Generally, as long as the customer's credit can be confirmed, the freight forwarder appointed by FOB is unlikely to have problems. Therefore, after confirming the order with foreign customers, first of all, we should ask the customer for domestic agency information in time to check the agency qualification. If the other party does not have the qualification of NVOCC, be careful, because it is easy to register a freight forwarder now, and you can register for 10000 yuan. However, NVOCC is different. It needs to pay a deposit of 800000 yuan. Such companies dare not release goods without bills of lading.

In addition, ask the agent about the bill of lading. If the title of the bill of lading issued by the agent is different from that of the company registered by the Ministry of Communications, the agent is required to issue a letter of guarantee as the signing agent. This is to provide strong evidence for future claims for delivery without bills of lading.

The cost is to ask the agent to confirm the LOCAL cost in writing before booking. Some designated freight forwarders charge hundreds of booking fees or operating fees. Some document fees are surprisingly high, and some exchange rates are surprisingly high. If you find that the charges are unreasonable, you can discuss with this agent first. If it can be exempted, it can be exempted, and if it can be reduced, it can be reduced. In fact, many domestic agents rely on this to make money, while many foreign agents do not share profits. If it doesn't work, we have to complain to foreign customers. If the foreign customers are good, we can say something for you. Some fees can be waived. Forget it if the trade profit is high. It's really not easy to do freight forwarding in China now.

This is mainly about the bill of lading issued by the designated freight forwarder. The lowest risk is the shipowner's bill of lading. If it is a freight forwarder's bill of lading, it is possible to release goods without a bill of lading. After all, the freight forwarder is designated by the customer and has no initiative in the documents. As for the bill of lading, try to make it TO ORDER OF THE SHIPPER. If it is registered, the risk is not great, but it is troublesome to return and resell it.

1. Under FOB terms, the customer appoints the freight forwarder. Who pays the booking fee?

Some RMB fees such as booking fees are paid by the shipper.

2. If the customer appoints the freight forwarder, what should be confirmed to the customer before booking?

The customer only needs to ask the local contact information of the clearing agent to designate the freight forwarder. Then you should fax a letter of consignment to the freight forwarder, on which the number, gross weight, volume and voyage date of the goods should be listed in detail

3. Who should be the designated freight forwarder for customs declaration?

As far as the buyer and the seller are concerned, the customs declaration obligation belongs to whom according to the terms. In case of FOB export, the Seller shall be responsible for all expenses and operations incurred before embarkation, including customs clearance. As the risks before embarkation are also borne by the Seller, the Seller should try to ensure the control of goods and documents before embarkation.

4. Who will bear the cost of the inspection of the designated goods?

The freight forwarder is only an agent, and the inspection is due to the suspicion or spot check of the customs due to the problems of your company or the goods... It has nothing to do with the freight forwarder, so the shipper pays.