Many entrepreneurs had time to understand the advantage of importing the goods in small batches. Delivery of groupage cargo is both the most promising direction in logistics, and the most difficult. To understand this duality, you need to find out what these groupage cargoes are.
Delivery of small consignments
In fact, this is a special service for the delivery of small consignments of the most diverse in purpose goods to one place or along the same route, however, belonging to different owners. This allows small and medium-sized businesses to import the required goods from abroad with minimal investment of time and money. This results in the best possible profit.
But, for example, the delivery of groupage cargo from China can turn into a real headache for those who participate in it. And this will be due to the inability of the transport company to competently organize such a complex process.
Organization of transportation
Let's take a look at the entire procedure for the international delivery of such goods:
- Negotiating with suppliers, receiving goods to the assembly warehouse. At this stage, it is important to take into account the time required for the preparation of accompanying documents and prepare everything for the time of shipment.
- If necessary, cargo handling should be carried out at the warehouse: sorting, weighing, repackaging, container application. It is advisable to insure the cargo against possible damage, loss or other damage. This is especially important for urgent shipments, when the slightest delay can result in financial losses on the part of the customer.
- Registration of all documentation required for the transportation and import of goods.
- Control of cargo transportation and customs inspection. Preparation of the required documents, declaration, payment of taxes, duties and fees.
- Delivery of cargo to a place agreed in advance: warehouse of the shipping company or the warehouse of the customer.
Calculation of the cost of transportation
Often, the tariff for the carriage of goods can be calculated only individually due to the non-standard weight and dimensions of the cargo. Price lists are compiled by loading meters, or for pallet cargo.
In addition, the final cost is highly dependent on transport prices, the change in which depends on demand and seasonality. In autumn, there is an annual sharp jump in prices. At the end of December, the price of delivery of goods from China, for example, can be almost 2 times higher than the average annual.
Well, one more thing that affects the cost of transportation is regularity. If the customer draws up a contract for carriage, for example, weekly on Wednesdays for a certain product, then his rate will be significantly lower than in the case of unplanned orders on different days.
