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With more than 125 years of international trade
experience, Maurice Pincoffs Company, Inc. has the unique capabilities
to negotiate and manage all aspects of international marketing
and distribution. Today, Pincoffs specializes in the import, export
and third country trade of carbon and stainless flat rolled steel
and pipe, oil country tubular goods (OCTG), parts and components
for original equipment manufacturers (OEM), fitness and recreation
products, farm and ranch products, rebar, electrical utility insulators,
hardware components, and a variety of metal building products.
International Trade in Houston
 American
owned and American managed, Pincoffs is a rarity in the import/export
business where most importers are owned and often managed by foreign
groups. Founded in Chicago in 1880 by Maurice Pincoffs, the company
relocated to Galveston and then moved to Houston with the building
of the Houston Ship Channel.
The company was in the Pincoffs family until it
was purchased by its current owners in 1978. The headquarters remain
in Houston, where Pincoffs is one of the oldest Houston companies
still operating under its original name. Pincoffs' business has
grown as Houston has become the fourth most populous city in the
United States and the largest U.S. port in foreign tonnage, the
second in total tonnage.
Centrally located, Houston acts as a gateway to
the mid-west central and southeast states as well as serving as
a land bridge to the west coast. Pincoffs ships goods to these areas
of the nation directly from the Houston Port or from its warehouse
near the port. In addition, Pincoffs ships products through 20 other
U.S. ports.
Pincoffs operates with the advantage that Houston
is one of the world's leading international cities with a business
climate geared to meet the challenges of global commerce. Doing
international business in Houston is facilitated by the city's international
infrastructure and the fact that Houston maintains a competitive
edge in the global marketplace. This includes a world–class
multimodal transportation and distribution network with extensive
connections to the rest of the nation and the world that are so
important to Pincoffs' transactions.
International Presence
Maurice Pincoffs is well known in the international
marketplace - in Europe, South Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
To serve this international community, Pincoffs has branch offices
and affiliates in Canada, Taiwan, Mexico, France, South Africa
and Argentina.
The multinational staffs in these offices are well-versed in the
political and legal aspects of international trade.
 The
company has emerged as an industry leader because of its ability
to forecast and adjust to changing markets, fluctuating currencies
and overseas politics, while always searching for new products and
ideas to better serve its customers and suppliers.
Added Value
Over the years, Pincoffs has evolved from a general
trading company into a multifaceted global marketing and distribution
firm. Its success has grown out of a commitment to develop long-term
relationships with suppliers and customers and to build a high ethical
standard throughout the organization. The company has a reputation
for keeping its promises and standing behind its products.
With facilities for moving products from point-to-point
anywhere in the world, Pincoffs is adept at handling all documentation
and customs clearance requirements. Our staff is highly-trained
and experienced, and able to service all logistics requirements,
including maintaining our own, in-house custom broker’s license. The
company may act as the foreign arm for domestic producers or the
domestic arm for foreign producers. With licensed customs brokers
and freight forwarders on staff, Pincoffs is a self-contained operation
which normally takes title to the products it handles. This "one-stop
shop" is responsible for sourcing, quality, on-time delivery and
financing.
Recognized for standing behind its products, Pincoffs
also has a reputation for adding value to its transactions. Sometimes,
this is actual monetary value created by locating a superior product
at a lower price. More often, the added value is additional service
to its customer or supplier.
Quality Services
Pincoffs' goal has always been to give customers
the best in service. To achieve this, it offers a broad spectrum
of services that include financing, quality assurance, trouble shooting,
transportation, customs entry and clearance, warehousing and customer
delivery. Pincoffs can assume the responsibility for all or part
of a company's procurement and offers full-service logistics that
run the gamut from the chartering of vessels to truckload deliveries.
In addition, the company provides trade law evaluation
and consultation to suppliers and customers. Its management has
unique skills in the area of trade legislation due in part because
of its close association with the U.S. Department of Commerce, the
U.S. Trade Representative's Office and the International Trade Commission.
Extensive political contacts are maintained at the federal, state
and municipal levels.
Steel, Pipe and Wire Products
 Pincoffs
is recognized worldwide for its capabilities in the sourcing, distribution
and trading of steel products. It represents many steel mills, one
of which is the largest single-site stainless steel mill in the
world. The company sources a diversity of carbon steel products
including plate, hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanized sheet and
coil, pre-painted coil, semifinished goods and pipe. Its stainless
steel products include stainless bar, pipe and all flat rolled products.
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addition, Pincoffs sources castings and forgings used primarily
in the energy industry. After years as a supplier to oilfield equipment
manufacturers, the company is experienced in sourcing the most difficult
parts, either raw or machined, from high quality suppliers. Long
a dominant supplier of imported wire products, the company also
ships nails, screws, barbed wire, industrial wire, reinforcing bar,
and other farm and ranch products to customers throughout the country.
OEM and Specialty Products
The OEM and Specialty Products Division services
the international needs of diverse industries, sourcing for customers
who produce both consumer and industrial goods, then tailors programs
to fit the customer's exact needs. In this capacity, the company
has become the largest independent importer and distributor of
parts and components for the fitness industry.
Pincoffs' dedication to complete customer service
and satisfaction has made it a trusted international import/export
company. For more information on Maurice Pincoffs Company Inc.,
please contact one of our representatives.
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2180 North Loop West • Suite 510
Houston, Texas 77018
Tel: (713) 681-5461 • Fax: (713) 681-8521
www.pincoffs.com • E-Mail: info@pincoffs.com
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