Tuesday 12 November 2013

Freight Forwarder & Responsibilities

A freight forwarder, who is also known as a forwarder, is a company or a single individual who arranges transportation of merchandise for corporations to the customer or the final end point of the distribution process. Usually the forwarders have a contract with a carrier firm who aids in the transport of the merchandise.
Freight Forwarders in UAE

Certain responsibilities that freight forwarders have innate are:

  • The careful planning of the route and other accommodations for the shippers is a MUST. 
  • Arrangements in terms of the packaging of products, time period of the transport, the security and other corresponding costs. A Forwarder knows that all these are pinnacle factors when the products need to be delivered. 
  • Deadlines. A date is always final, so a package needs to reach its final destination by then. 
  • By knowing all the “ins” and “outs” of shipping procedures, forwarders make sure to get the custom papers all done and sorted with. Preparations of custom forms for clearance, insurance for product coverage, also the trade regulations and rules of foreign governments. These need to be re-checked before every shipment can depart to its destination, and the forwarders do it with great efficiency! 
  • Sometimes consolidated services are requested by the clients, and hence the Freight Forwarders make the plans across air, land or the sea channel. 
  • Third parties are contacted and products are conveyed through selected transportation means. The provider sets up their insurance and helps the clients in case any declaration would be made on their behalf. 
  • Forwarders take care of door-to-door deliveries and make sure if any damage occurs, they shall provide the customers with adequate compensations.
  • Communication must always be maintained by the shippers and the forwarders, the client will also be in the loop at all times so they will know the status of their package. 

Freight forwarders are skilled and very professional at their jobs, the careful planning and execution that occurs is refined and practiced over the many years of experience that they have. It is definitely a full-time job, so let the Forwarders do their work for you. So you may be concerned of the customer.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for these guidelines you posted, I will check if they are present for the Land Transport Service that i will hire.

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  2. I just want to say thank you for publishing such a great post on freight forwarder. GM International Freight Forwarders, Corp. is top freight forward company in USA which provide affordable services.

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  3. The main responsibilities of a freight forwarder are to arrange the movement of the cargo to transport goods to its final destination point. Reviewing, preparing and processing the necessary documents for international freight forwarding. Selecting and booking best transport modes (air, ocean, ground) to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery. Tracking the shipments and providing updates to clients. And it also provides integrated logistics services, such as export packing, customs clearance, warehousing, and local transport to final destination. Finding freight forwarder from China to USA, UK, Europe and Mediterranean are now simpler due to the presence of reliable transport companies. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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