About Us

Since 1938, Export-Import Services has served as the right arm of successful small and medium sized U.S. businesses doing business overseas.

The father and son team of James F. Farrell Sr. and his son James F. Farrell, Jr. formed the business on the docks of New York City, when lower Manhattan's shoreline swelled with shipping vessels taking on their charge, and a small army of couriers rushed paperwork back and forth from the piers. In 1970, Export-Import Services became the first tenant to set up office in the World Trade Center, on the tenth floor.

In 1990, leaving the Telex, Teletype and typewriter machines behind, the company moved headquarters to Woodbridge, the heart of New Jersey's high-tech hub. From here, the company is led by the third and fourth generations of the Farrell family, who strive to maintain the company's high standards.

"Both my grandfather and father were known for tying all the loose ends together, seeing a job through from place to place, and their honesty," said Export-Import Services President, Patricia Farrell. "The integrity of the business is something we trade on. We stand behind what we say we can do. All that is part of their legacy."

The company's customers depend on Export-Import Services to understand and deal with complex government regulations in places like Middle East, China and Indonesia. They know the firm will safeguard their diverse license requirements and identify reliable carriers for items as diverse as food machinery, automobiles and chemicals.

Some of Export-Import's first customers have chosen to stay with the company since 1938. "They are very loyal, and they've become part of our family," said Patricia Farrell.