Thursday, August 15, 2013

What Can A Freight Company To For Your Exports?

Are you expanding your business and will soon start to export your products? Besides the financial aspect of exporting, you must also take into consideration the logistics. Logistics includes numerous aspects like packaging of your products, the mode of transportation, and the export documentation that has to be prepared. With these, you need the services of a freight company.
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A Wa freight company form an integral part of the logistics for delivering your products. Its role is to act on behalf of exporters in preparing products for export and making arrangements for air, ocean, or land transportation services. They are familiar with a country’s government regulations on exports, the import rules and regulations in foreign countries, and the documentation pertaining to foreign commerce.
Freight companies act as the exporter's agent and do varied functions about foreign trade. A freight forwarder can provide suggestions on how the goods should be packaged. It can guide you with the marks and labels that are required and can make arrangements to have the goods packaged and placed in containers for export.
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Wa freight company contract space with ocean, air, and land freight companies on the exporter's behalf, to transport the goods to their destination abroad. Basically, the process would include that they arrange for storage in a warehouse if required, while the goods are in transit, and contract insurance to protect the commodities while in transit.
Freight companies can obtain credit from the various service providers involved in the export process and collect money from the exporter to pay these service providers on behalf of the exporter. Transport companies can advise exporters regarding letters of credit or other banking documents for collecting on the export sale. They take charge in preparing the documentation required for exporting, and obtain the needed authorizations according to the country’s government regulations on exports.

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