The operation process and risk warning of designated goods

Appointed goodsIt refers to the freight forwarder designated by the foreign buyer, and the freight forwarder is responsible for arranging the transportation of the goods. Usually refers to FOB, EXW and other goods paid by freight (that is, goods whose freight is borne by foreign buyers).

The operation process of the designated goods

First of all, the freight forwarder designated by the buyer (hereinafter referred to as the foreign agent) sends an email or contacts its domestic company or partner through other contact methods to inform the shipper of the contact information.

Secondly, after receiving the shipper's contact information, the domestic freight forwarder will contact the shipper to inquire about the status of the goods, and notify the foreign agent by sending an email or other means. If the goods are ready, you can inform the other party of the expected shipment information and ask if you can arrange the shipment. If you use the booking appointment number of a foreign agent, you must also ask for the booking appointment number from it, so as to submit it to the shipping company.

Special attention should be paid to the fact that the designated goods follow the instructions of the consignee, not the consignor.When the consignor has any unconventional requirements, he must inform the foreign agent, and the arrangements can only be made after obtaining the permission of the foreign agent, otherwise the consignor's request will not be accepted. Especially when operating the consignor's goods for the first time, more attention should be paid. to avoid unnecessary trouble.

After receiving the permission instruction from the foreign agent, you can arrange the booking, trailer declaration and other matters. Of course, for long-term stable cargo, you can inform the other party of the voyage information while booking the space. At the same time, you need to ask the other party what format of HBL to issue. Generally speaking, it will be the HBL provided by a foreign agent.

During the period of arranging the shipment of the goods, if there is any update on the status of the goods and any problems encountered, you must communicate with the foreign agent in time.

After the goods are shipped and the bill of lading is issued, you need to ask the foreign agent how much the handling charge is, and then send it to the foreign country together with MBL, HBL, PSS (profit sharesheet), and other customs clearance documents (if the agent asks you to ask for it) acting.

In addition, since there may be multiple cooperative agents in the same country, do not confuse the goods between different agents to avoid unnecessary embarrassment.And if your company has its own branch in the country, you should not disclose the information of the branch to the foreign agent. This will make the foreign agent feel that you are competing with him, which will affect future cooperation.

★What are the risks of specifying the goods?★

Since the bill of lading issued by the freight forwarder to the consignor is HBL (freight forwarding bill of lading) instead of MBL (shipping company bill of lading), and HBL cannot really achieve the purpose of controlling cargo rights, it will cause foreign agents to "release the goods without bills of lading", that is, overseas In the absence of HBL, the agent takes the goods from the shipping company by virtue of its MBL and releases them to the consignee, resulting in a situation where the consignor has no money for the goods.

Of course, there are very few cases where goods are delivered without a bill of lading.However, when exporters and importers cooperate for the first time, they still need to pay attention to this issue. The consignee should be urged to pay for the goods as soon as possible.

Expansion: About HBL/MBL/OBL

•HBL---HouseB/L (freight bill)

•MBL---MasterB/L (ship owner's bill)

•OBL---OriginalB/L (original list)

The difference between the three:

1. The issuing subject is different:MBL is the bill of lading issued by the shipping company, and HBL is the bill of lading issued by the freight forwarder based on the MBL, which is issued by the freight forwarder. HBL is not issued as soon as you want to issue it. The subject that issues HBL must at least have an agent at the port of destination.

2. Look up differently:MBL is in the name of the shipping company, and HBL is in the name of the freight forwarder.

3. The receiving method of the destination party is different:MBL can directly pick up the goods from the shipping company, and HBL must be exchanged for MBL from the freight forwarding agent at the port of destination. Then use the MBL to pick up the goods, commonly known as order exchange. Or the customer at the port of destination can directly find the agent of the freight forwarder to pick up the goods with HBL.

4. The scope of application is different:MBL is applicable to FCL; while LCL, the freight forwarder can only sign HBL for the customer, or telex release. Because the shipping company will not help you consolidate the container, nor will it help you divide the cargo at the destination port. In this case, only HB/L or electric discharge can be produced.

Although the shipowner's bill (MB/L) is the most basic title certificate, it is rigid and you cannot control many terms in it. If you are doing L/C, but you can’t produce it within the specified delivery date and can’t get on the ship, you can choose HB/L and ask the freight forwarder to back-end the bill of lading for you. If you do L/C, no special requirements for the ship (such as: ship age, ship registration, ISMCODE, freight certificate, port of call, ship certificate, etc.) were found during the document review, and the shipping company cannot issue these, what to do? If you do not submit the documents as required, you will not be able to settle the foreign exchange. If the L/C does not clearly stipulate that you do not accept the freight bill, Shipper will generally choose the freight bill.

Another thing is: when the shipper has not received the payment from foreign customers, it may be required to sign the delivery bill in order to control the goods and avoid empty money and goods.

There is also a rather special situation: when a third party is involved, the intermediary may require the signing of the delivery bill to protect business secrets if the intermediary does not want the final customer to know the source of the goods and other information.

Issuing the shipowner's bill is a safer choice for both the shipper and the freight forwarder. For the consignor, the reputation and safety factor of the shipowner is higher than that of the freight forwarder, and generally they will trust the shipowner. It is also relatively safe for the freight forwarder, there is no need to use an agent, and if the agent leaves with the goods, the freight forwarder will be worthless and even go bankrupt. Therefore, if the export of the whole container is less than 10,000, the freight forwarder is not very willing to sign the shipping bill.

Fees: The shipowner generally does not incur any fees for picking up the goods at the single destination port. The freight forwarder will definitely charge the order change fee of the customer at the destination port (it may also be paid by the consignor to the freight forwarder, and the freight forwarder will settle with the agent separately).

Extended information

bill of ladingIt is the ocean bill of lading (HouseB/L) issued by the freight forwarding company itself.

FCLBoth H and M orders can be issued,LCLIf so, it must be an H order.

original bill of lading,Refers to the "bill of lading" issued by the carrier or the person entrusted by it to pick up the goods from the carrier and claim the rights. If multiple original bills of lading are issued, it shall be stated in the issuance terms that when one of the original bills of lading is used to pick up the goods, the remaining original bills of lading will automatically become invalid.

master bill of lading(also known as ocean bill of lading, shipowner's bill of lading) English: MASTERBILL (MB/L), shipowner's bill of lading refers to the ocean bill of lading issued by the shipping company (MasterB/L, also called master bill, sea bill, M bill for short), which can be issued To the direct shipper (at this time, the freight forwarder does not have a bill of lading).