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What is the LCL loss fee?

Hamburg harbour Cargo terminal.

LCL cargo refers to the small-ticket goods that are not filled with a full box. Usually, the bulk cargo consolidation contractor collects the goods separately, and collects them at the container freight station or inland station, and then assembles two or more tickets. Within a container, it is also required to be unpacked at the destination container freight station or inland station for separate delivery.
For this kind of goods, the carrier is responsible for the packing and unpacking operations, and the packing and unpacking fees are charged to the cargo party.
In international trade, companies often fail to ship the goods due to various reasons, so they have to bear the corresponding loss of LCL costs. The most important thing is that many shippers are not very aware of these costs, so they are hard to guard against.

What is the LCL loss fee?

In the process of LCL export by sea, after 11:00 noon on the working day before the cut-off date of the order, the goods could not be shipped in time due to the reasons of the booker, resulting in the vacancy of the LCL company's space, and the LCL company sent the booking company accordingly. The fee charged by the cabin crew to make up for the loss.

How is the loss fee calculated?

Forklift handling container box loading to freight train

(1) Algorithm based on full load (standard cubic number): The calculation of the deficit fee is based on the cost of vacant space.
The specific calculation formula is: difference fee u003d booking billing cubic x (full container freight + full container shipping port cost) / standard cubic number. For example, the FCL is 2000usd (the freight paid by the LCL company to the shipping company), the port miscellaneous fee is 800usd, the container type is 20GP, the number of defective products is 8CBM, and then: (2000+800)/25x8u003d896usd.
(2) When quoting customers, it is charged according to the simple calculation rate: loss fee u003d price per cubic meter x number of invoicers of lost goods.
For example, if you quote 50usd/cbm to the customer and 5cbm to the lost cargo, you will lose the cabin fee u003d50x5u003d250usd
(3) Lost Cabin feeu003d (FCL fee/number of billing parties in the cabinet) x number of billing parties Lost goods
For example: if the cost of the whole box is 2000usd, the chargeable amount of the goods in the container is 20cbm, and the chargeable amount of the out of stock is 8cbm, then: the loss fee u003d 2000/20x8u003d800usd. The calculation results of the above three methods are different. Usually the third method calculates the least freight loss, but few LCL companies will calculate the freight loss according to the first method. Unless it is an important customer with good cooperation, the LCL company may consider the third type, or even a reduction. Lost Cabin Fee

Common reasons and preventive measures

(1) The owner of the cargo is too late to enter the warehouse or the person who temporarily cancels the shipment, but the booking person fails to cancel the booking in time. Precautions: Please keep the freight forwarder regularly in communication with the owner before the customs cut-off date and provide timely feedback. And inform the cargo owner that he has the responsibility to notify, otherwise it will incur loss of shipping charges.
(2) A larger proportion of super square/reduced square/overweight. Precaution: Please ask the freight forwarder to ask the owner of the consignment to be consistent with the actual cargo as much as possible, and notify in time if there is any change .
(3) After the goods have entered the warehouse, it is found that the characteristics or specifications of the goods cannot be carried, such as "liquid/dangerous goods/oversized and overweight items". Precautions: Please inform the freight forwarder not to accept liquid/dangerous goods/semi-dangerous goods, and oversize and overweight items must be confirmed in advance.
(4) The customs inspection resulted in the inability to ship in time. Precautions: Please ask the freight forwarder to require the owner of the declaration to be consistent with the bill, the documents and the goods. If the customs has any questions, please cooperate with the customs broker of the freight forwarding company to reply to the customs in time and clearly. What are the requirements of the customs to cooperate as far as possible to ensure timely shipment of the goods.

Prevention: Please ask the freight forwarder to require the owner to declare the same documents, documents, and goods. If the customs has any questions, please cooperate with the customs declarers of the freight forwarding company to reply to the customs in a timely and clear manner. What are the requirements of the customs to cooperate as much as possible to ensure that the goods are shipped in time.​​

In a nutshell, the most important thing for the prevention of LCL loss is to maintain close and good communication between the cargo owner and the freight forwarder. At the same time, the freight forwarder is dedicated to solving problems for the owner in a timely manner, and the owner should also trust the forwarder and meet each other frankly.

/ By tjchinafreight ivy / Shipping

Container Rental Guide

Why rent a container?

Are you looking for a specific period container? Do you have items or items that you want to store in containers to protect them from damage? Do you want the flexibility to rent containers at different points in time? If the answer is yes, then renting a container is ideal for you. Container leasing gives you flexibility in how you use your containers and how you plan your budget. Buying one, on the other hand, increases your liability and costs.

