Notes on importing
Practical guidance on containers, landed cost, and the paperwork between a purchase order and a payment.
container-importing
FCL vs LCL: how each is priced and where the break-even actually falls
LCL is billed per cubic meter or per 1,000 kg, whichever is higher; FCL is a flat rate. Where the two cross, and why the real break-even comes earlier.
container-importing
ISF 10+2: what an importer must file before the ship sails, and what a late filing costs
The ISF is due 24 hours before your container is loaded at the foreign port, not when it arrives. The ten data elements, who files, and what late filing costs.
container-importing
The Container Control Method: six stages that keep an import from drifting
A six-stage method for running an import container: Order, Proforma, Shipped, Arrived, Received, Reconciled — with the document and the number that prove each stage.
container-importing
Demurrage vs detention: what each one charges for and how to avoid both
Demurrage is charged for a full container left at the terminal past free time. Detention is charged for carrier equipment kept outside the port. How each accrues, and how to stop them.