You have probably heard the words carrier and forwarder by now. But you don’t know about them. In this article, we are going to discuss the subject of the forwarder and provide explanations about it. Follow us in this article to learn what Forwarder is and everything you need to know about it. kalabar International Transportation Company has included all the articles and terms that are used in the field of transportation in its blog section.
Definition of Forwarder
The word forwarder means to carry, to send, to advance and to help. The word forwarder in active form means the carrier or sender of goods. Forwarder in transportation means a person and a special activity, who designs and plans how to transport goods from origin to destination. In transportation and in its specialized texts, the forwarder is called Forwarding Agent. The term Forwarding Agent in transportation means a carrier or exporter.
There is a significant point about the forwarder, that is, the company or the carrier is not responsible for the physical transportation of the goods, but only designs and plans the method and process of moving the goods from the origin to the destination.
Who is the Forwarder?
One of the duties of forwarders or operators of transportation and handling of goods is to answer all the questions and problems of the sender or cargo owner in the field of transportation and handling of its cargo. In fact, forwarding means advising the cargo owners.
Forwarders have a lot of experience in transporting and moving cargo, so they must choose the best way to move cargo and goods so that the cargo and goods can reach their destination correctly and safely.
Forwarder duties
As we discussed in the above sections, we found that forwarders also have some duties. In this section, we discuss the duties of forwarders.
- Checkout
- Cargo insurance
- Collection of goods
- Advice to the customer
- Report to the customer
- Delivery of goods to customs
- Obtaining legal licenses
- Delivery of goods to the final destination
- Carrying out all customs formalities
- Obtaining all necessary documents
- Obtaining bills of lading from carrier companies
- Issuance of bill of lading and preparation of necessary documents
- Full supervision of the goods transportation process
- Carrying out warehousing of goods at the country of origin
- Issuance of necessary licenses by the forwarder
- Writing contracts and obtaining proceedings from carrier companies
- Signing a contract with the owner of the goods and accepting the civil liability of the contract
- Obtaining the necessary permits for the temporary entry of containers into the country
- Obtaining complete information from the customer in order to issue a invoice (proforma) and bill of lading.
Types of Forwarders in transportation
- Rail Forwarder Company
- Air Forwarder Company
- Forwarder shipping company (marine)
- Forwarder road transport company
The difference between Forwarder and Carrier
The activity of forwarder companies and carrier companies in the field of cargo transportation is international, but the scope of responsibility of these companies is different from each other. Forwarder companies sign contracts with the owners of the goods and undertake to move the goods, but the actions needed to coordinate and deliver the goods to the recipient and the destination country are the responsibility of the carrier companies.
In simpler and more understandable terms, it can be said that Forwarders are mediators between the sender/receiver and the carrier. But the carriers are responsible for the physical transportation of the goods, and according to the contract they have signed with the owner of the goods, they undertake to deliver the cargo safely to the final destination.
Conclusion
In this article, we have given you explanations about the concept of carrier. A carrier is a real person or company in the field of transportation in most countries. We also talked about carrier activities, carrier responsibilities, etc. Click to view other articles in the field of transportation.
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