Here are the different types of container rentals that we will be covering in this blog:

1.Master lease
They are also commonly referred to as short to medium term leases. They fall into the full-service rental category with no cap on the minimum or maximum number of containers. The lease term is variable and the lessor is responsible for the maintenance, repair and relocation of the container. The agreement also involves an accounting system that includes debits and credits between the parties based on the condition of the containers at the time of their return. The lessor must undertake the allocation of the containers to meet the needs of the lessee. Therefore, it is important to ensure a stable supply of empty containers at the pick-up point. The master lease agreement sets out the main conditions such as the rental cost per day, the types of containers that can be disposed of, the number of containers to be used in each warehouse, the collection and delivery centers, payment terms, etc. The lessee has no obligation to use the container before picking up the container from the yard, and the contract takes effect when the lessee picks up the container from the yard. A separate individual contract is signed for each container collected under the Master Lease Agreement.

2.Long-term lease
Far less flexible than a master lease, long-term leases are a favorite of many rental companies. The duration of the contract is fixed. As well as a certain number of containers and delivery schedule. This leaves the leasing company with nothing to do once the container is signed for.

The lessee bears the cost of repairs, maintenance and relocation. Although definitions of terms vary, most leasing companies define long-term leases as 5 to 8 years. For long-term leases, the containers are usually brand new. This is why many long-term rental agreements come with negotiable terms. The clause allows rental rates to be negotiated after a few years based on depreciation and market fluctuations.

3.One way rental
They are also known as one-way rental agreements, and containers can be picked up at one location and dropped off at another. Both parties benefit from such one-way leasing arrangements due to operational rationalization and cost reduction. It is suitable for different regional requirements of customers and has the added benefit of saving on relocation costs.

4.Short-term rental
Also known as spot market leases, they are subject to market conditions dictated by supply and demand dynamics. Such leasing arrangements typically occur during temporary demand surges, which may be cyclical or sudden. Because of this market volatility, leasing companies prefer not to keep large inventories of such containers to meet short-term rental demand, to avoid the possibility of them being underutilized for an extended period of time. But careful planning and forecasting can handle unforeseen surges in demand. Maintenance, repair and relocation tasks are undertaken by the lessee. Aside from the higher cost, the one setback here is that you have to adhere to the minimum time to use the container. Usually leasing companies do not want to rent out containers for less than 6 months.

Transaction speed is another important issue for businesses to consider. Rental companies are also on the platform. Given the unbalanced nature of the world economy and trade, the number of containers is unbalanced.

/ By tjchinafreight ivy / Shipping

Shanghai’s export business has the latest adjustment!

The Shanghai Epidemic Prevention and Control Office issued a notice deciding to carry out a new round of dicing and grid nucleic acid screening across the city. Starting from 5:00 on March 28, Shanghai will implement nucleic acid screening in batches with the Huangpu River as the boundary.

•The first batch, Pudong, Punan and adjacent areas (including the whole area of ​​Pudong New Area, the whole area of ​​Fengxian District, the whole area of ​​Jinshan District, the whole area of ​​Chongming District, Pujin Street, Pujiang Town of Minhang District, Xinbang Town and Shihu Lake of Songjiang District Dang Town, Maogang Town, Yexie Town) first implemented the lockdown and carried out nucleic acid screening, and the lockdown was lifted at 5:00 on April 1.

• For the second batch, starting from 3:00 on April 1st, according to the principle of stubble promotion, the Puxi area will be closed and controlled, and nucleic acid screening will be carried out, and the closure will be lifted at 3:00 on April 5th.
At present, some logistics companies in the first batch of closed and controlled areas have issued a notice to suspend the service of entering warehouses and receiving goods, and will resume at 5:00 on April 1, 2022.

Shanghai Port operates normally and maintains 24-hour operation
In terms of ports, SIPG issued a notice to customers, stating that at present, all production units in Hong Kong will maintain 24-hour operations except for the impact of extreme bad weather.

Shipping company operation adjustment notice

aerial view port at shanghai

From 5:00 on the 28th, Shanghai will implement nucleic acid screening in batches with the Huangpu River as the boundary. All enterprises in the closed area have implemented closed production or work from home. The first batch of logistics enterprises in the closed area have issued a notice to suspend the receipt and delivery of goods into the warehouse. Shipping companies: Maersk, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and Mason have issued business adjustment notices one after another.

