Common terms of international freight forwarder knowledge
1. ORC: Original Receiving Charge;
2. DDC: Destination Delivery Charge;
3. THC: Terminal Handling Charge;
4. BAF: Bunker Adjusted Factor fuel surcharge, or FAF (Fuel Adjusted Factor);
5. CAF: currency adjustment factor currency depreciation surcharge;
6. DOC: Document fee;
7. PSS: Peak Season Surcharge: Peak Season Surcharge;
8. AMS: America Manifest System.
What does the international freight forwarder mainly do?
The responsibility of international freight forwarders refers to the responsibility of international freight forwarders as agents and parties. In terms of the traditional status of international freight forwarders, as agents, they are responsible for booking space, keeping and arranging the transportation, packaging, insurance, etc. of goods for the consignors or owners, paying freight, insurance, packaging, customs duties, etc. on their behalf, and then charging a certain agency fee (usually one percentage point of the total fee). All the above costs shall be borne (or will be borne) by the customer, including all the expenses incurred by the international freight forwarder for the transportation, storage, insurance, customs declaration, visa, acceptance of bills of exchange, and all other expenses incurred by the international freight forwarder due to reasons beyond the control of the international freight forwarder. The customer can only get the right to pick up the goods after paying the above expenses in full before picking up the goods. Otherwise, the international reward agent has a lien on the goods and has the right to sell the goods in a proper way to compensate for the fees it should collect. As a pure agent, international freight forwarders are usually responsible for the faults of themselves and their employees. Their mistakes and omissions include: failing to deliver the goods as instructed; Negligence in insurance despite instructions; The customs declaration is incorrect; Transport the wrong destination; Failure to obtain tax refund for re-export (import) goods according to necessary procedures; Deliver the goods without obtaining the payment from the consignee. The international freight forwarder shall also be responsible for the loss or damage of property or personal injury of a third party caused by its operation. If the international freight forwarder can prove that he has taken reasonable care of the choice of the third party, he generally does not bear the responsibility arising from the act or omission of the third party. The international freight forwarder, as a party, refers to an independent contractor who is responsible in his own name for providing the customer with the required goods. He shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of the carrier and sub-freight forwarder employed by him to perform the international freight forwarding contract. Generally speaking, what he contacts with customers is the price, not the agency fee. At present, the definition and business scope of the loan and transportation agent are different in the laws of different countries, but according to the scope of its responsibility, it can be divided into three situations in principle: **********, as an international freight forwarder, it is only responsible for its own mistakes and omissions; In the second case, as an international freight forwarder, he should not only be responsible for his own mistakes and omissions, but also make the goods arrive at the destination in good condition, which means that he should bear the responsibility of the carrier and the responsibility for causing losses to third parties; In the third case, the responsibility of the international freight forwarder depends on the provisions of the contract terms and the selected means of transport. For example, FIATA stipulates that the international freight forwarder is only responsible for the fault caused by itself or its employees. If he has fulfilled his duties when selecting a third person, he shall not be responsible for the act or omission of the third person. If it can be proved that he has failed to perform his duties, his liability shall not exceed that of any third party who has entered into a contract with him. It is precisely because of the different legal provisions of different countries that the responsibilities of international freight forwarders are required to be different.
