With the continuous growth of China's exports, the international freight industry has also made significant progress, especially in coastal port cities. The rapid development of international freight business has led to an increasing number of international freight practitioners year by year.

Nowadays, professional freight forwarders have begun to develop towards professionalism and efficiency.

The development prospects of this industry are still very optimistic

Below is a brief introduction to the operation process of full container export!

1、 Accept commission

After receiving the consignment from the consignor, the following aspects should be confirmed first, including the unit's record keeping (annual review) with the customs at the export location; Whether the customs declaration documents are complete (the complete set of customs declaration documents includes the entrusted customs declaration agreement, export goods declaration form, packing list, invoice, contract, export receipt verification form, and various documents related to customs supervision conditions); Whether the various documents required by the customs supervision conditions are complete; Which type of container is used for this shipment; Are there any special requirements ｏｒ other content.

2、 Booking

According to the requirements of the shipper's sea freight authorization letter, confirm with the shipping company the shipping space (obtain the ship name, voyage, bill of lading number), packing point, port collection time, and location. The shipping company ｏｒ vessel agent shall prepare a loading list, pre allocation list, pre allocation ship diagram, cargo manifest, etc. based on booking and loading, and deliver them to the port for receiving and loading.

3、 Container Port

The freight forwarder shall collect the container equipment handover form from the shipping company ｏｒ the freight forwarder and collect empty containers from the designated storage yard. After the freight forwarder arrives at the entrusted unit's storage location for packing (ｏｒ the entrusted unit delivers the goods to the freight forwarder's warehouse for packing), the container goods, along with the container packing list and equipment handover note, are delivered to the port. The dock will send the loading list and container packing list provided by the shipping company ｏｒ agent to customs for supervision and loading.

4、 Customs declaration

After receiving the goods at the dock, the loading positions are allocated according to the pre arranged ship diagram and pre arranged list, and the loading sequence of single leg ships is prepared. The chief officer receives the cargo with the loading note and issues a station receipt after loading. After loading, the station receipt will be handed over by the dock to the shipping company ｏｒ agent. The dock shall draw the actual loading diagram based on the actual loading situation and submit it to the shipping company ｏｒ shipping agent. The shipping company ｏｒ agent shall deliver the actual loading plan, manifest, freight manifest, copy of bill of lading, copy of container packing list, etc. to the ship for delivery to the port of discharge.

The box must enter the port before customs declaration can be made. After completing the box, the customs declaration information provided by the customer and the original warehouse allocation receipt should be submitted to the customs broker for customs declaration.

After the customs verify the shipment, stamp and release it on the loading note, and return the loading note, station receipt, and other documents to the freight forwarder. The freight forwarder will submit the stamped and released loading list and station receipt to the dock loading room. The dock will release the container according to the receipt of the station where the container enters the port and the declaration is made, and arrange for the shipment.

5、 Making bills of lading

Confirm the bill of lading with the customer 1-2 days before the ship departs.

Draw a bill of lading based on the relevant contents of the manifest and sea waybill, and fax the content of the bill of lading to the principal for confirmation before making a formal bill of lading.

MB/L Shipping Company Bill of Lading (Sea Bill) HB/L Agency Bill If there is an agent abroad, please use this bill to exchange with the agency.

6、 Sending bills of lading and verifying tax refund documents

After confirming that the goods have been loaded and shipped, the complete set of bills of lading should be sent to the principal as soon as possible, so that they have sufficient time to handle the foreign exchange settlement procedures.

The shipping company ｏｒ agent shall issue a bill of lading to the freight forwarder based on the station receipt. The freight forwarder shall deliver the loaded bill of lading to the commissioning unit. The shipping company ｏｒ agent shall send the manifest to customs. The customs shall verify invoices, tax refunds, and other documents based on the loading manifest and provide them to the freight forwarder. The freight forwarder shall collect the tax refund form, foreign exchange verification form, and submit them to the entrusted unit.