What services does a freight forwarding company provide?
The full name of a freight forwarding company is a freight forwarding company. It is mainly responsible for the transportation of goods, including domestic trade and foreign trade. Some are middlemen who do not own ships or planes, or shipping companies and airlines are all freight forwarders. The duty is to transport the goods entrusted by the client from one place to another through the designated transportation route. They serve the whole society and are the bridge and link between cargo owners and transport capacity providers.
The main business of the freight forwarding company is to provide freight intermediaries for the freight forwarding company. The freight forwarding company is responsible for cooperating with the customs, the shipping company and the airline company, and transports the customer's goods to overseas trade customers according to the trade terms. Its responsibility is to transport the goods entrusted by the customer from one place to another through the determined transportation route. The service object is the entire society and is the bridge and link connecting cargo owners and transportation capacity providers.
Domestic freight companies are generally engaged in domestic transportation business, generally using zero-load and truck transportation; international freight companies are generally engaged in ship and air transportation. Both companies are companies that own their own cars or boats, i.e. owners. Domestic freight forwarding generally refers to warehouses, and international freight forwarding generally refers to sea or air freight forwarding.
1. International freight forwarding can be done
(Simple) leasing, international ocean transportation, air transportation related business, domestic ocean transportation, domestic road transportation, etc., can also import trade; domestic freight forwarders can only do domestic sea transportation, road transportation, domestic freight forwarders can only do domestic sea transportation, road transportation, air transportation related business .
2. A freight forwarding company looks like an intermediary company
But in fact, this industry is not easy to operate. In addition to the pressure brought by some line competitors, we should also talk to the shipping company about the freight, talk to the owner about the shipment process, and check the shipment with the customs broker and the towing company. Item information on each order should be checked by yourself as many of them cannot be reviewed by customs brokers. Finally, even if the delivery is successful, receipt of the balance cannot be considered business.
1. Use the fastest and most economical transportation method, arrange appropriate packaging of goods, and choose the transportation route of the goods.
2. Choose a reliable and efficient carrier and be responsible for concluding the transportation contract.
3. Arrange the weighting and measurement of goods.
4. Apply for cargo insurance.
5. Assembly of goods.
6. Warehouse the goods before shipment or distribution at the destination.
7. Arrange the transportation of goods to the port, handle customs and related document procedures, and hand over the goods to the carrier.
8. Pay freight, duties and taxes on behalf of the shipper/importer.
In addition, it also includes: services for customs, services for carriers, airlines, liner companies, LCL services, multimodal transport services, etc.
A freight forwarding company looks like an intermediary company, but in fact, operating in this industry is not easy. In addition to the pressure brought by some competitors on the same route, it is necessary to discuss the freight rate with the shipping company, discuss the delivery process with the cargo owner, and check the delivery status with the customs broker and the towing company. The item information on each order must be checked by yourself, because many of them cannot pass the review of the customs broker. In the end, even if the goods are shipped successfully, the final payment will be considered as the real completion of a business.
Remarks: The above content is only an internal opinion and is for reference only.