Mid-Atlantic Imports was established with the customer in mind. Our location, facilities and purchasing methods combine to provide our customers access to the global marketplace at the lowest cost.

Our facilities
The cost of real estate in the Mid-Atlantic region has risen dramatically over the last twenty years. However, the cost of our facility, which is currently under construction, in Martinsburg, WV did not. It was obtained at an extremely low rate per square foot compared to other facilities in this region. This much lower cost per square foot results in direct savings to our customers.

Size does matter
Our 10 acres of indoor square footage provides the ability to operate as an economy of scale. As a comparison, we are almost four times the size of your average “large” facility. This means we can do large bulk orders of merchandise, which translates into a lower cost per item. We are not aware of any wholesaler or retailer with this large of a facility in the Mid-Atlantic region. This economy of scale provides direct savings to our customers.

Free Trade Zone
We are located in a Free Trade Zone (FTZ), which provides economical advantages over tariffs and quotas.  FTZ were created by Congress to help economically depressed areas develop international trade, create jobs and promote the local economy. These FTZ advantages result in direct savings to our customers.

Logistical bulls-eye
Many of our competitors are obtaining imported goods from New York, so their pricing reflects additional costs of shipping south to the Mid-Atlantic region. Other competitors are located in the metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Washington D.C., MD Suburbs and Northern VA. In order to ship to these various facilities, a maze of inconvenient routing, and congested traffic must be undertaken, all of which adds to the final price. Our facilities are in a more rural setting, and are ideally located near the intersections of I-70 & I-81. This almost always result in lower shipping costs and direct savings to our customers.

Connections
We have searched the world over and have developed long-term business relationships directly with our manufacturers. The usual route from the manufacturer to the shelf will result in a myriad of “middlemen” that each will take their “share” in adding to the costs by the time it is on the shelf. We take a different approach- NO MIDDLEMAN. We buy directly from our manufacturers in order to lower our cost. The goods you are purchasing from us are as if you have negotiated directly with the manufacturer, and no one can get any closer than this. Our manufacturers are committed to us because we are a tough, but fair, customer. We do this by buying in large bulk quantities that we know will provide significant savings for our customers. Whatever product you have purchased from us you can rest assured it was negotiated with our customers in mind.

Power of volume
We are a low markup, high volume operation. Many merchandise wholesalers and retailers will significantly markup the price of their product to make a quick buck. We operate differently by charging a lower markup than any of our competitors; we make up the difference with high volume sales. What does this mean to you?  That’s right - lower prices for our customers

Cash is King
From many successful business decisions and proper planning we have been fortunate to accumulate a significant amount of cash. We use this cash to purchase all of our merchandise. Many wholesalers or retailers will finance some of, or all of, their inventory. This raises their cost of doing business. Our ability to pay cash for all of our merchandise results in a lower cost of doing business. This results in direct savings for our customers.

Community support
We are proud to be able to provide job opportunities, economic growth and support towards our community.  In turn, we have been extremely fortunate to obtain hard working employees and staff that are committed toward our mutual long term success. This translates into not only words, but daily actions toward outstanding customer service. We are committed to delivering our brand promise on a daily basis to you, our most important customer.