People who have just come into contact with the foreign trade industry often have insufficient knowledge of freight forwarding, leading to a reluctance to easily believe and choose. In fact, a good freight forwarder can save customers many tedious steps, and international express delivery companies such as DHL and FedEx can use freight forwarders to obtain lower prices than direct docking.

What is a freight forwarder?

Freight forwarding refers to the business of handling transportation procedures, picking up, sending, and transporting goods on behalf of others entrusted by others. The freight forwarder accepts the commission of the cargo owner to handle chartering, booking, loading, preparing relevant documents, customs declaration, inspection, insurance, container transportation, unpacking, issuing bills of lading, settling transportation and miscellaneous fees, and even submitting documents, negotiating and settling foreign exchange.

Scope of freight forwarding services

To serve the shipper, the freight forwarder shall bear any procedures in the transportation of different goods on behalf of the shipper:

1. Plan the most cost-effective and suitable transportation method for customers, arrange suitable packaging for goods, and choose the transportation route for goods.

2. Sign a transportation contract with the customer.

3. Arrange door-to-door pickup or self delivery of goods; Arrange the weighing and measurement of goods.

4. Apply for cargo insurance.

5. Assemble goods.

6. Store the goods in the warehouse before shipment or before distributing them at the destination.

7. Arrange the transportation of goods to the port, handle customs and related documents procedures, and carry out customs clearance.

8. Represent the shipper/importer to bear the freight, customs duties and taxes.

9. Obtain the signed bill of lading from the carrier and hand it over to the shipper.

10. Supervise the transportation process of goods and make the shipper aware of the destination of the goods (responsible for later transportation and delivery).

After understanding the service scope of freight forwarding, cross-border sellers can choose a freight forwarding company that meets their own requirements, which will greatly assist in the import and export transportation of your goods, allowing you to travel smoothly and worry free throughout the entire process.