Sea freight LCL refers to the small-ticket freight that the consignor consigns less than the whole container. The carrier sorts out the goods according to the type of goods, and gathers the goods to the same destination into a certain amount and puts them into boxes. Because the cost of a container is fixed, the more customers there are for LCL, the less the cost will be allocated to each customer, so the price will be cheaper. For those merchants who need to consign a small amount of goods and self-employed individuals with small volumes of goods, sea freight LCL is undoubtedly a good choice.

Then, the operation process of LCL

The information is as follows:

1. The consignor sends the consignment note to the freight forwarder

2. Provide the name of the goods, packaging specifications, quantity, weight, volume, destination port and other information.

Note: If the entrusted party cannot accept or meet certain requirements in the power of attorney, the entrusted party should respond in time to avoid delaying the sailing schedule.

Freight forwarding booking

1. Within the specified time (5 days before the arrival of the ship at the latest), fill out the manifest and apply to the shipping company or its agent for booking.

2. The booking form (also known as the consignment note, power of attorney) is the document that the consignor proposes to the shipping company or its agent, or other people who operate the transportation. Once the carrier's visa is confirmed, it becomes the contracting party. Evidence of booking.

Booking form content

Consignee, notifier, product name (Chinese and English), shipping mark, number of pieces, packaging, gross weight, size, port of departure, port of destination, port of transit, shipping date, stowage requirements, delivery date and delivery method, availability Partial shipment; container type, quantity, packing or pick-up requirements, freight settlement method (prepaid, payable amount), etc.

Items recorded on the bill of lading: consignor, consignee, notifier, number of original copies and letter of credit requirements.

Accept consignment application

After the shipping company accepts the consignment application, it prepares a booking confirmation form and sends it to the freight forwarder, and the freight forwarder handles relevant matters based on this.

Shipping LCL customs clearance process

1. After the container ship arrives at the port, the staff will unload the container from the ship

2. The agent at the port of destination is responsible for the declaration of cargo separation to the port customs, and then the container is put forward to the customs supervision office for separation.

2. The shipping agency issues the bill of lading and confirms the manifest information of the shipping company's bill of lading to the customs

3. The agent at the port of destination is responsible for issuing the bill of lading and confirming the manifest information of the bill of lading

4. The consignee shall exchange the bill of lading for the separate goods in accordance with the shipping regulations

5. The customs broker goes through the customs clearance procedures with the customs and the inspection and quarantine agency, and stamps the release stamp of the customs and the inspection and quarantine agency on the bill of lading for the separated goods