Actually Covers
This is a compliance-first service, and the first thing an honest broker will tell you is where the line sits. Marijuana is still a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law, so it cannot legally clear CBP or move across the U.S. and Mexico border in either direction, no matter what a state permits. What can move is industrial hemp and hemp-derived products that test at or below 0.3 percent delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis, as defined by the 2018 Farm Bill. That distinction is the whole game.
We handle the customs clearance and documentation for legal hemp and hemp-derived goods, and we coordinate compliant transport for licensed cannabis operators moving product within a single state under that state’s track-and-trace rules. Get the classification, testing, or paperwork wrong and you are not looking at a delay, you are looking at seizure, forfeiture, and a referral you do not want. We keep the file clean so your shipment stays legal at every checkpoint.
What’s included
- ✓ Customs classification of hemp and hemp-derived products under the correct HTS heading, with documentation supporting the sub-0.3 percent delta-9 THC threshold
- ✓ Certificates of analysis (COA) review from accredited labs, matched to the shipment and staged for CBP and PGA questions
- ✓ USDA and state hemp program compliance, including licensing and origin documentation for imported industrial hemp
- ✓ FDA coordination for ingestible and topical hemp-derived products, including prior notice and labeling exposure
- ✓ ACE entry filing, customs bond coverage, and duty handling for hemp shipments crossing at San Diego and Otay Mesa
- ✓ Bilingual coordination with Mexican shippers and licensed handlers so both sides of the transaction carry matching paperwork
- ✓ Clear guidance on what cannot cross, so marijuana never gets mislabeled onto a hemp manifest
- ✓ Chain-of-custody and recordkeeping support that holds up if a shipment is flagged for inspection
How we handle it
Confirm what you are actually shipping
We start with the product, the source, and the lab results. Hemp or marijuana, imported or intrastate, ingestible or industrial. This determines whether it can cross the border at all and which agencies get a say.
Classify and document
We assign the correct HTS classification, assemble the COA, licensing, and origin paperwork, and pre-stage anything USDA, FDA, or CBP is likely to ask before the truck reaches the line.
File and clear
We submit the ACE entry, confirm bond coverage, and manage the CBP and PGA review. If a hold or exam comes up, we answer it fast with a file that already anticipates the question.
Deliver a defensible record
You get organized entry records, test documentation, and chain-of-custody proof retained for the required period, so a later audit or inspection finds a clean, consistent trail.