1. Maersk

Maersk emphasizes:

Some warehouses in Shanghai have been closed since March 28 until further notice. A list of open warehouses is attached to this announcement. As the Pudong and Puxi areas of Shanghai are in full lockdown until April 5, trucking services in and out of Shanghai will be severely affected by 30%. All warehouses in Shanghai will remain closed from March 28 to April 1.
The air freight business of goods from existing warehouses in Shanghai remains normal. However, new cargo acceptance will be affected due to first mile deliveries and human resource constraints. The Shanghai counter will be closed from March 28 until further notice.

2. COSCO Shipping Lines

According to the needs of the new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control in Shanghai and surrounding areas, COSCO SHIPPING Lines Shanghai and surrounding service organizations (including: Shanghai area, Wuxi operation area, Jiangsu and Anhui operation area, Suzhou operation area, northern Jiangsu operation area and northern Zhejiang operation area) All of them have adopted remote office methods, and will continue to provide customers with stable and reliable services during the epidemic control period.

Other shipping companies have also released relevant adjustments. If you want to know more, you can check the adjustment notice on the corresponding shipping company platform.

/ By tjchinafreight ivy / Shipping

Do you know all these surcharges for shipping?

Due to various reasons of the ship, cargo, port and other aspects, the ship party increases expenses or suffers economic losses when transporting goods. In order to compensate for these expenses or losses, the ship party stipulates additional charges in addition to the basic rate. Call Surcharge or Additional.
There are many types of surcharges, and as some circumstances change, new surcharges may be removed or established. This article is to sort out the more commonly used shipping surcharges at present, hoping to help you better understand the shipping surcharges (so as not to be pitted).

emergency fuel surcharge
The last bunker-related line in this list of ocean surcharges is the emergency bunker surcharge. This fee is imposed by the carrier when fuel prices rise sharply. Because it makes it more expensive to run ships and move containers around the world.
This is another surcharge that you can't stop.

Comprehensive rate increase surcharge GRI
The full name of GRI is General Rate Increase. It is generally used on South American routes and American routes. Due to various reasons such as ports, ships, fuel oil, cargo or other aspects, the shipping company's transportation costs have increased significantly. In order to compensate for these increased expenses, the shipowners add a comprehensive rate increase surcharge.

Peak Season Surcharge PSS
The full name of PSS is Peak Season Surcharge. This fee is generally charged by many shipping companies for excuses when the freight is busy in the peak season, which is somewhat similar to the price increase in my country's "Spring Festival". April to November each year is generally the peak season for world freight.

Terminal handling fee THC
The full name of THC is Terminal Handling Charge. It can be further divided into OTHC-Origin Terminal Handling Charge, which is the terminal operation fee at the port of departure and DTHC-Destination Terminal Handling Charge, which is the terminal operation fee at the destination port.

Out of spec
If the cargo is oversized, it means that the cargo cannot fit into the hexagonal container due to its size. In this case, you'll have to pay an oversize fee because the cargo will take up more space, require extra material to secure, and mean less space to stack the containers.

Origin Receipt Charge ORC
The full name is Original Receiving Charge local receiving fee/origin receiving fee/origin receiving fee. This fee is more complicated, and it is both different and related to the terminal operating fee THC. ORC is only available in southern China, mainly in Guangdong ports, while THC is available in all ports (including those in Guangdong). There is only one charge for ORC and THC - if you charge ORC, you don't charge for THC. If you receive THC, you will not receive ORC again.
ORC is specially designed for shipping from various ports in southern China, and the destination ports are these ocean routes such as North America, Central and South America, Europe and North Africa. Ports in southern China to other destination ports, such as Southeast Asia, are the same as ports in other regions, and only collect THC.

Overload surcharge
There is no way to bypass the heavy load surcharge if you are shipping unusually heavy shipments. This is a charge because heavy cargo is more difficult to load and unload than light cargo. However, these types of cargo also require specialized equipment such as cranes. A surcharge helps make up for this.

Port Congestion Surcharge PCS
The full name is Port Congestion Surcharge. When the port is crowded or particularly busy, the waiting time and schedule of the ship will be extended, and the port berthing fees such as tugboat fees may also increase, which will cause a substantial increase in transportation costs. In order to make up for this cost loss, the shipping company will charge the shipper. Port congestion surcharge.

Container Imbalance Surcharge CIC
The full name of CIC is Container Imbalance Charge, sometimes called Container Imbalance Surcharge. This fee is a surcharge imposed by the shipping company in order to make up for the cost of shipping empty containers due to the imbalance of trade volume or seasonal changes resulting in the imbalance of cargo flow and containers.

