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International Freight Forwarders usually accept a client to complete a certain link transport of goods or related aspects, can be directly or by freight forwarders and his hired other agencies for customer service, also can provide the service to use his overseas agents. Its main services include: 1 on behalf of the consignor (exporters) (1) select the transport route, mode of transport and a suitable carrier; (2) provide Lanhuo, booking to the selected carrier; (3) issued by the relevant documents and the goods; (4) the credit terms and provisions of all government; (5) packaging; (6) storage; (7) weight and volume size; (8) insurance arrangements; (9) the port customs and documentation procedures, and deliver the goods to the carrier; (10) to do foreign exchange transactions; (11) pay the freight and other costs; (12) charges have been issued the original bill of lading, and pay the consignor; (13) to arrange the goods transport; (14) notify the consignee of goods dynamic; (15) recorded the loss of goods; (16) to assist the consignee to the responsible party to claim. 2 representatives of the consignee (importer) (1) report of goods dynamic; (2) to receive and review all the related documents; (3) delivery and pay the freight; (4) to arrange customs clearance and pay taxes and fees; (5) arranged for storage in the transportation process; (6) delivery has been cleared goods to the consignee; (7) to assist the consignee storage or distribution of the goods. 3 as the multimodal transport operator, which receive the goods and issue of multimodal transport bill of lading, bear the risk liability of carrier, providing transport services to the owner. In developed countries, because the freight on behalf of volatile transport organizers of the huge hair, so a lot of freight is mainly engaged in international multimodal transport operations, and in the development of China's home, because of traffic infrastructure is poor, the relevant laws and regulations are not perfect and freight forwarders generally is not high quality, international freight forwarders generally is not high in quality, international freight forwarders in the smaller role played as the multimodal transport operator. 4 other services, such as according to the special needs of customers for loading, unloading, consolidated cargo and container devanning assembled transportation consulting services. 5 special cargo hanging transportation service and overseas transportation service etc.. |
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