What is ocean freight consolidation charge?

What is "ocean freight consolidation" and "loss of space charge"? In international trade, companies often for various reasons lead to goods can not be shipped, and therefore have to bear the corresponding LCL charges. The key thing is that many cargo owners are not very familiar with these costs, so they can not defend themselves. Today, I'm with you to understand, in the process of cargo transportation in the ocean freight consolidation loss of some of the relevant knowledge of the cost.

What is consolidated cargo?

CL CARGO= LESS CONTAINER LOAD, LCL cargo refers to less than a full container (20'/40/45) of small ticket goods. Usually by the bulk cargo consolidation contractor (consolidator) respectively solicited and in the container freight station or inland station concentration, and then two or more tickets of goods assembled in a container, the same to be at the destination of the container freight station or inland station dismantling of separate deliveries.

For this kind of goods, the carrier has to bear the loading and unloading operations, loading and unloading costs are still charged to the cargo side. The carrier's responsibility for LCL cargo is basically the same as that of traditional general cargo transportation.

What is ocean freight consolidation charge?

In the process of ocean freight LCL export, after 11:00 p.m. on the working day before the cut-off date, the cargo can not be shipped in time due to the reasons of the booker, resulting in the LCL's empty space, and the LCL company charges the booker to make up for the loss of the fee.

How to calculate the cost of loss of space?

The calculation of LCL is based on the cost of vacant space, and the specific formula is LCL = Booking Cubic Fee x (FCL Ocean Freight + FCL Port of Departure Fee)/Standard Cubic Fee.

Note: standard cubic meters: 25/20'50/40' 60/40'HQ

Loss of space charges common causes and preventive measures

(1) the owner of the goods too late to get into the warehouse or the temporary cancellation of the shipment booking people but did not cancel the booking in a timely manner. Preventive measures: Please ask the forwarder to regularly maintain communication with the cargo owner before the cut-off date, timely feedback information. And inform the cargo owner that he has the responsibility to notify, otherwise it will generate a loss of cabin charges.

(2) A larger percentage of over-square/under-square/overweight. Prevention: Please ask the forwarder to request the cargo owner to booking consignment and the actual cargo as far as possible consistent, if any changes in time to notify.

(3) After the goods are in the warehouse, it is found that the characteristics or specifications of the goods themselves make it impossible to be carried, such as "liquid/dangerous goods/oversized and overweight pieces". Precaution: Ask the forwarder to inform the cargo owner not to accept liquid/dangerous goods/semi-dangerous goods, and the oversized and overweight pieces must be confirmed in advance.　　

(4) Customs inspection leads to the inability to timely shipment. Prevent: Please forwarders require the owner of the customs declaration to do single consistent, single consistent, single consistent goods, customs if there are questions please cooperate with the forwarder company customs broker timely and clear to the Customs reply. Customs have any requirements as far as possible to cooperate to ensure that the goods are shipped in a timely manner.　

In a nutshell, the most important thing for the prevention of LCL cost is to maintain close and good communication between the cargo owner and the forwarder. At the same time, the forwarder is committed to solving the problem for the owner in a timely manner, and the owner should also trust the forwarder and be honest with him.