/ By TJ China Freight / Logistic

How to Ship Cargo from China to USA?

How To Ship From China To The US?

 

1. Sea Shipping Services.

2. Air Shipping Services.

3. Air Express/Courier Services.

4. The Dedicated Shipping Line.

Description As Follow:

 

1. Sea freight is available for FCL (full container load), LCL (less than container load). The United States is divided into ports for the West Coast, East Coast and Gulf Coast.
East Coast: NEW YORK,SAVANNAH,MIAMI,HOUSTON,etc.
West Coast: OAKLAND, LONG BEACH, SEATTLE, WA, LOS ANGELES, etc.
Gulf Coast: TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, and FLORIDA.

2. Air freight comprises a program of scheduled and deferred services from China with coverage via all major airports. Shipping from airports of Hongkong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen to all international airports in the USA.

3. Air Express/Couriers services will ship your cargo from China to your US office or home address. And package forwarding service is actually FREE for you. We can get more than 50% discount prices from DHL, UPS, TNT, FedEx, EMS, but better than their services.

4. The Dedicated Shipping Line. Door-to-door services from China to the USA which is DDP shipping. But this shipping channel only receives carton packages. Not accept Anti Dumping products and Sensitive products. Amazon businessmen like this shipping way: Easy-Cost-Effective.

How Long To Ship From China To The USA?

 

1.Sea Shipping to the West coast is about 13-15 days, to the East coast is generally 23-25 days.
2. Air Shipping to US AirPort is generally 2-5 days, depending on which airline company your choose.
3. Courier services is about 3-5 days.
4. The Dedicated Line is about 8 working days.

How To Get Shipping Freight From China To The US?

 

Be sure to get the info below from your China supplier, which is very important for our customer services in order to give you the accurate quotation price:
1. Name of commodity and HS CODE
2. Estimated Shipping time
3. Place of delivery
4. Weight, Volume and packages way
5. Trade mode: FOB or EXW
6. Value for the commodity
7. To Door or to Port

What Special Considerations You Need To Know?

1. Full Container Shipping
20GP: Not more than 17 Tons.
40GP/HQ: Not more than 19 Tons.

2. Less than Container Shipping
Chargeable Weight:1CBM=363KG (Special in the United States)
If Weight/Volume > 363kg/m3,use weight number as the chargeable data
If Weight/Volume < 363kg/m3,use volume number as the chargeable data

3. DDP Shipping-How to calculate tariff in America?
HS Code of product.
Government Website: http://hts.usitc.gov/
Other tariff: HMF(0.125%) and MPF(0.3464%) of value

4. Customs Bond
If you don't have Customs Bond in the US you can ask customs brokers to purchase. Two types:
Single Entry Bonds: Only for one shipment
Continuous Entry Bonds: Over a whole year
If you want us to handle that we can use our bond to help do clear in the US.

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/ By TJ China Freight / Logistic

Another freight forwarding company was acquired by global logistics giant Rhenus!

German logistics giant Rhenus continues to start crazy "acquisitions"! Following the acquisition of the LOXX Group last month, Rhenus, the harvester in the international freight forwarding market, has taken another move, bringing BLG Logistics Group, a well-known local freight forwarding company in Germany, under its umbrella.

Another freight forwarding company was acquired by global logistics giant Rhenus!

Rhenus Group is a leading logistics service provider in Germany, with operations all over the world, with an annual turnover of 5.5 billion euros. Rhenus has operations in 750 regions around the world and has 33,000 employees. The Rhenus Group provides solutions for different areas in the entire supply chain; including multimodal transportation, warehousing, customs clearance and innovative value-added services.

BLG hopes to focus on its contract, automobile and container businesses, and sell BLG International Forwarding's international freight business to Rhenus. Since 2018, Rhenus has acquired almost all regions of the world; Rhenus will provide its service network for the rest of BLG's business .

Another freight forwarding company was acquired by global logistics giant Rhenus!

Rhenus will take over BLG’s 9 air and sea freight stations in April and integrate these stations with approximately 100 employees into its network of 12 branches in Germany. This new business will enable the company to handle more traffic through its LCL hub in Hilden and the air cargo hub in Frankfurt.

Rhenus said the company also plans to expand its food business, trade fairs and event logistics operations. "In the past few years, we have paved the way for the continuous expansion of air and ocean freight," said Stefan Schwind, general manager of air and ocean freight at Rhenus Germany.

Another freight forwarding company was acquired by global logistics giant Rhenus!

