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When our international buyers purchase products from around the world, they have to choose a freight forwarder when it comes to transportation. Although it does not seem very important, if handled properly, it will cause some problems, so we have to be very careful. When we choose FOB, the transportation will be arranged by us and the cargo rights are in our hands. In case of CIF, the transportation is arranged by the factory, and the cargo rights are also in their hands. When there is a dispute or some unexpected situation, the selection of freight forwarders will be decisive. Then how do we choose a freight forwarder? 1)If your supplier is relatively large in China, and you have worked with it for a long time, you trust it for good cooperation, and your shipment is of a large volume (100 HQ per month or more), then I suggest that you choose a large-scale world-class freight forwarder, such as Panalpina they have their advantages: Those company have very mature operation, a ...

Many of those in the shipping industry have been following the discussion about China’s announcement of its Import Ban on certain recycling products, to go into effect by the end of 2017. Among the items included on the list are most scrap plastics (“including polymers of ethylene, styrene, vinyl chloride and PET…”) and mixed paper. China already notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intent to ban the import of certain scrap materials. CHINA’S DECISION WILL HAVE A CRUCIAL IMPACT ON U.S. EXPORTS INTO CHINA AS THE U.S. EXPORT MARKET IS BASED ON COMMODITY EXPORTS. This means the ban will also have a major impact on ocean carriers, forwarders, NVOCCs, truckers, warehouses, and labor. You may already have heard some of the announcements from the carriers that they will not accept any scrap bookings into China from the U.S. According to ISRI, with more than $5.6 billion in scrap commodities exported from the U.S. to China last year alone, the trade in specification-grad...

THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AS INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE WAS PROGRESSING, THE NEED FOR COMMON CODES OF CONDUCT AND CONTRACT CREATED THE INCOTERMS RULES. Since 1923, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has been publishing these rules, creating the framework in which a deal is executed, and determining the obligations, costs and risks between the seller and the buyer. Ever since then, one has to search real hard to find a commercial invoice between two parties that doesn’t have those distinct three letter codes that determine who is responsible for payment and risk throughout the cargo’s journey from origin to destination. The latest amendment of the 2010 version classifies the Incoterms into two categories. 1.Incoterms for any mode of transportation: EXW Ex Works FCA Free Carrier CPT Carriage Paid To CIP Cost, Insurance and Freight DAT Delivered At Terminal DAP Delivered At Place DDP Delivered Duty Paid 2.Incoterms for sea and inland waterway transport: FAS Free Al...

Have you ever encountered such situation, you have purchased some personal cargo from China, but you have no idea about how the delivery? International express is highly priced, you may resort to sea or air transportation, but you know little about customs declaration and customs clearance, and ultimately you have to entrust it to a trading company, which results in complex links, poor communication, high cost, and longtime consumption. FIC   has spotted this growing market and established a special department for to provide one-stop services to those customers. We have filed the right to import and export in the company’s name, so we can operate declarations for import and export of personal items, and we are familiar with the private goods operation methods of major carriers and airlines, while our professional customer service staff can provide you with better programs, help you simplify processes, save time and money. With real-time information updates, you will be kept abrea...

If the products that you import from China belong to a brand, you should be careful and check before shipment whether the brand is on file at China’s customs to avoid losses caused by any possible infringement. If your brand is not on file at China’s customs, you should hurry to make it on file in order to prevent others from registering it. If your brand is on file at China’s customs, you should check and verify it carefully because of possible loopholes that may be taken advantage of by others. For detailed information, please check specific cases in “ Intellectual Property Rights ” on our website. PS: Now these services are available and free.

This is a powerful and free inquiry tool . The real-time data come from China’s customs and docks. You can check the real-time condition of your containers at docks and customs by inputting your container numbers only. For example, you can know when the factory picks up a container at a dock, when a cargo is handed over to a dock, when customs declaration is done, when customs clearance is allowed, when sailing starts, whether there is an inspection, whether there is a delay, and reasons for the delay. You can know the latest news without having to consult forwarders or Chinese factories. From now on, your suppliers and forwarders will be unable to allow any delay of cargoes. If they don’t finish encasement on time or miss the sail schedule because of incorrect operations, they will be unable to find any pretexts. search website:http://www.fic-logistics.com/query/customs-inquiry.html

  We should especially beware of high temperatures in summer. The vulnerable ones mentioned here are not people but cargoes. Cargoes? How can we protect them from heat? Are we supposed to cool them? Yes! On some ocean routes, especially shipping routes by way of the equator, the temperature inside a container unfortunately put on the top of a vessel can reach 65 Celsius degrees at most under the blazing sun, because heat dissipation can’t be achieved in a container. Some commodities vulnerable to high temperatures may be damaged, or their service life may be reduced. Then, what should we do? It’s actually easy to deal with. When we book a cargo space, we can apply for a space under board. In this way, we can solve such problems. If you have any questions you can consult us at any time·····