Centralized Examination

The Price Transfer Group is the largest provider of CBP Homeland Security Centralized Examination Station services in the country.

The Price Transfer Group's dedicated CES facilities serve the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, offering a wide range of examinations in several locations. CBP, AQI / CBPa and FDA officers are stationed on-site.

Our centralized facilities provide clients with benefits such as:

  • Faster through-put to clear shipments
  • In-house messenger servicing CBP Customs House, Customs House brokers and customers
  • Exclusive cold room examination area maintains integrity of cold chain
  • Refrigerated container plug-ins
  • Agriculture and perishable product specialists

With inspectors on-premises, the Price Transfer Group is able reduce the amount of time it takes for the exam process to be completed.

Services offered at our CES facilities include:

  • Trade Enforcement Examinations (MET)
  • Contraband Examinations (A-TCET)
  • Agriculture Exams (CPBa)
  • Food and Drug Exams (FDA)
  • Fumigation (USDA)
  • Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA)
  • Tracker Information System

To help our customers with this critical aspect of their import or export business, we offer online, web based,  tracking of the examination process from initial selection through completion with electronic data interchange (EDI) capability.