"Due to the addition of business sites, employees and business activities, we are consolidating our network in the German aviation and maritime sectors. We also hope to develop new business areas, such as the use of refrigerated containers to transport food, and in trade fairs and event logistics. Activities."

BLG said it will retain its freight forwarding business in Bremen, focusing on land and sea transportation of heavy and project cargo. Board member Jens Wollesen said: "Even if we no longer have representatives throughout Germany in freight forwarding, we will continue to provide a wide range of international services in our contract, automotive and container sectors."

Last month, Rhenus stated that it would take over the LTL and FTL cross-border specialist LOXX Group and established five business sites in Germany and Poland to strengthen its business in Germany and Europe.

In the past two years, Rhenus has made frantic acquisitions. From Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom to Canada to South Africa and the United States, all freight forwarding companies that Rhenus favors have been acquired.

Recent "acquisition list":

In November 2018, it acquired German freight forwarding SBL;

Acquired the Italian logistics company Cesped in December 2018;

Acquired British freight forwarding Core Management logistics in January 2019;

Acquired Rodair, a Canadian freight forwarder, in early March 2019;

Acquired World Net Logistics, a well-known freight forwarder in South Africa at the end of March 2019;

Acquired LOXX Group in January 2021;

Acquired BLG Logistics Group's freight forwarding in January 2021.

/ By TJ China Freight / Shipping

Do LCL operation skills, common problems in customs declaration

6 operating skills for LCL cargo

1. "Consolidate" is the English word for LCL, which is referred to as "consol" in international trade and transportation.

2. LCL cargo generally cannot accept the designation of a specific shipping company. The shipping company only accepts the booking of FCL cargo, and does not directly accept the booking of LCL cargo, only through freight forwarders (individual strong shipping companies through their logistics The company) can book the space with the shipping company after consolidating the LCL cargo. Almost all LCL cargoes are transported through the “centralized handling and centralized distribution” of the freight forwarding company. The LCL distribution ports in East China are basically It is the port of Shanghai. General freight forwarders can only book space from a few shipping companies due to the limitation of cargo sources, and they rarely meet the needs of designated shipping companies. Therefore, when transacting LCL cargo, try not to accept designated shipping companies to avoid consignment Time can not meet the requirements.

3. When negotiating transactions with customers, pay special attention to the relevant transportation terms, so as not to find out that the transportation terms cannot be met after the other party's letter of credit is issued. In our daily operations, we often encounter L/C regulations stipulating that LCL cargo transportation does not accept freight forwarders’ bills of lading. Because shipping companies do not directly accept LCL cargo bookings, shipping companies’ ocean bills of lading are issued to freight forwarders, and freight forwarders re Issuing HOUSEB/L to the shipper, if the L/C regulations do not accept freight forwarding B/L, there will be no choice when the actual transportation is handled, which will cause L/C inconsistency. Another example, when we handled the transportation, we found a consignment note stating: Goods must be shipped in container on LCL basis and Bill of Lading to evidence the same and to show that all LCL. handling charges, THC and delivery order charges at that port of discharges are prepaid. It can be seen from the original text of the above paragraph of L/C that the consignee has passed all the expenses that should have been borne by him to the consignor. This is because the consignor and the customer did not negotiate in detail on the terms of transport during the trade negotiation. To.

 

4. The billing tons of LCL cargo shall be accurate. Before delivery of LCL cargo, the factory should be required to measure the weight and size of the goods as accurately as possible. When the goods are delivered to the warehouse designated by the forwarder, the warehouse will generally re-measure, and the re-measured size and weight will be charged. standard. If the factory changes the packaging, the factory should be required to notify in time. Don’t wait for the goods to be delivered to the freight forwarder’s warehouse and feed back the information through the forwarder. Often time is already very tight. If you change the customs declaration documents, it is easy to delay customs declaration or incur expedited customs declaration fees. And port charges.

Do LCL operation skills, common problems in customs declaration!

 

5. In some ports, due to insufficient supply of LCL and high cost, freight forwarders specializing in LCL adopt the lowest charging standard for goods with a small volume. For example, the minimum is 2 freight tons, that is, less than 2 freight tons. All charges are based on 2 freight tons. Therefore, when the volume of cargo is small, some of these factors should be taken into consideration when the cargo is transacted at the port to avoid passiveness in the future.

 

6. For some routes and ports that are relatively remote, and customers propose to deliver LCL goods to inland points, it is best to consult before signing the transaction and confirm that there are shipping companies and freight forwarding companies that can handle these remote ports and inland points. Sign the contract after delivery and related expenses.

