What should I pay attention to when using the services of a shipping company?

The trade activities of many enterprises need the help of shipping companies, because the transportation of a large number of goods can only be achieved through professional shipping services, “more, faster, better, and less”. An import agency refers to an overseas exporter who entrusts a freight company to transport the goods to the designated location. The exporter pays the freight company according to a certain freight charge standard. The freight company provides high-quality services and ensures the safety of the goods. Then, for companies with freight or even international shipping needs, in addition to finding a suitable shipping company to cooperate, they should also pay attention to the following issues when using the services provided by the shipping company.

1. Because professional shipping companies have a set of standard industry regulations when providing freight services, in order to avoid errors during transportation, enterprises should pay attention to accurately provide the delivery shown in the bill of lading when booking space. person, and note that the shipper is not allowed to modify, otherwise there will be a certain modification fee.

2. If you are using international transportation services, you should pay attention to understand the shipping company  in advance to understand the route to the destination country, whether it arrives directly or transits through other countries. In addition, you must also understand the destination country and the transit country. What are the expressly stipulated prohibited items, and you should check carefully with your own goods to avoid unnecessary trouble caused by mistakenly loading the prohibited items.

3. If the goods of the enterprise need to go by barge, then when using the services provided by the shipping company , you should pay attention to not exceeding the time limit for picking up the container. If there is a situation where the loading date does not match, then you need to apply to change the pick-up date. In addition, when arranging a barge, the company needs to send an email to the barge company to inform its SO number, container number, seal number and other information in order to apply for ship allocation.

4. When using the freight service provided by the shipping company, the enterprise should also pay attention to negotiate the transportation route and implementation plan with the shipping company in advance to ensure that the destination can be reached on time. Import and export agency refers to a professional import and export agency company, and an agent refers to customers who have import and export needs of goods. Due to unfamiliarity with import and export business or no import and export rights, we help you entrust shipping companies, freight forwarding companies, customs declaration Banks, trading companies and other agencies handle imported trade service business. Import and export agency companies are divided into import shipping agency, import air agency, express import agency and import land agency according to the different modes of transportation.

The above are several issues that enterprises need to pay attention to when using the shipping services provided by shipping companies. For enterprises, it is extremely important to choose a professional and reliable shipping company, because the smooth arrival of goods is related to the normal development of business operations, so not only should you find a reputable professional shipping service company, but also pay attention to the above introduction these details to avoid unexpected problems in transit.

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Post time: Jan-30-2022

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