Miami is the closest large city in the US to the Carribean, Central America, and South America. Thats why a lot of freight forwarders are located there. And yes

Miami is the closest large city in the US to the Carribean, Central America, and South America. Thats why a lot of freight forwarders are located there. And yes, some of them are definitely shady - I gather some people use freight forwarders because they are more cooperative with fraduently filling out customs forms or other import documentation.