A Freight Forwarder China to Saudi Arabia Offering Door-to-Door Dual Clearance Service...

A Freight Forwarder China to Saudi Arabia Offering Door-to-Door Dual Clearance Service, Solving Leila's E-commerce Dilemma in Saudi Arabia

Leila runs an e-commerce business in Saudi Arabia and was looking for a reliable freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia to transport 2000 boxes of children's electric cars and a batch of fruits from China to Dammam Port in Saudi Arabia. Each type of goods was to be loaded into a 40-foot container. The children's electric cars could wait, but the fruits, though preserved, needed to be transported as soon as possible. Therefore, Leila required warehousing services, where the electronic products would be temporarily stored until the fruits arrived, and then both would be shipped at the fastest speed together.

The two types of goods came from four suppliers in Suzhou, Guangzhou, Hefei, and Shijiazhuang. Leila hoped to consolidate the goods from the four suppliers before transporting them together to Saudi Arabia. Although she knew we were a 26-year-old logistics company, she wondered if a traditional logistics company like ours could handle e-commerce logistics services.

Actually, as a freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia with many years of experience, our continuous improvement and keeping up with the times are inseparable. We promptly launch new businesses based on the latest needs of clients and the market. So, although we are a traditional logistics company, we constantly learn and improve, closely following the pulse of the logistics market. We have already started e-commerce compliant customs declaration services. Currently, many e-commerce customs declarations still use traditional methods, which are not compliant. What are the differences between e-commerce customs declaration and traditional customs declaration?

Firstly, the customs declaration methods differ. The customs declaration method for traditional trade is 0110, while for e-commerce, it is 1039, 9610, 9710, or 9810.

Secondly, the accompanying documents are different. For the 0110 customs declaration method, the accompanying documents are a packing list, invoice, and contract. But for e-commerce customs declaration, the only accompanying document is a packing list, as the seller ships the goods directly to the e-commerce platform's warehouse, such as Amazon's.

Thirdly, the trade transaction methods differ. Traditional trade generally uses terms like FOB, CIF, C&F, etc. For e-commerce customs declaration, it can only be CIF or C&F, as the freight cannot be paid by the overseas warehouse but must be paid by the seller.

Leila also mentioned that a key factor in finding a reliable freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia in China was that the logistics company must have its own warehouse, so the entire logistics process could be fully controlled to ensure timeliness and high-quality management of the goods. I told her we had an exclusive foreign trade warehouse in Yantian Port. Among the tens of thousands of freight forwarders in Shenzhen, only three freight forwarders China to Saudi Arabia have such capabilities.

We also have our own container fleet, and only 10% of our peers have their own fleets. The fruits were shipped from Vietnam. After Leila's Guangzhou office received the fruits, they called us, and I arranged for a truck to transport the fruits to our warehouse.

Leila's company was small, with everyone wearing multiple hats, so she told me she needed door-to-door delivery and assistance with export and import procedures. This is what we call dual clearance door-to-door service. As an experienced freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia, we can also provide export customs declaration and foreign customs clearance services. Leila was delighted to hear this. Nowadays, online shopping is popular, and many people shop overseas, but individuals are unfamiliar with customs clearance and other processes and don't know where to find a freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia that offers such services. We can provide both shipping customs declaration and foreign customs clearance services, followed by door-to-door delivery. This dual clearance service is very popular among clients. Doing these processes on their own is time-consuming and may lead to unnecessary detours. More seriously, if the processes are unfamiliar and documents have errors, they may not be able to pick up the goods, resulting in unexpected losses.

After the successful shipment and sailing, I prepared a certificate of origin and an original bill of lading for Leila. After Leila paid, I sent the original bill of lading to her. The goods safely arrived at Dammam Port in Saudi Arabia within the expected time. Then, I arranged for a local agent in Saudi Arabia to promptly collect the goods, clear customs, and send a truck to Leila's warehouse. When Leila saw the goods, she expressed her satisfaction.

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