Summary of common problems in LCL customs declaration

The same foreign customer buys goods from different suppliers in China and then they are assembled into a cabinet and shipped to foreign customers. Sometimes two or three companies fight together, sometimes seven or eight companies fight together. In this case, it is usually a case of customs declaration. , To talk about common problems in customs declaration.

1. Customs declaration method-agent declaration and pay declaration

Because customers purchase from 3 or 4 different factories, some foreign customers find factories that do not have import and export rights for cheaper prices. Although the prices are cheap, they do not have customs declaration documents and need to pay for customs declaration. Therefore, at this time, there will be some agent declarations in the supplier, and some need to pay for customs declaration, especially for goods that require commodity inspection. Therefore, at this time, it is recommended that the goods with documents and the goods with documents are put together in a cabinet, and the goods that pay for customs declaration and pay for customs declaration are combined. Try not to have AB orders, some agents declare and some pay, that is, there are goods that need to be declared in a cabinet, and there are goods that need to be inspected but cannot be inspected and must be paid for declaration, because most ports do not support AB orders A few in the Pearl River Delta, such as Huangpu, Yantian, and Shekou, support AB orders.

 

2. Destination country

 

Some of the suppliers of the consolidation are required to declare customs for tax refunds, some do not require tax refunds for general trade small write-offs, and some require commodity inspections with customs clearance forms. At this time, we must pay attention to the customs declaration information of different suppliers. The destination country must be consistent.

 

There are often two situations. 1. The information to be refunded is more detailed, and the actual destination country is written, and the destination country for small verification of non-refundable tax is just typed. The destination country of the customs declaration data is different. 2. When going to Russia and waiting for some inland points, the unloading port is Poland, and the railway transfers to Russia. At this time, some of the customs declaration documents are written in Poland and some are written in Russia. Lead to inconsistent destination countries. At this time, the destination country Russia is always written, and Poland is only the port of discharge, not the final port of destination.

3. Value

 

When the cabinets are assembled, the value of each is different. For example, there are three stores A USD4W, B USD4W C, USD 3W

The value of the respective goods does not exceed 10W, and each does not need special export invoices, but because the total value of the goods exceeds 10W or 8W (depending on the port), some ports need to provide value-added tax invoices. I don’t understand the value of other factories. Sometimes the value-added tax invoice may not be mailed.

 

When the cabinets are assembled, the value of each is different. For example, there are three stores A USD14W, B USD4W C, USD 3W

The total value of the goods exceeds 10W US dollars. As A himself exceeds 10W, A also needs to provide special export invoices. Others only provide value-added tax invoices.

 

Fourth, the number of LCL

Generally speaking, the number of cabinets assembled will not exceed 8 pieces. In some places, it is 4 pieces. If a supplier purchases from more than a dozen factories, just a dozen factories have customs declaration materials, and this time it will be more than a dozen. Customs declaration materials are combined together for customs declaration. Generally, the customs support no more than 8 fights.

Five, the difference between tax refund and non-refund

There are three suppliers, two of which require tax refunds, and one does not require tax refunds. The total value of the goods exceeds 10W. Previously, only two factories that needed tax refunds would provide value-added tax invoices and special export invoices. Now, on the original basis, they also need non-tax refundable factories to provide Special export invoice.

Sixth, the issue of door closure

As there are more goods, to prevent confusion during customs declaration and inspection, it is best to remember what goods are loaded at the door of the cabinet.

Seven, put together a few cabinets

 

Sometimes the supplier has more goods and may have to install 2 cabinets.

1. At this time, pay attention to loading the goods of the same company in one container, don't pack A in several squares and B in several squares. If you are not satisfied, you must install two containers separately, and make one more copy of the customs declaration information.

2. Commodity inspection needs to correspond, such as ABC three, A has 70 cubic meters, B has 18 cubic meters, and C has 8 cubic meters. The large cabinet has 50 cubic meters for the A family, 18 cubic meters for the B family, 20 cubic meters for the A family and 8 cubic meters for the C family. When doing commodity inspection, A must do two commodity inspections.

3. Even the counter or separate reports. One of the cabinets was checked during customs declaration, but the other was not checked. Because the cabinets were connected, both cabinets could not be boarded. When reporting separately, those who are inspected will continue to check and wait for the next water, and those who are released can board the ship.

/ By TJ China Freight / Shipping

Compared with the cost of shipping FCL and LCL, who is higher?

FCL and LCL

In the container transportation business, we call a container, an exporter, a consignee, and a destination port, and the goods that meet these "four ones" conditions are called FCL, and we call a container, exporter, and consignee. As long as one of the three items in the port of destination is two or more export goods, it is defined as LCL cargo.

