In international trade, companies often fail to ship goods due to various reasons, so they have to bear the corresponding LCL costs. The most important thing is that many shippers are not very aware of these costs, so they are hard to guard against.
Today, the editor and you will learn about some relevant knowledge about the loss of shipping LCL in the process of cargo transportation.
What is LCL?
CL CARGO= LESS CONTAINER LOAD, LCL cargo refers specifically to small-ticket cargo that is less than a full container (20'/40/45). Usually, the bulk cargo consolidator (consolidator) collects the cargo separately and collects it at a container freight station or inland site, and then consolidates two or more cargoes into one container, and also at the destination container freight station Or unpack the boxes and deliver them separately in the inland station.
For this kind of goods, the carrier has to bear the packing and unpacking operations, and the packing and unpacking fees are still charged to the cargo party. The carrier’s responsibility for LCL cargo is basically the same as that of traditional grocery transportation.
What is the LCL shipping fee?
In the process of LCL export by sea, after 11:00 noon on the working day before the cut-off date, the cargo cannot be shipped in time due to the reason of the booking person, resulting in the vacancy of the LCL company’s space, and the LCL company will order The fee charged by the cabin crew to make up for the loss.
How to calculate the loss fee?
The calculation of the loss fee is based on the cost of the vacant space. The specific calculation formula is the loss fee = booking billing cubic x (full container shipping fee + full container shipping port fee)/standard cubic number.
Note: Standard cubic number: 25/20' 50/40' 60/40'HQ
Common reasons and preventive measures
The owner of the cargo is too late to enter the warehouse or temporarily cancels the shipment, but the booking person does not cancel the booking in time. Precautions: Please keep the freight forwarder regularly in communication with the owner before the customs cut-off date and provide timely feedback. And inform the cargo owner that he has the responsibility to notify, otherwise it will incur loss of shipping charges.
Larger proportion of super square/reduced square/overweight. Precaution: Please ask the freight forwarder to ask the owner of the consignment to be consistent with the actual cargo as much as possible, and notify in time if there is any change.
After the goods are put into the warehouse, it is found that the characteristics or specifications of the goods cannot be carried, such as "liquid/dangerous goods/oversized and overweight items". Precaution: Please inform the freight forwarder not to accept liquid/dangerous goods/semi-dangerous goods, and oversize and heavy items must be confirmed in advance.
The customs inspection resulted in the inability to ship in time. Precaution: Please ask the freight forwarder to require the owner of the declaration to be consistent with the bills, documents, and goods. If the customs has any questions, please cooperate with the customs broker of the forwarding company to reply to the customs in a timely and clear manner. What are the requirements of the customs to cooperate as far as possible to ensure timely shipment of the goods.
In short, the most important thing for the prevention of LCL loss costs is to maintain close and good communication between the cargo owner and the freight forwarder. At the same time, the freight forwarder is dedicated to solving the problem for the shipper in time, and the shipper must also trust the forwarder and meet frankly.