In general, what goods will go by sea more, first of all, we understand the advantages and disadvantages of sea export.
Advantages: large ocean transport capacity, low shipping costs, access to the waterway, the ability to continue, is its advantages.
Disadvantages: slow speed, greater risk than air and land exports (but much safer), less accurate sailing dates (sometimes less accurate due to sea risk, but now most ship time is more accurate).
Therefore, in general, the goods exported by sea are not urgent in time, the weight or volume is large, cannot take the land transportation, compared with the value of goods used by air freight cost too high goods, can be considered by sea.
What to do with the general cargo export process
For first-time shippers involved in sea transportation, be sure to understand the general cargo export process, or else know nothing about the shipping export process, the goods may not be as easy as you think to your hands, to get the goods to the destination safely and quickly, first of all, to understand the general operation of sea export (from the perspective of the shipper).
Look for a safe and reliable shipping export agency
A safe and reliable company may have a slightly higher shipping price than other companies, but the export of goods is nothing more than a safe arrival at the port of destination. So where to find a safe and reliable company? You can ask friends and relatives who often go by sea, browse online, generally choose a more famous forwarder company, it is best to go to the enterprise information management platform to inquire about the company's registration, operation.
Ask the price, compare the goods and sign the contract
Select the desired professional shipping export forwarder, contact the salesman, understand the price of the company, advantages and disadvantages and freight export process and matters needing attention. advance understanding of each cost before booking, keep a final price to facilitate future checking of the cost.
3. Cargo to warehouse, booking, information
send the goods to forwarder's warehouse. Booking link forwarders will help handle, and cargo owners generally only need to provide packing list and commercial invoice, individual areas need consignee documents, passport scan or ID card scan and other information.
4. Loading, customs declaration, payment
loading on board, the cargo owner need to provide information for customs declaration, check the sea waybill, and pay after the goods are shipped two or three days after sea voyage.
Keep in touch with company personnel to track the goods
Timely contact with the forwarder to understand the sea voyage of goods, easy to trace the goods.
6. Customs clearance
General cargo export to the port of destination after the arrival of the port of destination clearance, unloading, the same need for cargo clearance documents. After the customs clearance is completed, the consignor carries out the goods transportation inland at the port of destination according to the need, and some forwarder companies can provide the fleet to help the transportation. The maritime export process ends when the owner receives the goods safely. Warm tip: if there are glass, marble and other fragile products, please put the tripod on the tray.