What should we pay attention to in LCL?

Nowadays, LCL is widely used, but it is different from FCL. The transportation requirements are special and independent.

1. LCL (Less Than Container Load) means that the carrier (or agent) receives the small liquid cargo with the quantity less than 100% entrusted by the shipper and classifies it. Complete container. The products transported to the same destination are counted by a certain amount and packed in a box. It is called LCL because one box contains goods from another owner. This is used when the shipper’s commitment is insufficient to fill the entire container. The sorting, placing, concentration, packaging and delivery of LCL goods are completed at the carrier’s terminal container terminal or inland container transfer station.
   LCL can be divided into Direct Consolidation and Transfer Consolidation. Direct Consolidation is to ship and unload the goods in LCL containers at the same port, and unpack the goods after they arrive at the port of departure. At the same discharge port. This kind of LCL service has short delivery time and is convenient and fast. Generally, competent LCL companies provide these services. Turntable refers to the goods in containers not at the same port of destination, which need to be unpacked, unloaded or stacked on the way. Factors such as different destination ports and long waiting time for such goods lead to longer transportation time and higher freight.
2. LCL cargo usually cannot accept the designation of a specific shipping company. The shipping company only accepts space booking for FCL cargo, not for LCL cargo.) After LCL, you can book space with the shipping company. Almost all LCL cargoes are transported by freight forwarders through “centralized processing and distribution”. Shanghai Port is basically the LCL distribution port in East China. Due to the limitation of commodity supply and demand, freight forwarders can only reserve space with some carriers. The company cannot meet the requirements of avoiding outsourcing processing.
3. When negotiating transactions with customers, pay special attention to the relevant transport terms when opening letters of credit for the other party, and do not admit that the transport terms cannot be met when handling consignment. In daily business, we often encounter that L/C stipulates that LCL goods do not accept the bill of lading issued by the freight forwarder, and issue HOUSEB/L to the shipper. If L/C specifies that B/L does not allow the freight forwarder, then L/C will occur if there is no choice in the actual transportation process. Mismatch.
4. The tone of LCL billing must be accurate. Before LCL shipment, the factory must measure the weight and size of the goods as accurately as possible. If the factory changes the packaging, it must notify the factory. Don’t wait for the goods to arrive at the freight warehouse. The operator then feeds back the information. Often very time-consuming.
5. In some ports, due to the shortage of LCL cargo sources and high cost, LCL professional shipping companies adopt the minimum charging standard for non large cargo. Charge by ton. Therefore, for the commodities with small trading volume and relatively biased ports, these factors should be taken into account when trading to avoid being passive in the future.
6. For some routes and ports in comparison with the peripheral earthquakes, if the customer proposes to send LCL cargo to inland points, there should be freight forwarders and freight forwarders who can handle it before signing the contract. It is better to check the transportation and related costs before signing the agreement with these remote ports and inland branches.