Air Freight

These two terms are usually used interchangeably in business. However, just as in different business fields, many such terms in the world are actually the same, and their meanings are different for everyone. Although many people will use them alternately most of the time, many people involved in international air cargo transportation will know the key differences between them.

If we do not understand the differences of some of these terms, it may cause confusion in the transportation of air cargo, and may lead to misunderstandings about the financial implications of how the cargo is transported.

For fragile air transportation, what are the packaging requirements? The first task is to ensure that the goods are not squeezed. So how can we prevent the packaging from squeezing? Generally speaking, the properties of fragile products are almost the same. Take glass for example, a good glass for safe air transportation must be placed under pressure. At this time, foam, thick paper and wooden packaging can be used. The samples are very reliable, but there is a disadvantage: high cost, complex process and long time-consuming. Of course, if the value of goods is high, you can try. In order to ensure that goods do not collide, how can they not collide? That is, as much foam and buffer around and inside as possible, it can not only prevent collisions, but also play a protective role. All foam is a good packaging material, especially suitable for air transportation and transportation packaging of fragile goods.

Insured transportation refers to a special mode of transportation jointly determined by the logistics company and the shipper based on the shipper's declaration of the value of the goods. Insured transportation is that the shipper declares the actual value of its consigned goods to the carrier. For goods transported at insured price, the consignor shall pay a certain insurance fee in addition to the transportation fee. In the insured transportation, if all the goods are lost, compensation shall be made according to the insured declared price of the goods; Partial damage or loss of goods shall be compensated according to the actual loss; If the actual loss of the goods is higher than the declared price, compensation shall be made at the declared price; If the goods can be repaired, compensation shall be made according to the repair cost plus the repair delivery cost.

Fumigation (disinfection) of wood packaging is a compulsory measure taken to prevent harmful diseases and pests from harming the forest resources of importing countries. Therefore, for export goods containing wood packaging, the wood packaging must be disinfected before shipment, and fumigation (disinfection) is a way of disinfection.

Generally refers to materials used for packaging, bedding, supporting and strengthening goods. Such as wooden cases, wooden crates, wooden pallets, wood materials for warehouse mats, wooden barrels, wooden mats, sleepers, wooden liners, wooden shafts, wooden boxes, etc. Logs should be fumigated and marked with IPPC logo.

① Air freight is calculated by multiplying the weight by the unit price. The weight is in kilograms (kilograms). When the cargo is small and heavy, it is calculated according to the actual weight; When the cargo is large in volume and small in weight, it shall be calculated by volume.

② Volume weight is a method to calculate the weight of light goods in the transportation industry. Volume weight is the weight of goods that can be obtained by converting the volume of goods with the conversion formula.

③ Volume weight calculation formula = length cm × Width cm × The height is cm/6000, which is generally equivalent to 167 kg per cubic meter after conversion.