Scope Of Business Of Freight Forwarders

First, serve the consignor.

The freight forwarder takes the place of the consignor and assumes any item in the different cargo pportation.

1, with the fastest and most efficient way of pport, arrange the appropriate packaging of goods and choose the route of the goods.

2, suggest warehousing and allocation to customers.

3. The reliable and efficient carrier should be selected and responsible for concluding the pport contract.

4, arrange the weight and measurement of goods.

5, handle cargo insurance.

6, assembly of goods.

7. Store the goods before shipment or before the goods are allocated at the destination.

8, arrange the pportation of goods to the port, handle the formalities of customs and related documents, and deliver the goods to the carrier.

9. Represent shipper / importer to undertake freight and customs duties.

10. Handle any foreign exchange pactions relating to the carriage of goods.

11, obtain all the signed bills of lading from the carrier and deliver them to the consignor.

12, through the agency contact with the carrier in the freight forwarder abroad, supervise the freight pport process and make the shipper know the whereabouts of the goods.

Two. Serve customs.

When the freight forwarder handles customs procedures for import and export commodities as a customs agent, it not only represents his clients, but also represents the customs authorities.

In fact, in many countries, he has obtained the permission of these authorities to go through the customs formalities and be responsible to the customs and Excise Department, and is responsible for declaring the exact amount, quantity and name of the goods in advance, so as to make the government free from such losses.

Three. Serve the carrier.

The freight forwarder sets the cabin in time to the carrier, agrees on the fair and reasonable expenses for the consignor and the carrier, arranges the delivery at an appropriate time, and solves the freight account in the name of the consignor and the carrier.

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Four, services for airlines

Freight forwarders act as agents of airlines in the air pport industry.

It is designated as the agent of the international aeronautical Association on the rules formulated by the International Air Transport Association for the purpose of air cargo.

In this relationship, it uses airline means of freight to serve the consignor and pays the Commission by the airline.

At the same time, as a freight forwarder, it continues to serve the consignor or consignee by providing services that are suitable for the degree of airlift.

Five, services for liner companies

The relationship between freight forwarders and liner companies varies from business to business. In recent years, the LCL service provided by freight forwarders, that is, the consolidation service of LCL, has established close ties with liner companies and other carriers, such as railways. However, some countries refuse to pay commissions to freight forwarders, so they are striving for Commission requirements worldwide.

Six. Provide LCL service.

With the growth of intermediate trade in international trade, freight forwarders are entrusted with the role of entrustment.

The basic meaning of container pportation and LCL is to gather together a small number of consignees who send a consignor to the other destination and send them to the destination as a whole freight forwarder and deliver the single ticket goods to the consignee through it.

A bill of lading issued by a freight forwarder, that is, a bill of lading or other similar receipts, is delivered to the consignor of each consignment. The agent of the port of destination is delivered to the consignee on the basis of the original bill of lading.

The receiving and consignor of LCL does not directly contact the carrier. For the carrier, the freight forwarder is the consignor, and the agent of the freight forwarder is the consignee at the destination port.

Therefore, the carrier issued the entire bill of lading or waybill to the freight forwarder.

If the consignor or consignee has extraordinary requirements, the freight forwarder may also provide services for delivery and delivery at the place of delivery and destination, providing door to door services.

Seven, providing multimodal pport services.

In the role of freight forwarders, a more far-reaching influence of containerization is that he has intervened in multimodal pport. This is his role as the main carrier and undertakes the organization of a single contract for the carriage of goods by door to door through a variety of means of pport.

It can negotiate and sign contracts with other carriers or other service providers in the capacity of the parties concerned.

However, these sub contracts will not affect the implementation of the multimodal pport contract, that is, it will not affect the obligations of the consignor and his liability for damage and loss in the process of multimodal pport.

As a multimodal pport operator, freight forwarders usually need to provide a comprehensive "package" service including all pportation and distribution processes, and assume a higher level of responsibility for their customers.