Common terms in the Logistics industry today

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What does PROSHIP's full logistics import-export service include?

Full customs service

Proship performs the following procedures and tasks for customers:

  • Complete the set of import and export documents; check HS Code; apply tax; temporarily calculate the total tax amount; Send the documents for the customer to sign and stamp, receive the documents at the customer's address
  • Register for specialized inspection procedures; Declare import and export customs declarations through Ecus software
  • Contact shipping lines and airline agents to receive delivery orders - D/O, authorization to receive goods
  • Submit the import-export dossier and customs declaration at the import-export border customs office; physical inspection of goods (goods inspection)
  • Customs clearance; arrange trucks (if retail cargo - LCL or air cargo), container trucks (if full container cargo - FCL) to deliver goods to the customer's warehouse; Return documents to your location and complete related work.

International shipping service

  • For goods exported from Vietnam to foreign countries: Proship provides Services according to conditions (Incoterms) such as CNF (Exporting Company delivers goods to the importing Company's seaport / airport) and CIF (Company's The exporting company delivers the goods to the importing company's seaport/airport and purchases international shipping insurance for the exported goods).
  • For goods imported from abroad to Vietnam: Proship provides Services according to conditions (Incoterms) such as EXW (Ex-works: picking up goods at the exporting company's warehouse), FCA (the exporting company bears the costs). domestic transportation to the export border gate) and FOB (The exporting company bears the cost of getting the goods ready for export).
Common terms in the Logistics industry today
Proship is one of the most professional and comprehensive logistics transport, import and export units today.

Specialized inspection services for import and export goods

During the process of implementing customs procedures, with goods subject to specialized inspection such as applying for an automatic import license, quality inspection, animal quarantine, plant quarantine, etc., customers need to Carry out procedures in accordance with State regulations.

Certificate of Origin (C/O) service

Global integration is a trend and import-export tax issues are of top concern in business transactions, so C/O is a truly necessary document (a document certifying the origin of goods, issued by Competent authority of the exporting country (in Vietnam issued by VCCI and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to the exporter), the exporter sends C/O to the importer so that the importer can be considered for tax exemption or reduction by the customs authority. import, according to the treaties that the exporting country and the importing country have signed with each other. Proship is an accurate consulting unit, helping customers determine the C/O form to be used for each case, determining its compatibility. C/O rules (for imported goods), procedures for making C/O for export goods, exported to other countries.

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Domestic transportation service

Transporting import and export goods in retail or in whole containers, transported by motorbike, car, truck, train, coastal transport ship or multimodal combination. We at Proship will advise customers on the most beneficial plan in terms of time/cost or the optimal balance between time & cost.

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Learn the most common Logistics terms today

The term Logistics is commonly used in all different industries and fields of goods transportation, which are listed as follows:

