Nowadays, with the price of ocean freight becoming more and more transparent, how to save costs in the transportation link is a problem that shippers who want to go by sea are very concerned about. Not only do we need to understand the situation of the shipping market and know how to deal with shipping companies, but we also need to make our own preparations. How to save the ocean freight by overseas warehouse.
1： Stop cleverly designing packaging
Suppose that the packing condition of your cargo after calculation is not economical, you should propose with the shipping forwarder to change the cargo quantity. For example, two orders can be combined into a whole cabinet, or the excess quantity can be cut down and shipped next time. The cost saved will be considerable. Therefore, before shipment, the cargo owner should request the shipping forwarder to stop scientific calculation on the packaging of its goods. The detailed method is to design the packaging according to the volume of the container and the order quantity. Then design the size of the carton according to the size of the inner container, and discuss an optimal packing plan to make the container reach an ideal state.
2： Familiar with shipping and transportation roads
Shippers need to understand the ocean and near ocean transportation routes. Under the same transportation road, although most shipping companies have the difference between the basic port and the non basic port, the freight difference is at least 100-200 US dollars. The division of this cost by different shipping companies will be different. We can understand the division of different companies so that we can obtain the freight rate of the basic port through selecting the transportation company. For example, there are two modes of transportation for the ports on the east coast of the United States, i.e. all waterway and land bridge, and the price difference between them is several hundred dollars. If I don't catch up with the shipping schedule, I can ask the shipping company for an all waterway way.
3： Good at cooperating with shipping companies
1. The shippers can book the shipping space in advance and prepare the goods in time. Those competent shippers will generally understand the operation procedures of the cooperative ocean freight forwarders. Then enter the warehouse according to the time arranged by the ocean freight forwarding company, so that the delivery will not be too early or too late. If the customs cut-off date of the previous ship is not reached, and the next ship is postponed, the overdue storage fee will be incurred.
2. Whether the customs declaration is smooth or not is directly related to the cost. This is particularly evident at the Shenzhen port. It is requested that each cargo owner who wants to go by sea should carefully check whether the customs declaration documents are complete and correct, and then negotiate with the customs declaration company about the shipment of goods.
3. The customs declaration documents must be changed after the actual packing situation changes. Every customs has a routine inspection of goods. If the quantity of goods shipped by the customs is not different from the quantity declared, it will be detained for investigation. This will not only lead to container inspection fees and terminal storage fees, but also the fines imposed by the customs will definitely make the cargo owners feel painful for a long time.
These are some details before shipment, but if you don't pay attention to them, on the one hand, more expenses will be incurred; On the other hand, the delay solution of shipping date thus formed will bring more trouble to the shippers.
4： Choose a good shipping company and marine freight forwarding company
Nowadays, many famous shipping companies in the world have landed in China, and their offices are set up at all major ports. Doing business with these shipowners will certainly have many advantages, such as strong strength, excellent service and standard operation. However, if you are not a large cargo owner and can not get preferential freight rates from them, it is better to find some medium-sized shipowners or freight forwarders. In this way, the price is reasonable and the cooperation is more tacit after long-term cooperation.
5： You must learn to bargain with the shipping company
No matter whether the shipping company or the business personnel of the freight forwarder are collecting goods, the quotation is only the highest freight rate of the company. How much discount you can get depends on your bargaining skills. Here are some skills of bargaining with the shipping company:
6： Skillfully stop the disposal of LCL
The transportation procedure of LCL cargo is much more complicated than that of the whole container, and the freight is relatively mobile. There are many transportation companies that do whole containers, and the price will be relatively transparent in the shipping market. Of course, there are open market prices for LCL goods, but the additional charges of different transport companies vary greatly, so the freight rates on the price list of the transport companies will only be part of the final charges.