The transportation cost of LCL and FCL is very different in terms of procedures, time and cost. The two are by no means "1+1=2, 1+2=3". Similar to the simple relationship between addend and sum, it is a series of strange "inequalities" such as "1+1>2, 1+2>3".

The customs clearance procedures for LCL cargo are more complicated than FCL cargo, and it takes longer

First, the whole container of goods exactly meets the minimum unit of customs inspection, sealing, and release of the exporting and importing countries. For a batch of goods, as long as the documents submitted by the exporter and importer are reasonable, legal and intact, the export customs and import customs will handle it. After the relevant procedures and relevant taxes and fees are collected, customs clearance will be released soon. The LCL cargo will not be so simple and fast. As long as the goods in the container have a single shipment document that is faulty, the export customs will not release the goods. This is because the export customs must seal the exported containers before allowing the loaded containers to leave the country. Therefore, in the same container, the failure of any one of the goods to clear customs will inevitably affect the timely export and transportation of other goods.

Second, LCL cargo is far less extensive and flexible than FCL cargo. It requires additional solicitation by the transportation company and a reasonable combination of some conditions such as the port of shipment, port of destination, delivery date, variety, volume, and weight of the cargo. They are all suitable for exporting goods in the same container. These requirements are very difficult to implement and require a long time. If the transport company consigned by the cargo owner is not strong enough, then the time for cargo transportation will be delayed even longer.

Third, under normal circumstances, FCL cargo can be shipped directly at inland ports, while LCL cargo is only suitable for delivery at developed coastal ports due to relatively few inland sources and relatively more coastal sources. This will undoubtedly add a lot of extra trouble to the exporter. According to the relevant regulations of the Chinese government, exported goods must pass the inspection of the Commodity Inspection Bureau in the place of production and the place of export declaration. If the goods are declared for export within the scope of the province (autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government) where the goods are produced, only one commodity inspection is required for a batch of goods. Otherwise, if it is a customs declaration in another place, a batch of legally inspected export commodities must pass two inspections before the customs will release it.

LCL cargo is more expensive than FCL

Under normal circumstances, the freight and miscellaneous costs of FCL transportation in sea freight generally include three items: freight, transportation surcharges and port miscellaneous charges. The freight and transportation surcharges for LCL and FCL should be the same. The difference in cost is only in the assembling of the transported goods at the port of shipment and the unpacking at the port of destination.

It stands to reason that these two costs should not be very high. However, due to the huge differences in the level of labor costs between countries and regions in the world, exporters have little or no knowledge of the specific differences. The original LCL cargo ratio The freight cost of the whole container is very reasonable by adding a certain percentage of LCL, unpacking and storage fees on the basis of the overall consistency. However, in order to earn higher profits, carriers often use "fuzzy The method of "learning" does not specify what items will be charged in the quotation, but only generally according to the destination port to which the type of goods are shipped, and the amount of each freight ton is charged, and the port miscellaneous charges are reported temporarily. What's more, the carrier has no obligation to explain, and the shipper has no room for bargaining. The amount of charge depends on the specific circumstances.

In addition, it should be noted that in import and export commodity trade, the larger the quantity and total value of each transaction, the lower the transaction cost. Conversely, the smaller the quantity and total value, the higher the transaction cost.

Compared with FCL cargo, the quantity and total value of LCL cargo are generally smaller. Therefore, from this perspective, the transaction cost of LCL cargo must be higher than FCL cargo. This is because the cost and mailing fee of the finished sample, the communication fee such as fax and telephone, the notification fee of the letter of credit, the customs declaration fee of the import and export goods, the certificate of origin, etc. are all based on the number of copies rather than the business. The size of the amount to be charged. When these business expenses are finally allocated to transaction costs, the unit costs with a large transaction volume will have a small share, and the unit costs with a small transaction volume will have a large share. We should be aware of this.

/ By TJ China Freight / Shipping

What is “LCL” and “Loss Freight”?

In international trade, companies often fail to ship goods due to various reasons, so they have to bear the corresponding LCL costs. The most important thing is that many shippers are not very aware of these costs, so they are hard to guard against. Today, the editor and everyone will learn about some relevant knowledge about the loss of shipping LCL during cargo transportation.

What is "LCL" and "Loss Freight"?

What is LCL?

