RULES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GROUPAGE CARGO

Groupage cargo is a set of items of different weight, dimensions and other characteristics from different customers, which must be delivered along the same route. This method of delivery is beneficial for both the logistics company and the client, as it allows you to significantly save financial resources on international transportation. This is especially true for organizations that do not need to deliver goods from China in large volumes.

It is important to understand that the groupage cargo must include only compatible goods. Joint transportation of rapidly perishable foodstuffs and products with a long shelf life, metal products and dishes, fabrics and liquids, etc. is prohibited.

Transportation of groupage and general goods has many similarities. There are differences only in the initial and final stages:

1. Party preparation.
   Rapid acceptance of requests from several customers significantly speeds up the sending process.
   
   
2. Consolidation of goods in the warehouse.
   This is a very common service, as the manufacturing factory rarely agrees to pay for third-party costs (especially if they are not included in the final price).
   
   
3. Warehouse handling.
   At this stage, packaging or repackaging of products is carried out, due to which it is possible to optimally sort the goods and prevent the simultaneous transportation of incompatible products.
   
   
4. Formation of batches based on the direction of transportation.
   
   
5. Optimal route creation.
   
   
6. Preparation of accompanying documents, which are checked by customs officers.
   
   
7. Customs clearance.
   
   
8. Sending goods to a warehouse for temporary storage or to the customer's warehouse.

Such transportation is carried out in several ways: from warehouse to customer's door, from warehouse to warehouse or door to door. Most customers prefer the latter option: the address from which it is necessary to pick up the cargo and the geodata of its final point of arrival are indicated. The ordering party is the sender, recipient or third party. The same rules apply to payment for transport services.

Often, when calculating the cost of transportation, logistics companies are guided by volumetric weight (1 cubic meter is equal to 500 kg). Oversized goods have individual rates. It is important to know that when international transportation of groupage cargo is not on a turnkey basis, its owner will need to immediately discuss all additional services (packaging material, loading and unloading, etc.). If you ignore this moment, then by the time of his arrival, you can receive an invoice that significantly exceeds the estimated amount.

Delivery to the destination is the responsibility of both the customer and the customer service, logistics company. In the first case, these are:

• Consistency of packing data with factual information. Packaging must ensure the integrity and safety of the transported goods.
• Availability of certificates for goods requiring certification.
• Providing truthful product data.
• The presence of proper packaging (by your own efforts or with the help of the contractor).
  
  

The company providing the transport service, in turn, is responsible for:

• Fulfillment of deadlines for invoicing and preparation of an act of work done.
• Compensation for damage caused in case of loss or damage to goods (if this happened through the fault of the contractor). The amount of the payment should not exceed the declared value of the cargo.
• Timely notification of the client about changes in tariffs.