The basic process of exporting goods by sea

The following content may not be new to foreign trade veterans or freight forwarding veterans. But with the graduation season, a wave of graduates who have just entered the foreign trade or freight forwarding students come time, this is a good learning opportunity.

Sea freight export process：

First, the receipt of the customer's booking notice, booking notice to indicate the following: export date, port of origin, port of destination, cargo name, cargo gross / net weight, the number of pieces of goods, cargo volume, if you need to order the entire container, the required container type, such as small boxes (20GP), large boxes (40GP), high boxes (40HQ), etc.. 40GP large container.

Secondly, the customer should also provide the company name, company address, contact number and fax of the shipper in the port of origin. The name, address, contact number and fax of the consignee in the port of destination. Booking power of attorney.

Third, confirm to the customer is a small single HBL (destination port consignee for the freight forwarding company designated, the freight forwarding company to help the destination port customs clearance, the customer consignee can directly pick up the goods) or the main single MBL (destination port consignee is designated by the shipping company, the customer consignee their own customs clearance pick up).

Fourth, the freight forwarding company to the shipping company booking, booking to provide customers with the export ship date, port of origin, port of destination, cargo name, gross weight of goods, the number of pieces of goods, cargo volume, the required container type or LCL, etc..

Fifth, the freight forwarding company also needs to provide the shipping company with the name of the shipper's company in the port of origin, company address, contact telephone and fax. Destination port consignee's company name, company address, contact telephone and fax.

Sixth, after confirming the shipping company space, provide the shipping address and box number to the consignor, the arrival time, etc. If it is necessary to pick up the goods at the door of the logistics, with the consignor to confirm good pick-up time.

Seventh, the goods arrive at the warehouse, loaded into the container after the customs declaration and inspection. Then the cargo container embarkation, export.

Eighth, within the specified date to reach the destination port, the destination port customs clearance pickup can be. In fact, the export of freight is not as difficult as imagined, its basic process and we send courier is similar, you need to fill out the relevant information, couriers are better than freight forwarders, but the content of the export of freight is more complex than domestic express, more procedures.

Currently on the market, there are many international freight forwarding companies, which can basically be divided into: ocean bulk forwarding, ocean whole container forwarding, international air forwarding, international express forwarding, special container forwarding and so on.

Each freight forwarding company has its own advantages and disadvantages routes. Thus derived from the freight forwarding agent will have peer-to-peer cooperation, the formation of complementary strengths and weaknesses, in fact, this situation in all walks of life.