CL CARGO= LESS CONTAINER LOAD, LCL cargo refers specifically to small-ticket cargo that is less than a full container (20'/40/45). Usually, the bulk cargo consolidator (consolidator) collects the cargo separately and collects it at the container freight station or inland site, and then consolidates the cargo with two or more votes into one container, also at the destination container freight station Or the inland station unpacks and delivers separately.

For this kind of goods, the carrier has to bear the packing and unpacking operations, and the packing and unpacking fees are still charged to the cargo party. The carrier’s responsibility for LCL cargo is basically the same as that of traditional grocery transportation.

What is the LCL shipping fee?

In the process of LCL export by sea, after 11:00 noon on the working day before the order cut-off date, the cargo cannot be shipped in time due to the reason of the booking person, resulting in the vacant space of the LCL company, and the LCL company will order The fee charged by the cabin crew to make up for the loss.

How to calculate the loss fee?

The calculation of the loss fee is based on the cost of the vacant space. The specific calculation formula is the loss fee = booking billing cubic x (full container shipping fee + full container shipping port fee)/standard cubic number.

Note: Standard cubic number: 25/20' 50/40' 60/40'HQ

Common reasons and preventive measures for loss of cabin charges:

(1) The owner of the cargo is too late to enter the warehouse or the person who temporarily cancels the shipment and the booking person fails to cancel the booking timely. Precautions: Please keep the freight forwarder regularly in communication with the owner before the customs cut-off date, and provide timely feedback. And inform the owner that he has the responsibility to notify, otherwise it will incur damages.

(2) A larger proportion of super square/reduced square/overweight. Precaution: Please ask the freight forwarder to ask the owner of the consignment to be consistent with the actual cargo as much as possible, and notify in time if there is any change.

(3) After the goods have entered the warehouse, it is found that the characteristics or specifications of the goods cannot be carried, such as "liquid/dangerous goods/oversized and overweight items". Precautions: Please inform the freight forwarder that liquid/dangerous goods/semi-dangerous goods will not be accepted. Oversized and heavy items must be confirmed in advance.　　

(4) The customs inspection resulted in the inability to ship in time. Precaution: Please ask the freight forwarder to require the owner of the declaration to be consistent with the bill, the documents, and the goods. If the customs has any questions, please cooperate with the customs broker of the forwarding company to reply to the customs in a timely and clear manner. What are the requirements of the customs to cooperate as much as possible to ensure timely shipment of goods.　

In short, the most important thing for the prevention of LCL loss costs is to maintain close and good communication between the owner and the freight forwarder. At the same time, the freight forwarder is dedicated to solving the problem for the shipper in time, and the shipper must also trust the forwarder and meet frankly.

/ By TJ China Freight / Shipping

4 Things You Should Know About Shipping LCL

Shipping your cargo via LCL (Less Than Container Load) service could be the answer for your business… In this issue we will explain what to expect before your freight arrives.

 

1. This container transportation method groups smaller volumes of cargo from different shippers into a single container so that shipping costs for the full container are split among the customers. You need to be aware, though, that if  the container is placed on any of the multiple government agency holds, you are also subject to share all of the costs involved with the exams, holds, or any storage that may occur as a result. This is regardless of the reason for the hold or exam.

2. LCL shipments involve several different transportation providers and warehouse facilities, each of which will have their own fees and documentation requirements:

ORIGIN CFS (Origin consolidation warehouse) This warehouse receives your shipment and prepares for loading into the container with other shipments.

1ST DESTINATION CFS (Destination deconsolidation warehouse) This warehouse receives, unloads and segregates the multiple shipments within the full container for their final distribution throughout the U.S.

FINAL CFS (Final Destination warehouse) This warehouse typically is in another city and/or state from the 1st destination CFS and receives the goods for ultimate delivery to the customer.

3. The transit time on LCL cargo is generally longer than that of full container shipments due to the routing and extra handling involved at the aforementioned warehouses:

Once the container arrives in the U.S., it may take a week or more to move off the port to the 1ST DESTINATION CFS.

Once the container has been stripped and segregated, it may take another week before cargo is loaded out for delivery from the 1st DESTINATION CFS to the FINAL CFS.

Depending on the distance from the 1st DESTINATION CFS to the FINAL CFS, transit times can vary from a few days to a week or more. Upon receipt at the FINAL CFS, it may be a few days after receiving all Government releases for the cargo to become available for pick up.

4. LCL cargo also has a higher risk for loss or damage due to the number of different warehouses involved with handling your cargo.

Time and money are probably the most important considerations when deciding on the best shipping method for your business. Of course you want it to be as simple as possible too.

TJ China Freight can answer any questions or concerns regarding which shipping method meets your needs.

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