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Sea Import

RequirementsRUBY SINGH

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Content

What is Imports?

Parties involved in Sea Imports.

Enquiry Handling.

Preparation of the Quotation

Sea Import Procedure.

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What Is Import?

An import is any goods or servicesbrought from one country to anothercountry in a legitimate fashion

Different modes through which cargo canbe imported:

Air

Sea

Surface (road or rail)

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SEA IMPORTS

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Parties involved in sea imports are

The freight forwarder (FF) or consol agent

Their counter part agent (at destination)

Suppliers or the Shipper or Exporter

The Consignee or the Importer

Co-loader is also Freight Forwarder

The Carrier (shipping line)

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ENQUIRYHANDLING

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Enquiry from the client

N/N rates available fromShipping line

No

Get N/N ratesOr Revised

PrepareQuote

Submit toClient

Yes

Clientsacceptance for

the quote

Contact agentfor N/N rates

Review or revertagent forrevision

No

Cont.

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Get the

contract signed

Yes

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Preparation of Quotation

Quotation should be in prescribed formatadding nominal profit margin.

Sea freight quote shall always be given for20gp/40gp/40hc with the validity.

Other surcharges such as:

Bunkar Adjustment Factor (BAF)

Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF)

Shipping Line Delivery Order Fee

IGM Filling Charges (IFS)

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For Ex-works is concerned the basic costfactors which are quoted:

a) Pick-up & on forwarding (if any)

b) Custom Processing service charges

c) Handling Charges

d) Origin shipping line chargese) Miscellaneous charges

*

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The destination charges comprisesof

a)Shipping line/co-loader charges such as* IHC (if applicable)* TSA

* Container washing & survey

* THC

* Manifest charges

* D/O & Documentation charges

* Container Detention charges-if applicable* LCL charges-if applicable

b) Agents DO & documentation charges.

c) Custodian (CWC/CONCOR) charges.

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SEA IMPORT

PROCEDURE

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Obtaining Nomination & Shipment

Importer approves our quotation & thecontact is singed.

Nominate us as their official forwarder.

Give the details of our counterpart agent &the request them to forward to the shipper.

Counter part follow-up the shipment.

Book the cargo in prescribed shipping line.

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Checking Pre Alert

Port of Loading, port of Discharge, place ofDelivery.

Terms of Shipments

Gross weight, packages, If LCL cbm andFCL container.

On Board date and issue date of bill of

ladingCross verify bill of lading with

Invoice/Packing list

Check MBL and HBL details are same

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Destn agent files manifestwith the customs

Destn agent issues

CAN

Check whetherBRO is required

Inform importer& obtain BRO

Collect frt.

amount & issueDelivery ordera

Yes

No

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Check List for issuing D/O

Original HBL Duly endorsed by Consignee

If HBL surrendered collect copy of HBL andget confirmation from our agent on HBL

surrender If BRO please get HBL endorsement by bank

and also consignee endorsement

Collect the payment and release the DO fornew parties and one time parties

If consignee is enjoying credit period pleaserecheck with accounts and issue the DO

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