Ocean Freight
We need three things from you to quote the best competitive rates:
1) Location of Goods
2) Destination Country and
3) What you are shipping.
There are two basic types of ocean freight for shipping: full container load (FCL), and less-than-container load (LCL).
The most common containers used in ocean freight are the 20 foot and 40 foot standard containers. The interior dimensions of each 20 foot or 40 foot container is:
20-ft standard container: 19’5″ long x 7’8″ wide x 7’9″ high
40-ft standard container: 39’6″ long x 7’8″ wide x 7’9″ high
Documents that are required to handle customs clearance of your cargo
1. Commercial Invoice / Pro Forma Invoice
2. Packing List
3. Certificate of Origin
Incoterms
The term, Incoterms, is an abbreviation for International Commercial Terms. They are a set of rules which define the responsibilities of sellers and buyers for the delivery of goods under sales contracts for domestic and international trade. They are widely used in international commercial transactions.
Group 1. In co-terms that apply to any mode of transport are
EXW Ex
FCA Free Carrier
CPT Carriage Paid To
CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid To
DAT Delivered at
DAP Delivered at Place
DDP Delivered Duty Paid
Group 2. In co-terms that apply to sea and inland waterway transport only
FAS Free Alongside
FOB Free on
CFR Cost and
CIF Cost, Insurance, and