COMMON LOGISTICS TERMS Frequently used LOGISTICS TERMS
  • Freight forwarder: Freight forwarder
  • Consolidator: Consolidator (LCL consolidation)
  • Freight: Freight
  • Ocean Freight (O/F): Ocean freight
  • Air freight: Air freight
  • Sur-charges: Surcharges
  • Additional cost = Sur-charges
  • Local charges: Local charges
  • Delivery order: Delivery order
  • Terminal handling charge (THC): Fee for handling goods at the port
  • Handling fee: Handling fee
  • Seal: Lead
  • Documentations fee: Fee for making documents (bill of lading)
  • Place of receipt: Location to receive goods for transportation
  • Place of Delivery: Final place of delivery
  • Port of Loading/airport of loading: Port/airport of loading and unloading goods
  • Port of Discharge/airport of discharge: Port/airport of discharge
  • Port of transit: Port of transshipment
  • Shipper: The person who sends the goods
  • Consignee: The person who receives the goods
  • Notify party: Party receiving notification
  • Quantity of packages: Number of packages
  • Volume weight: Volume weight (LCL charge)
  • Measurement: Unit of measurement
  • As carrier: The person who transports
  • As agent for the Carrier: Agent of the carrier
  • Shipmaster/Captain: Captain
  • Liner: Market ship
  • Voyage: Ship trip
  • Charter party: Bill of lading for chartering a ship
  • Ship rail: Ship railing
  • Full set of original BL (3/3): Full set of original bill of lading (usually 3/3 original)
  • Back date BL: Bill of lading signed back date
  • Container packing list: List of containers on board
  • Means of conveyance: Means of transport
  • Place and date of issue: Date and place of release
  • Freight note: Freight note
  • Ship's owner: Ship owner
  • Merchant: Merchant
  • Bearer BL: Anonymous bill of lading
  • Unclean BL: Imperfect Bill of Lading (Clean BL: Perfect Bill of Lading)
  • Laytime: Unloading time
  • Payload = net weight: Weight of packed goods (inside)
  • On deck: On deck, on deck
  • Notice of readiness: Notice that the goods are ready for loading/unloading
  • Through BL: Through bill of lading
  • Port-port: Delivered from port to port
  • Door-Door: Delivery from warehouse to warehouse
  • Service type: FCL/LCL service type
  • Service mode: Service method
  • Multimodal/Combined transport operation =MTO/CTO: Multimodal transport service provider
  • Consignor: Shipper (= Shipper)
  • Consigned to order of = consignee: Consignee
  • Container Ship: Container ship
  • Named cargo container: Specialized container
  • Stowage: Line up
  • Trimming: Leveling and raking goods
  • Crane/tackle: Crane
  • Cu-Cap: Cubic capacity: Can be packed volume of the container (outside the container shell)
  • On board notes (OBN): Notes on board
  • Said to contain (STC): Declaration includes
  • Shipper's load and count (SLAC): the shipper loads and counts the goods
  • Hub: transfer station
  • Pre-carriage: Domestic transportation of export containers before the container is loaded onto the ship.
  • Carriage: Sea transport activities from the time the container is loaded onto the ship at the loading port to the unloading port
  • On-carriage: Domestic transportation of imported containers after the container is unloaded from the ship.
  • Intermodal: Combined transport
  • Trailer: Trailer
  • Clean: Perfect
  • Place of return: Place of return after packing (according to EIR slip)
  • Dimension: Size
  • Tonnage: Capacity of a ship
  • Deadweight – DWT: Ship's tonnage
  • Slot: whether a seat (on the train) is available or not
  • Railway: Railway transport
  • Pipelines: Pipelines
  • Inland waterway: River and inland waterway transport
  • PCS (Panama Canal Surcharge): Surcharge for crossing the Panama Canal
  • Labor fee: Labor fee
  • International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code): Dangerous goods code
  • Estimated schedule: Estimated schedule of the ship
  • Ship flag: Ship flag
  • Weightcharge = chargeable weight
  • Tracking and tracing: Check the status of goods/mail
  • Weather in berth or not – WIBON: Bad weather
  • Proof read copy: The shipper reads and checks again
  • Free in (FI): Free in placement
  • Free out (FO): Free from unloading
  • Laycan: Time the ship arrives at the port
  • Full vessel's capacity: Full vessel
  • Order party: Party giving orders
  • Marks and numbers: Symbols and numbers
  • Multimodal transportation/Combined transportation: Multimodal transportation/combined transportation
