Freight logistics parties

Cross border shipping and import procedures require coordination across companies, geographies and domains. 

The import and shipping process involves parties that are not signatory or involved parties. These parties are defined below: 

Forwarder (freight forwarder) 

A person or company that manages the transportation of goods for the shipper. WMSC is the freight forwarder for Walmart Cross Border. 

Carrier 

The company that physically transports the goods. Walmart Cross Border uses various carriers to transport your shipments, for example, Maersk. 

Involved parties

Shipper  

Also known as: Exporter 

The company that tenders cargo to the forwarder. The shipper is responsible for packaging and preparing items for shipment. This party is responsible for export customs declaration and providing accurate inputs for transport documentation. Where applicable, the shipper should hold an appropriate export license. 

The shipper address in Seller Center should be formatted exactly as it should appear on the bill of lading. 

Required information: Company name, address, ID number (EIN, VAT, EROI, Social Credit) 

Example:   

Manufacturing Co Ltd  
Rm 1001, 9FL, Luk Chan Bld  
1040 Nathan Rd  
Kowloon, Hong Kong  

ID: 123456789 

Consignee  

The party to whom the goods will be shipped. The consignee address here should be formatted exactly as it should appear on the bill of lading document. For WFS sellers, this can be your company name, c/o (care of) Walmart Fulfillment Services, street address of the destination fulfillment center (the address will be at the top of your screen while booking your shipment), and your (seller’s) email address. 

Required information: Company name, address, ID number (EIN) 

Example: 

Company name: Importing Seller Co Ltd 

Address: 

Importing Seller Co Ltd 

c/o Walmart Fulfillment Services 

 6720 Kimble Ave 1550 Industrial Park Way  
Chino, CA 91120 USA 

EIN: 12-3456789 

Notify party 

Any party that should receive an Arrival Notice shortly before the shipment will arrive at its US port of discharge. Arrival Notices include details about the expected vessel, expected ETA, details of the ocean terminal where the container will arrive and the FIRMS code where the shipment will enter the US. 

This is generally the import customs broker. If you are using Walmart’s designated broker, you may use them as the notify party. 

Required information: Company name, address, contact phone, contact email 

Example: 

Company name: Expert Brokerage services LLC 

Address: 

Expert Brokerage services LLC 

123 Office Building  
Los Angeles, California 90001 

Phone: 1 (123) 456-789 

Email: emailaddress@email.com 

Importer of Record (IOR) 

The entity or individual responsible for all entry documents required by US CBP (Customs Border Protection), product classification, payment of duties and any other import obligations. The importer of record must be an owner, purchaser or consignee of the goods; this party must have a financial interest in a transaction. 

For US imports, importers can be either US or foreign entities (commonly known as non-resident importers). An IOR must be provided as part of the Walmart Imports enrollment. 

Required IOR information: Company name, doing business as (DBA) name (if used by the IOR), company type, address and Tax ID (EIN, CAN or CAIN, or SSN if the IOR is an individual without an EIN) 

Example: 

Company name: Expert Importer 
Doing Business As (DBA) (if used by IOR): Expert Importer 

Company type: Corporation 

Address: 

Expert Importer 
123 Office Building  
Los Angeles, California 90001 

Tax ID: 12-3456789 

Phone: 1 (123) 456-789 

Email: emailaddress@email.com 

Enrollment contact 

The name and email address of the point of contact responsible for WCB enrollment. The enrollment contact does not sign any documents unless they are later listed as a signatory party.