What is a freight forwarder? How to be a good forwarder?

Mainly responsible for the transportation of goods.

Scope of business, domestic and foreign trade, (first-class international freight forwarding Co., Ltd., second-class. Third-class), the first-class agent can book the shipping space directly in the air or sea company or the railway company, and the second-class agent must only book the shipping space in the first class, and so on.

Difference:

1, the freight forwarder is a freight forwarder, not the actual carrier of the shipping company.

2. Freight forwarders are essentially the same as logistics (third party) and freight companies.

3. Freight forwarders are different from shipping agents, who can handle booking, signing, changing and putting boxes on behalf of shipping companies.

4. Freight forwarders are divided into first-class and second-class freight forwarders. The first-class freight forwarder has a US dollar invoice, but the second-class freight forwarder does not, so it must go to the IRS to issue an invoice.

5. The first-class forwarder can book the shipping space directly from the shipping company, but it may not be qualified to book the shipping space. Many shipping companies only designate several freight forwarders as booking ports. So it doesn't mean what the first level is. . . . Most first-class cabins can only be limited to a few shipping companies with booking rights.

6. The first-class freight forwarder who has the right to book shipping space may not get good price and service. In many cases, the freight forwarder who booked the shipping space should get the price and shipping space from the freight forwarder (other first-class or second-class) who booked the shipping space through him.

7. It is normal for freight forwarders to call. It doesn't mean that everyone has no strength. Don't just listen to the freight forwarder. Of course, if you are affiliated, don't always say that we are a first-level office. If you are affiliated, you are affiliated. So what? The first level may not be capable, but the second level should not think that we are related.

8. Freight forwarders in ports (Shanghai, Ningbo) are not necessarily the first generation, and more than 90% of port freight forwarders are also freight forwarders without booking rights or the second generation, so don't think that port freight forwarders will do whatever they want.

9. The freight forwarder's main job is to book shipping space, declare customs, transport cars, etc., and not everything can be done.

10, customs declaration is not necessarily a customs broker (company), but also a freight forwarder. Some freight forwarders only do customs declaration, others he doesn't!

1 1, the shipper must book the shipping space through the forwarder, and the shipping company will do it through the forwarder after receiving your shipper's order.

12, LCL booking is not made with the shipping company, but through the freight forwarding company, which generally does not accept LCL, so LCL is generally not the bill of lading of the shipping company.

13, the essence of NVOCC is the same as that of first-class freight forwarding, the former is approved by the Ministry of Communications and the latter is approved by foreign trade and economic cooperation, and the former can only use agency invoices. Both can be invoiced in US dollars. But if you can do both, you can only choose one.

14, NVOCC and the first generation can be owned by one company at the same time, so we often see that all freight companies are the first generation and NVOCC.

15, the choice of freight forwarder mainly depends on his service. Service is the key, and the price of course wants to be cheap, cheap and good. So whether it's the first generation, the second generation, or no boat, it doesn't matter as long as you think it suits your mouth. I hope you can find your favorite forwarder.

Basic concept of freight forwarder

1. The definition of an international freight forwarder is that the person who picks up the goods for the benefit of the customer according to the customer's instructions is not the carrier himself. Freight forwarders can also engage in activities related to transportation contracts, such as goods storage, customs declaration, acceptance and collection.

2. China's Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations on International Freight Forwarding Industry is defined as: an international freight forwarding enterprise can act as the consignee and consignor of import and export goods, or engage in international freight forwarding business as an independent operator.

As an agent, an international freight forwarding enterprise engages in international freight forwarding business, which means that the international freight forwarding enterprise accepts the entrustment of the consignee, consignor or its agent, handles related business in the name of the principal or itself, and collects agency fees or commissions.

As an independent operator, international freight forwarding enterprises engage in international freight forwarding business, which means that international freight forwarding enterprises accept the entrustment of the consignee, consignor or their agents, issue transport documents, perform transport contracts, and collect freight and service fees.