| international freight logistics common transaction modes and customs declaration

If judge goods to want to export in world trade, can give the relevant matter of freight freight agent, must understand world freight first a few kinds of more common clinch a deal method.

1, FOB price on board

Simply speaking, foreign customers have designated freight forwarders, and they only need the shipper to organize trailers and customs clearance at the port of departure. There are also EXW ex-factory price, which is directly delivered at the factory, or the customs declaration of the trailer designated by the customer is organized by the customer. The customer picks up the goods by himself, and the goods are delivered at the factory.

2, CIF cost plus security fee, freight

Shallow point of understanding is that the door to the port (including the port of departure trailer + customs declaration + sea freight) is now generally said does not include safety, customers require to buy safety accounting according to the value of the goods, can also use the term CIP only CIF is generally only used in sea transportation, CIP is applicable to various transportation methods including multimodal transportation, such as air transport.

3, DDU double clearance duty-unpaid delivery

DDP is double clear after duty paid delivery (tax included) simple point of understanding is door to door, often said double clear one-stop including port of departure trailer + customs declaration + shipping + port of destination customs clearance, need not demand door-to-door delivery mainly depends on the needs of customers demand attention is that DDP is necessary to supply the value of goods due to pay taxes according to the value of goods.

So when the forwarder inquiry, it is best to clarify that it is FOB/CIF/DDU/DDP, etc. If FOB, demand and supply: product name/container type/quantity/weight/loading address/port of shipment/bill of payment or documents. Of course, may also be bulk goods, do not need to supply the cabinet type only demand supply quantity: a few sides.