Shipping Information

SHIPPING ADDRESS AND GUIDELINES

DIRECT SHIPPING TO DOCK ADDRESS

Chicago Collective
(Your Company Name)
(Your Booth Number – Floor #)
c/o Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654

SHIPPING GUIDELINES

1. Consolidate all freight—booth, merchandise, literature, etc.—into one shipment.
2. Clearly label all packages with show name, company name, and booth number. Remove all old labels.
3. All freight must be no larger than 5’ wide x 10’ long x 5’8” high and weigh less than 2,000 pounds. Any freight that exceeds these measurements and MMPI does feel safe to turn on its side will be charged a handling fee of $50 per item, per trip. MMPI is not responsible for damage or loss to product during turning. Any items too large to move will be held at the loading dock for unpacking. An hourly surcharge will be applied and your booth set-up will be delayed.
4. Create a detailed inventory sheet of every item you are shipping or bringing to the show. Be able to provide the number of units, item descriptions (i.e. cartons, cases, crates, and/or individual items), and weight for all shipments being delivered to the Show.
5. All shipments should include piece count to ensure proper tracking, manifesting, and delivery of freight.
6. Insure your merchandise against theft, damage, and loss from the time it leaves your facility until it returns.

A handling charge of $55.00 per 100lbs is applied to shipments that arrive outside the designated shipping schedules OR to shipments that exceed the freight size limitations or arrive loose and uncrated.

UPS/FED EX/SMALL PACKAGE SERVICES
All packages will be received through the loading dock. Please note that piece counts cannot be guaranteed for such shipments. Where possible, exhibitors may avoid delays and extra charges by having express deliveries shipped to their hotel. Any packages received outside of the designated shipping schedule will be billed at a rate of $55.00 per 100lbs.

FREIGHT MOVE-IN AND OUT

FREIGHT MOVE-IN

FREIGHT DELIVERY HOURS

FREIGHT MOVE-OUT

You may ship your materials from the show via any carrier.  You are required only to contact your carrier, pack your materials, and file a Bill of Lading with the freight desk. Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. assumes no responsibility for shipments until they are collected from the exhibitor’s booth.  A representative of the exhibitor should remain with their property until this has been done.

DRAYAGE
Material handling involves receiving freight during move-in, delivering it to your booth, removing empty containers and returning them after the show, and loading materials for outbound shipping.  This service is also known as drayage and is included in your booth package.

DOMESTIC SHIPPING
Yellow Freight Systems is the preferred shipper of Chicago Collective.  However, each exhibitor is free to choose their own means of shipping.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
R.E. Rogers is the official customs broker and international freight forwarder for Chicago Collective.  See their information in the forms section of this manual.

PERMANENT SHOWROOM TENANTS
If you are a permanent tenant and are showing merchandise in the Market Suites please return the Tenant Move Form no later than July 18.

DIRECTIONS TO THE MERCHANDISE MART LOADING DOCK

Directions to The Merchandise Mart Loading Dock (Common Carrier/Large Trucks):
From I-90/94, exit on Ohio Street. At the first light, turn right onto Orleans. Proceed for 3 blocks and turn right onto Hubbard. Proceed for 1 block and turn left onto Kingsbury. Continue for 1 block and turn left onto Kinzie. Continue on Kinzie for 1 block until you reach a stop sign. Turn right into the dock.

Directions to The Merchandise Mart Loading Dock (Cars and Small Trucks):
From I-90/94, exit on Ohio Street. At second light, turn right onto Franklin. Continue four blocks south on Franklin to Kinzie. Turn right onto Kinzie. At the first stop sign, turn left into the dock.