International Freight forwarding services Objects

20 Mar International Freight forwarding services Objects

From the basic nature of the international freight forwarders, freight forwarding is mainly entrusted to the entrusted party, in respect of the transport of goods, transshipment, warehousing, handling and other matters. On the one hand, it entered into a contract of carriage with the shipper and, at the same time, he entered into a contract with the Transport Department, and for the shipper of the goods he was the carrier of the goods. At present, a considerable number of cargo collection agents have access to a variety of means of transport and storage of goods, and in the operation of their operations, including land and sea air cargo transport.

Multimodal transport

International freight forwarders are engaged in the main business: The forwarder takes on any one of the formalities in the carriage of different goods in lieu of the consignor:
1, the fastest and most provincial mode of transport, arrange the right package of goods, the choice of goods transport routes.
2. Recommend warehousing and distribution to customers.
3, the election of reliable, efficient carrier, and is responsible for the conclusion of the contract of carriage.
4. Arrange the weighing and metering of the goods.
5, the handling of cargo insurance.
6. Assembling the goods.
7, before the shipment or at the destination distribution of goods storage.
8. Arranging the transportation of goods to the port, handling the formalities of customs and related documents and handing over the goods to the carrier.
9, on behalf of the shipper/importer commitment to freight, customs tax.
10. Handle any foreign exchange transactions relating to the carriage of goods.
11, from the carrier to obtain a variety of signed bills of lading, and give them to the consignor.
12, through with the carrier in the freight forwarding agent in foreign countries to monitor the process of cargo transport, and to enable shippers to know the whereabouts of the goods.

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Customs When an international freight forwarder handles customs formalities for import and export goods as a customs agent, it represents not only his clients but also the customs authorities.

In fact, in many countries, he has obtained permission from these authorities to conduct customs formalities and be responsible to the Customs and Excise Department, in charge of the early delivery of documents, to declare the exact amount, quantity and name of the goods so that the Government will not be subject to any loss in these respects.

Freight forwarders to the carrier in a timely manner, agreed to the shipper, the carrier are fair and reasonable fees, arrangements for the appropriate time to deliver, as well as in the name of the consignor to resolve and the carrier’s freight charges and other issues.

Airlines Freight Forwarders act as agents for airlines in the air transport industry. It is designated as an agent of the International Air Transport Association for the purpose of air cargo for the purposes of the IATA conference. In this connection, it uses the means of freight of the airline to serve the cargo, and the airline pays commission.

At the same time, as a freight forwarder, it continues to serve the consignor or consignee by providing services suitable for air transport.

Liner Company The relationship between china shipping agent and liner company, depending on the business, the LCL services provided by freight forwarders in recent years, that is, consolidation services for LCL goods, have established a closer link with liner companies and other carriers (such as railways), while some countries have refused to pay commission for freight forwarders,So they strive for Commission on a worldwide basis.

Provide LCL With the growth of international trade in intermediate transport, the introduction of consolidation and LCL services, in providing such services, the freight forwarder to assume the role of the client. The basic meaning of consolidation and LCL is to centralize the small goods of a number of consignee who are sending a number of shippers to another destination as a whole shipment of goods to the destination and pass it to the consignee by hand. The shipper shall issue a bill of lading, a bill of lading or other similar receipt, to the consignor of each shipment; LCL collection, consignor does not directly contact the carrier, for the carrier, the freight forwarder is the consignor, and the forwarder in the port of destination agent is the consignee. Therefore, the carrier to the freight forwarding issued by the full bill of lading or freight waybill.

If the consignor or consignee has special requirements, the forwarder can also carry out delivery and delivery services at the place of shipment and destination, providing door-to-door service.

Provision of multimodal transport In freight forwarding, a more far-reaching effect of containerization was that he was involved in multimodal transport, which he acted as the main carrier and undertook the organization of a single contract, through a variety of modes of transport for door-to-door cargo transport. It may negotiate and contract with other carriers or other service providers in the capacity of the parties. However, these distribution contracts will not affect the implementation of the multi-shipment contract, that is to say, it will not affect the shipper’s obligations and his liability for damage and loss during the multimodal transport process.

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In freight forwarding as a multimodal transport operator, it is often necessary to provide a comprehensive “package” of services encompassing all transport and distribution processes and to assume a higher level of responsibility for its clients.