  • Description of package and goods: Description of package and goods
  • Equipment: Equipment (see whether the ship still has containers or not)
  • Container condition: Condition of the container (heavy or light packing)
  • DC-dried container: Dry cargo container
  • Weather working day: Good weather working day
  • Customary Quick dispatch (CQD): Quick unloading (as is customary at the port)
  • Security charge: Security fee (usually by air)
  • International Maritime Organization (IMO): International maritime organization
  • Laydays or laytime: Number of days of loading/unloading or loading/unloading time
  • Said to weight: Declared weight
  • Said to contain: Said to contain
  • Time Sheet or Layday Statement: Time sheet for loading/unloading bonuses and penalties
  • Free in and Out (FIO): Free loading and unloading
  • Free in and out stowed (FIOS): Free of loading, unloading and arrangement
  • Shipped in apparent good order: Goods loaded on the ship appear to be in good condition
  • Laden on board: Loaded goods on board
  • Clean on board: Perfectly loaded on board
  • Stowage plan–Stowage plan
  • SCS (Suez Canal Surcharge): Surcharge for crossing the Suez Canal
  • COD (Change of Destination): Surcharge for change of destination
  • Freight payable at: Freight paid at…
  • Elsewhere: Payment elsewhere (other than POL and POD)
  • Transshipment: Transfer of conveyance
  • Consignment: Shipment
  • Partial shipment: Partial shipment
  • Airway: Airway
  • Seaway: Seaway
  • Road: Road transport
  • Endorsement: Endorsement
  • To order: Delivery according to order…
  • FCL (Full container load): Goods in full container
  • FTL (Full truck load): Goods delivered by full truck
  • LTL (Less than truck load): Retail goods do not fill the truck
  • LCL (Less than container load): LCL cargo
  • Metric ton (MT): Metric ton = 1000 kg gs
  • CY (Container Yard): Container yard
  • CFS (Container freight station): Warehouse for retail cargo operations
  • Freight collect: Freight paid later (collected at the port of discharge)
  • Freight prepaid: Prepaid freight
  • Freight as arranged: Freight as agreed
  • Gross weight: Total weight of the marble
  • Lashing: Lashing, tying
  • Volume: Volume of books
  • Shipping marks: Code symbol
  • Open-top container (OT): Container with open roof
  • Verified Gross Mass weight (VGM): Declaration of total weight of goods
  • Safety of Life at sea (SOLAS): Convention on the safety of human life at sea
  • Trucking: Domestic transportation fee
  • Inland haulauge charge (IHC): Domestic transportation
  • Lift On-Lift Off (LO-LO): Lifting fee
  • Forklift: Forklift
  • Closing time/Cut-off time: Cut-off time
  • Estimated to Departure (ETD): Estimated time of train departure
  • Estimated to arrival (ETA): Estimated time of ship arrival
  • Opmit: The ship did not dock at the port
  • Roll: Missed the train
  • Delay: Delayed, slow compared to the train schedule
  • Shipment terms: Delivery terms
  • Free hand: Goods from customers directly
  • Nominated: Designated goods
  • Flat rack (FR) = Platform container: Ground container
  • Refferred container (RF) – thermal container: Insulated container for packing cold goods
  • General purpose container (GP): General purpose container (usually)
  • High cube (HC = HQ): High container (40'HC)
  • Tare weight: Weight of Container shell
  • Dangerous goods note: Dangerous goods note
  • Tank container: Liquid tank container
  • Container: Cargo container
  • Cost: Cost
  • Risk: Risk
  • Freighter: Cargo aircraft
  • Express airplane: Express delivery plane
  • Seaport: Seaport
  • Airport: Airport
  • Handle: Make goods
  • Negotiable: Transferable
  • Non-negotiable: Not transferable
  • Straight BL: Specific bill of lading
  • Free time: Free time to store containers and warehouses
  • AFR: Japan Advance Filling Rules Surcharge (AFR): Advance declaration fee (Japanese AFR rules)
  • CCL (Container Cleaning Fee): Container cleaning fee
  • WRS (War Risk Surcharge): War surcharge
  • Master Bill of Lading (MBL): Master Bill of Lading (from Lines)
  • House Bill of Lading (HBL): House Bill of Lading (from Fwder)
  • Shipped on board: Delivered on board
  • Connection vessel/feeder vessel: Connecting vessel/feeder vessel
  • CAF (Currency Adjustment Factor): Surcharge for foreign exchange rate fluctuations
  • EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge): Fuel surcharge (for Asia route)
