{"id":160,"date":"2013-02-12T14:43:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T14:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.185.144.192\/~afreightways\/blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2015-12-15T10:03:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T10:03:29","slug":"the-role-of-freight-forwarders-in-international-export-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanfreightways.net\/blog\/the-role-of-freight-forwarders-in-international-export-business\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Freight Forwarders in International Export Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Who is a freight forwarder?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A freight forwarder can be a person or a company, that dispatches the shipment or arrange carriers as well as space for it for a third party; a third-party here can be a person, a small size business or well-established commercial firm.  Freight forwarders organize transportation for the goods, within country, outside the country or both.<\/p>\n<p><b>Here are the top 5 typical functions performed by a freight forwarding company or a forwarder:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Give recommendations to the exporter<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Freight forwarder advice the exporters about their responsibilities and responsibilities as per law<\/li>\n<li>They help the exporter in choosing the most affordable means of freight shipping; they also bargain for the best cargo shipping rates inland<\/li>\n<li>They make the exporter choose the best way to ship their goods<\/li>\n<li>Give marking and packaging recommendations<\/li>\n<li>Give explanations of port functionality<\/li>\n<li>Makes clear what tasks they would perform and what the exporter would require to perform during the shipping process<\/li>\n<li>Check import license, when needed<\/li>\n<li>Give advice on ways of receiving payment of exported goods<\/li>\n<li>Inform in advance about the possible problems of freight shipping<\/li>\n<li>Provide a complete estimate of export<\/li>\n<li>Understand and organize Letters of Credit<\/li>\n<li>They may help exporters get in touch with the experts of trades like international marketing, financing, international banking, marine insurance and government export<\/li>\n<li>The majority of forwarders uses a library to learn about various ports in the respective country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2. Perform freight shipping operation<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure that the freight shipping is under control and the goods are safe while in transit<\/li>\n<li>Speed up production and delivery<\/li>\n<li>Channelizing the process of empty container to be sent\/returned after filled in with the goods<\/li>\n<li>Picking the right mode of transportation, and transporter<\/li>\n<li>Determining the itinerary<\/li>\n<li>Deal with booking and shipping of the shipment, which need special considerations like port of destination, ETA destination required, port of export, size and type of container, and the type \/ number of packages<\/li>\n<li>Offer NVOCC consolidation facility to exporters for FCL and LCL modes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>3. Documentation in International Freight Shipping<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notarizes and certifies the invoices on behalf of the exporter<\/li>\n<li>A forwarder is also responsible for getting insurance certificate, inspection certificate, special customs invoices, and certificate of origin<\/li>\n<li>Forwarders prepare dock receipts, lading bill, warehouse receipt, and AID documents<\/li>\n<li>Some also assist or prepare commercial invoice, packing list, export license, drawback forms, consular invoices, draft and shipper\u2019s export declaration for the exporters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>4. Keep the Shipper Notified<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notices are usually sent to consignee, consignee&#8217;s broker, and shipper<\/li>\n<li>Notify the exporter for insurance, L\/C, contract, and payment<\/li>\n<li>Track the shipment when need, and help the shipper fill claim and learn from the errors made earlier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>5. Send documents for collection<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Send documents to shipper\u2019s international sales representative, consignee or their broker, and to bank<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before few years, there was a lack of awareness about the role of <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.americanfreightways.net\/\">freight forwarding companies<\/a> in the global freight shipping industry. Today, this gap has been filled and freight forwarders are considered a key person or entity in import and export business. With the growing difficulties in the intermodal transportation system, the role of freight forwarder becomes more crucial in the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is a freight forwarder? A freight forwarder can be a person or a company, that dispatches the shipment or arrange carriers as well as space for it for a third party; a third-party here can be a person, a small size business or well-established commercial firm. 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