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What to Do When Bill of Lading Is Lost

What to Do When Bill of Lading Is Lost

What should you do if the Bill of Lading is lost? As is widely known, an ocean Bill of Lading is a document of title w...

Trade Terms #International Logistics#Bill of Lading#Trade Terms Mar 3, 2025
Switching Freight Forwarders Like Dating

Switching Freight Forwarders Like Dating

Why do you keep switching freight forwarders? Do you always feel like you cannot find the "right" forwarder? Price, tra...

Industry #International Logistics Feb 28, 2025
Freight Forwarder vs Shipping Line: Pros & Cons

Freight Forwarder vs Shipping Line: Pros & Cons

Want to ship goods but not sure whether to use a freight forwarder or go directly to a shipping line? Here's a 1minute b...

Shipping #International Logistics#Shipping Practice#Ocean Freight Feb 25, 2025
Which Country Wine Do You Prefer?

Which Country Wine Do You Prefer?

Friends, let us have a chat: which country's imported wine do you prefer to drink? Over the past decade or so, our te...

Import #Food Import#Import#International Logistics Feb 22, 2025
Import/Export Registration Process

Import/Export Registration Process

The Complete Guide to Obtaining Import/Export Rights Clients often ask me: "Do you offer foreign trade agency service...

Trade Terms #Import-Export Rights#Foreign Trade Filing#International Logistics Feb 19, 2025
Chargeable Weight Calculation: Air, Sea & Rail

Chargeable Weight Calculation: Air, Sea & Rail

“Hello everyone! If you ship goods regularly, you’ve probably been confused by various ‘chargeable weight’ and ‘chargeab...

Shipping #Chargeable Weight#Shipping Practice#International Logistics Feb 16, 2025
What Is Air Freight Palletization Fee?

What Is Air Freight Palletization Fee?

"Today I ran into a pretty typical situation. A client asked me for an air freight export quote, then turned around and...

Shipping #Surcharges#International Logistics#Shipping Practice Feb 13, 2025
Cheap Price AND Good Space? Not Taking That Client

Cheap Price AND Good Space? Not Taking That Client

Want it cheap, want early space, and want long payment terms? I can't afford this kind of client! Honest truth from t...

Industry #International Logistics Feb 10, 2025
Import Goods Out for Repair and Re-import

Import Goods Out for Repair and Re-import

Hello everyone. Yesterday we discussed how to bring exported goods back for repair. Today, let's cover the "reverse oper...

Import #Import#International Logistics#Return Shipment Feb 7, 2025
Export Goods Return for Repair and Re-export Guide

Export Goods Return for Repair and Re-export Guide

Recently we have handled quite a few “return for repair” cases — where goods that were already exported are brought back...

Industry #Export#International Logistics#Return Shipment Feb 4, 2025
Indonesia Customs Inspection Survival Guide

Indonesia Customs Inspection Survival Guide

"Everyone, I recently dealt with an Indonesian import customs clearance case that I just have to share with you! Befo...

Customs #Customs Clearance#Customs Inspection#International Logistics Feb 1, 2025
Agricultural Machinery Door-to-Door Import Process

Agricultural Machinery Door-to-Door Import Process

Hello everyone! Today let's talk about how an imported large agricultural machine worth millions and weighing over ten t...

Import #Machinery Import#Import#International Logistics Jan 29, 2025