Different international transportation methods will have different transportation steps, and there will be many entities involved, such as shipping companies, booking agents, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and so on. There will also be shippers, consignees, freight forwarders, shipping companies, etc. who participate in LCL transportation. The specific participants will have different parties involved according to the value of the goods, the type of goods, and the terms of trade. In short, specific problems are analyzed in detail. Today, I will briefly introduce you to some of the main operating steps in international transportation.
There are five physical steps and two document steps in the transportation of goods from the shipper to the consignee, and every shipment must be carried out. Each step has an associated cost, which must be resolved by someone (usually the shipper or consignee). If you want to avoid cost surprises and unnecessary delays in the supply chain, please make sure you clearly agree who pays for each of these 7 steps each time you order a shipment.
The seven steps of international shipping: export haulage, origin processing, export customs clearance, sea transportation, import customs clearance, destination processing and import haulage.
If in doubt, please check the contract between the shipper and the consignee. In the case of the sale of goods, the transfer of responsibility for the goods is usually agreed in the contract, which will also become the source of determining who pays what fees.