International shipping begins when an overseas company buys a product from a company here in the U.S. and needs it shipped to that company's site. It could also be a company in the United States sending a product to one of its overseas locations, such as an oil company needing a $100,000 part for a damaged drilling rig, or simply an individual shipping a bicycle to his young son in a foreign land. The Basics of International Shipping was written to help you move freight of any kind from any location in the world to a customer in the U.S. and from anywhere in the U.S. to any other location around the globe.