Evaluate river-port access, bonded warehousing and customs intermediation, multimodal connectivity to national highways, regional carrier presence, and on-site material handling equipment. Confirm WMS/TMS integration, security, and scalability to support seasonal peaks and cross-border documentation processes.

Measure reductions in transit days, savings from consolidated cross-border shipments, lower local warehousing rates, and improved last-mile routing. Compare pick-pack labor rates, inventory carrying costs and return-handling efficiency to estimate net cost-to-serve impact.

Confirm licensed customs brokerage, bonded and duty-deferral storage, export declaration capability, tariff classification support, and experience with regional transit permits. Validate documentation workflows and SLA for clearance to avoid border delays.

Require WMS with real-time inventory, API/EDI connectivity, pick-pack accuracy reporting, on-time dispatch rates, SLA-defined lead times, scalable throughput and reverse logistics handling. Assess data visibility and reporting for carrier performance and cost analytics.