There are full container loads and LCL loads in sea transportation. The operation process of LCL loads generally includes the following steps:
Inquiry: The shipper inquires the international freight forwarder for the price, and needs to provide the name, weight, number of cubic meters, port of departure and port of destination of the goods. If it is food, chemical products, dangerous goods, etc., MSDS is also required.
Booking: The international freight forwarder reports the price to the shipper, and after the shipper accepts it, the BOOKING is sent to the international freight forwarder.
Booking space: After the space is available, the international freight forwarder sends the SO (entry paper) to the shipper, and the SO has entry instructions.
Warehousing of goods: Generally, an appointment is required before entering the warehouse. The international freight forwarder can make an appointment first and then deliver the goods to the warehouse.
Confirmation of cargo information: After entering the warehouse, the warehouse will weigh the product name, number of cubic meters and weight, and then feedback the data to the shipper for confirmation.
Customs declaration: The customs declaration of bulk cargo LCL is generally declared by the warehouse or system declaration. For warehouse declaration, the customs declaration information can be given to the warehouse, and the system declaration is made by the shipper online.
LCL shipment: There are usually two sequences of LCL declaration, one is LCL after customs clearance, the other is LCL after customs clearance. In the former, LCL can be shipped after clearance, while in the latter, customs clearance may delay LCL shipment because other customs clearances of the LCL are not released.