The basic operation process of international freight forwarding:
1, entrustment-the exporter to the freight forwarding company to initiate the sea export booking entrustment, will be detailed consignor, consignee, notify the person, the name of the goods, code, piece weight ruler, the number of boxes set, the expected shipping schedule needs to be displayed on the bill of lading.
2. Booking-After receiving the entrustment, the freight forwarding company will book the cabin on the website of the shipping company. After the cabin is determined, it will send the shipment paper to the exporter, informing the exporter of the specific ship name, sailing date, bill of lading number, the latest delivery date, and the designated station for delivery.
3. Delivery-The exporter delivers the goods to the designated station according to the contents of the delivery paper given by the freight forwarding company. Generally, when used now, the freight forwarder arranges a trailer and pulls the box to the factory for loading, which provides convenience for the exporter.
4, bill of lading confirmation-after loading the goods, the freight forwarding company and the exporter will confirm the information shown on the bill of lading, and finally submitted to the shipping company. After submission, the bill of lading information cannot be changed at will. If it is determined to change, a bill change fee will be incurred, generally around 300-500 RMB.
5. Customs declaration-after the goods come back, the customs declaration enterprise initiates the customs declaration entrustment to the exporter. after the exporter takes over, the customs declaration enterprise submits the documents required for customs declaration to the customs system, waits for customs examination and approval, and then, waits for the goods to be loaded on board the ship.
6, sign the bill-after the ship, by the freight forwarder to the shipping company to sign back the bill of lading, after the exporter like the freight forwarder to settle the cost, the freight forwarder can mail the bill of lading to the exporter, that is, the shipper. Finally, the consignor sends the bill of lading to the consignee, and the consignee takes the bill of lading representing the document of title to pick up the goods, so that the whole export process is over.
Extended information:
When the freight forwarder accepts the owner's inquiry, the following work needs to be done:
1. shipping inquiry:
1, need to master the port of shipment to all continents, the major routes commonly used, and cargo owners often need to serve the port, price;
2, the main shipping company shipping schedule information;
3. When necessary, ask the owner of the inquiry for some category information, such as the name of the goods, the danger level, etc. (Waterway Dangerous Regulations)
Inquiry for 2. land transportation: (RMB fee)
1, need to master the major cities kilometers and drag box price;
2. Packing price of each port area;
3, customs fees, commodity inspection, plant inspection fees.
If the 3. cannot be provided in time, the customer shall be asked to leave the contact elements such as telephone number and surname so as to reply to the owner in the shortest possible time.
If 4. get goods that do not have route resources, they should immediately contact their counterparts who have had transactions with their own companies. At present, there are many e-commerce shipping booking websites on the Internet that can find advantageous peers by route. Looking for the trading platform of the Freight Forwarding Association "Banker Alliance Booking", the shared shipowner's contract price, reputation and price are guaranteed.