Misunderstandings in shipping are not uncommon. Is there a way for exporters and freight forwarders to communicate how to ship goods? Yes. For this purpose, the exporter prepares a Shipper’s Letter of Instruction. Shipper’s Letter of Instruction The Shipper’s Letter of Instruction (SLI) is a formal document that provides shipping instructions to the freight forwarder. …
Moving freight, whether domestically or internationally, requires a contract of carriage for freight. It is a document that sets the legal responsibilities (duties) of the parties to the agreement, the carrier and the shipper. Contract of carriage for freight A contract of carriage is a document that legally binds the shipper and the carrier. The …
It is important for countries to keep a record of transactions in foreign trade. Therefore, a business must carry out customs procedures to import or export. In the case of exports, shippers have to provide information on an export declaration form. What is an Export Declaration? An export declaration is a shipping document that contains …
Customs transit is a procedure under which goods are carried, under customs control, between two points of a customs territory via another customs territory. When it comes to transit in the European Union, there are two types of procedures – external and internal transit procedures. How to use external T1 transit declaration? T1 transit declaration …
When planning to send or receive a shipment, it is good to know what a waybill is. It is a document that allows to carry out customs clearance as it provides detailed information about the shipment. In the case of airfreight, the air waybill is such a document. What is an Air Waybill? The Air …
FCR (Forwarder’s Certificate of Receipt) is an international trade document. It is issued by members of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA in short), a non-government organization representing forwarders from all over the world. Who is a forwarder? A forwarder is a person or a legal entity dealing with organizing cargo shipping and …
A packing list, also known as a bill of parcel or delivery list, is one of the vital import documents. It is used when importing goods from outside the EU to an EU country and contains information on the products loaded onto the given means of transport. In this article, we introduce the packing list …
Certificate of Origin of a given cargo is a document used in international trade transactions. It confirms the origin of goods exported from the country of consignment. Certificate of Origin is necessary for some product groups to be accepted on the market. What is a Certificate of Origin? Certificate of Origin is one of the …
Many types of documents are used in international transport. One of them is a TIR carnet – an international customs document used when moving goods between at least two customs territories. TIR carnet Usually, under the TIR procedure, the goods are sealed by the customs authorities where the load or a part load of goods …
Many regulations and directives regulate international rail transport. One of the most important conventions developed by the OSJD – Organization for Cooperation of Railways, is SMGS or Agreement on the International Goods Transport by Rail. It regulates freight traffic in a certain area. The latest version came into force on July 15, 2015. The SMGS …