The Three Major Functions of Lianyungang Import Freight Forwarders

1. Organizational coordination role

Lianyungang freight forwarders, relying on their transportation knowledge and other related knowledge, organize transportation activities, design transportation routes, choose transportation modes and carriers (or shippers), coordinate the relationships between shippers, carriers, and storage custodians, insurers, banks, ports, airports, stations, yard operators, and relevant authorities such as customs, commodity inspection, health inspection, animal and plant inspection, import and export control, etc., which can save the time of clients, reduce many unnecessary troubles, and focus on the main business.

2. The role of a consultant

Lianyungang import freight forwarders can provide clear and specific consultation opinions to clients on the packaging, storage, loading and unloading, and care of goods, transportation methods, routes, and costs, insurance, import and export documents, and settlement of prices, as well as requirements from relevant authorities such as consuls, customs, commodity inspection, health inspection, animal and plant inspection, and import and export control. Freight forwarders assist clients in designing and selecting appropriate handling plans to avoid and reduce unnecessary risks, twists and turns, and waste.

3. Cost reducing effect

Lianyungang freight forwarding company has a good grasp of the transportation, warehousing, loading and unloading, and insurance market conditions of goods, with rich professional knowledge and business experience, advantageous negotiation position, and skilled negotiation skills. Through the efforts of international freight forwarders, it can choose the best transportation route and mode of transportation for goods, as well as the best warehouse custodian, loading and unloading operator, and insurer, to strive for fair and reasonable rates. It can even benefit all relevant parties through the consolidation effect, thereby reducing the business costs of the parties involved in the transportation of goods and improving their main business efficiency.