Functions of freight forwarding companies

What are the functions of Lianyungang freight forwarding company?

Freight forwarding company refers to an agency primarily responsible for the transportation of goods. Specific businesses include both domestic and foreign trade. First level agents can directly book shipments with air or sea freight companies or railway companies, while second level agents can only book shipments with first level agents, and so on.

Lianyungang Freight Forwarding Company

Freight forwarders are freight forwarders, not actual carriers of shipping companies. Freight forwarders, logistics (third-party), and freight companies are essentially the same. Freight forwarders are different from shipping agents. Shipping agents can represent shipping companies in handling tasks such as booking, signing, modifying, and container loading. There are two types of freight forwarders: first level freight forwarders have US dollar invoices, while second level freight forwarders do not and need to go to the National Taxation Bureau for invoicing. First level freight forwarders can directly book cargo with shipping companies, but they may not necessarily be qualified to book cargo. Many shipping companies only designate a few freight forwarders as booking ports. So it's not just that the first level is limited to a few shipping companies with booking rights. A first level freight forwarder with the right to book cargo space may not necessarily be able to obtain good prices and services. In many cases, the booking freight forwarder may have to ask the freight forwarder who booked the cargo space through them for the price and space. Freight forwarder affiliation is normal, it doesn't mean that all affiliations lack strength, so don't just listen to that freight forwarder's affiliation and do whatever you want. Of course, if you are affiliated, don't insist that we are a first level office located there. Being affiliated means being affiliated. Also, it doesn't mean that we are a first level agent. First level agents may not necessarily have the ability, but second level agents shouldn't think that they have some connections and do whatever they want. Hehe, understanding shippers value whether you are a suitable freight forwarder for them. The freight forwarders at ports (Shanghai, Ningbo) may not necessarily be first generation, and over 90% of port freight forwarders are also freight forwarders or second generation without booking rights, so don't think that port freight forwarders are doing whatever they want.

The main job of a freight forwarder is booking, customs clearance, and transportation, not everything can be done. Customs clearance is not necessarily done by a customs broker, freight forwarders can also handle it. Some freight forwarders only handle customs clearance and do not handle other matters! The shipper needs to book the shipment through a freight forwarder to the shipping company. If the shipping company accepts your shipper's order, it still needs to be done through the freight forwarder. LCL booking is not booked from shipping companies, but through freight forwarding companies. Shipping companies generally do not accept LCL, so LCL bills of lading are generally not from shipping companies. Non vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) and first tier freight forwarder are essentially the same. The former is approved by the Ministry of Transport, while the latter is approved by foreign trade and economic cooperation. The former can issue ocean freight invoices, while the latter can only use agent invoices. Both can issue invoices in US dollars. But if both are possible, then we can only choose one. Both the first generation and second generation brands can be owned by one company at the same time, so it is often seen that a freight company is both a first generation and a second generation without a ship. Choosing a freight forwarder mainly depends on their service, which is the key, and of course, they also hope for a cheap and high-quality price.

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