1. Container shipping export process
Cargo Pick-up Inquiry Booking Acceptance of Consignment Application Booking Confirmation Stowage Issuance of Empty Container Packing Entry Border Inspection Declaration Inspection Declaration Customs Declaration Stowage (Loading Plan) Bill of Lading Examination Shipowner Confirmation Fee Pre-borrowing Purchase and Payment of Huilian Pay All Fees Sign the bill Collect the payment from the cargo owner Confirm and pay the money to the cargo owner Issue a commercial invoice Release Electron release Seawaybill
Two. The main document for the export shipment of containers
1.Containerized cargo consignment note
It refers to the written certificate of cargo transportation handled by the shipper to the carrier or its ** person. Its main contents are: shipper's name, consignee's name, cargo name, quality, size, number of pieces, packing style, mark and number, port of destination, shipping period, letter of credit validity period, whether it can be divided or transshipd, etc.
2.Booking Form
A booking note is a document made by a shipping company or its carrier to arrange the transportation of containerized goods when receiving a booking from a shipper or shipper.
The main contents of the booking list are: (1) the name of the goods, the number of pieces, the packaging style, the mark, the weight, the size;(2) Port of destination;(3) Shipping period;(4) Deadline for foreign exchange settlement;(5) Whether it can be transported in batches, transshipment transportation, etc.
The shipping conditions stated on the booking note must be consistent with the conditions of the letter of credit.
3.Loading list
The bill of loading (shipping order) is a document signed and sealed by the carrier or its first person, which is not only a certificate for the consignment of goods, but also a certificate for notifying the ship to accept the loading of the goods to be carried on board. After the goods are loaded on the ship, the tally personnel will check them according to the tally counting list, and then endorse the actual loading quantity, loading location, and loading date on the loading list.
Usually, the loading is a single triple, and the first one is left at the bottom for compiling the loading list. The second copy is the bill of loading itself, which is used as a certificate for the goods to go through the export declaration procedures for the goods to the customs, also known as the customs bill. The third is the receipt note, also known as the first officer's receipt, which is the carrier's receipt of the goods and the basis for the consignor to exchange for the bill of lading.
4.Loading list
The loading list is a summary list of the cargo consigned by the carrier or its ** person according to the consignment of the voyage, and the goods of similar nature are classified in the order of arrival.
5.Packing list
Container load plan is a document that details the name, quantity and other contents of the goods in the container, and each container carrying goods must make this document, which is based on the goods that have been loaded into the container.
The main functions of this document are:
1) At the place of loading, as a substitute document for declaring the export of goods to the customs.
2) As the consignor, the cargo handover list between the container freight station and the container terminal yard.
3) Serve as a detailed list of the goods contained in the container notified by the carrier.
4) One of the documents used as a means of bonded transportation of containers at the place of discharge.
5) The total weight of the cargo and the container recorded on the document is the basic data for calculating the draft difference and stability of the ship.
Therefore, the accuracy of the content of the container packing list is closely related to the safe transportation of container goods.
6.Dock receipt
Dock receipt, also known as terminal receipt, is generally filled in by the consignor or its person according to the prescribed format formulated by the shipping company or other transportation operators, and transported to the container terminal yard or container freight station with the goods, and returned to the consignor after the receipt signed by the party receiving the goods to prove that the consignment has been received.
The signature of the terminal receipt not only indicates that the carrier has received the goods, but also makes it clear that the carrier is responsible for the goods received.
The bill of lading for ordinary transportation is signed on the receipt note by the shipping party after the actual loading of the goods, indicating that the goods have been loaded on the ship, and the consignor exchanges the loaded bill of lading from the shipping company or its ** company according to the receipt note (first mate receipt) signed by the shipping party. The freight bill of lading in container transportation is exchanged for a terminal receipt, which is different from the loaded bill of lading issued under ordinary transportation, it is a bill of lading that is received for shipment. Therefore, in most cases, the shipping company fills in the specific date of loading and the name of the ship on the bill of lading according to the requirements of the consignor, and the bill of lading for shipment has the same nature and function as the bill of lading that has been loaded.
7.Bill of lading
Container bill of lading (bill of loading, b l) is a certificate issued to the consignor or shipper by the container transport operator or its ** person after receiving or taking over the goods, proving that the transported goods have been received or loaded on the ship, and after the sea transportation, the goods are handed over to the rightful bill of lading holder at the designated port Circulation by endorsement is the main ancillary document of the bill, which is divided into the bill of lading for loading and the bill of lading for delivery.
There is a positive clause on the front of the intermodal bill of lading to explain the nature and function of the bill of lading issued when the goods are transported in a container. The clause consists of a confirmation clause, a commitment clause, and a signing clause, and the main contents are:
1) Confirm the terms. This clause indicates that the person responsible for the container transportation is the container cargo"The appearance is in good condition, and the seal is intact"and deliver the goods in the same condition. It also states that the bill of lading issued to the shipper of the goods is a bill of lading for delivery.
2) Commitment Terms. This clause indicates that the shipper of the cargo agrees and accepts all the conditions in the bill of lading and is bound by it, of course, this is not a specific clause in the bill of lading for container transportation, there are similar provisions in ordinary ocean bills of lading.
3) Sign the terms. This clause indicates who issued the bill of lading, and the number of copies of the original bill of lading, the ordinary sea bill of lading is listed with the provisions of the captain's signature, although in fact the bill of lading is not issued by the captain, the current container intermodal bill of lading is generally included in the name of the shipping company, and no matter who issues the bill of lading, it is signed on behalf of the carrier or only signed as a **person.
8.Device receipts
An equipment receipt, also known as an equipment handover note, is a certificate of handover of containers and other machinery and equipment, signed by both the borrower and the lender.
Equipment receipts are divided into two types: entry and exit, and the handover procedures are handled at the gate of the yard.
9.Booking list
Booking list refers to the list prepared by the shipping company or its ** person according to a large number of booking lists, and according to the contents recorded on the booking list, according to different cargo handover places and loading and unloading places.
The main functions of the booking list are:
1) As the basis for the handover of empty containers between the container user and the container terminal yard.
2) As a reference material for container freight station to accept goods.
3) As a guide for container operations.
4) As the basis for container transportation operators to configure different types, specifications and quantities of containers.
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