  • PSS (Peak Season Surcharge): Peak season surcharge.
  • CIC (Container Imbalance Charge): Additional fee for imported goods
  • GRI (General Rate Increase): Freight surcharge
  • PCS (Port Congestion Surcharge): Port congestion surcharge
  • Chargeable weight: Chargeable weight
  • Security Surcharges (SSC): Security surcharges (air cargo)
  • X-ray charges: Scanner surcharge (air goods)
  • Empty container: Empty container
  • FIATA: International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations: Federation of International Freight Forwarders Associations
  • IATA: International Air Transport Association: International Air Transport Association
  • Net weight: Net weight
  • Oversize: Oversized
  • Overweight: Overload
  • In transit: In transit
  • Fuel Surcharges (FSC): Fuel Surcharges = BAF
  • Inland customs deport (ICD): Inland customs deport
  • Chargeable weight: Chargeable weight
  • Security Surcharges (SSC): Security surcharges (air cargo)
  • X-ray charges: Scanner surcharge (air goods)
  • Empty container: Empty container
  • FIATA: International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations: Federation of International Freight Forwarders Associations
  • Departure date: Departure date
  • Frequency: Frequency of trips/week
  • Shipping Lines: Shipping lines
  • NVOCC: Non vessel operating common carrier: non-vessel transportation service provider
  • Airlines: Airline company
  • Flight No: Flight number
  • Voyage No: Train number
  • Terminal: Ben
  • Transit time: Transit time
  • Twenty feet equivalent unit (TEU): Cont 20 feet
  • Dangerous goods (DG): Dangerous goods
  • Pick up charge: Fee for collecting goods at the warehouse
  • Charterer: The person who charters the ship
  • DET (Detention): Fee for storing containers at a private warehouse
  • DEM (Demurrrage): Fee for storing containers at the yard
  • Storage: Port storage fee
  • Cargo Manifest: Cargo manifest
  • Hazardous goods: Dangerous goods
  • Agency Agreement: Agency contract
  • Bulk Cargo: Bulk cargo
  • BL draft: Draft bill of lading
  • BL revised: Bill of lading revised
  • Shipping agent: Shipping agent
  • Shipping note: Shipping note
  • Remarks: Attention
  • International ship and port security charges (ISPS): Security surcharges for international ships and ports
  • Amendment fee: Fee for amending BL bill of lading
  • AMS (Advanced Manifest System fee): Requires detailed declaration of goods before the goods are loaded onto the ship (USA, Canada)
  • BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor): Fuel price fluctuation surcharge
  • BAF/FAF fee: Fuel surcharge (for European routes)
  • BL draft: Draft bill of lading
  • BL revised: Bill of lading revised
  • Shipping agent: Shipping agent
  • Shipping note: Shipping note
  • Remarks: Attention
  • International ship and port security charges (ISPS): Security surcharges for international ships and ports
  • Amendment fee: Fee for amending BL bill of lading
  • AMS (Advanced Manifest System fee): Requires detailed declaration of goods before the goods are loaded onto the ship (USA, Canada)
  • BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor): Fuel price fluctuation surcharge
  • BAF/FAF fee: Fuel surcharge (for European routes)
  • FOT (Free on truck): Delivery on truck
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The role of Logistics in the country's economy

Developing the Logistics Services industry will effectively contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the economy and country. Facing the current strong global trend, fierce competition between countries around the world is increasing, making Logistics Services one of the country's strong competitive advantages. family. Countries that are well connected to the global Logistics Service network can have greater access to markets and consumers from countries around the world.

Common terms in the Logistics industry today
The Logistics industry plays an extremely important role in current socio-economic activities.

Developing Logistics Services also brings huge benefits to the economy. Logistics is an effective, chain-based integrated activity that is of decisive importance to the competitiveness of each country's industry and trade. For developed countries like Japan and the US, the Logistics industry contributes about 10% of GDP.

As for less developed countries, this rate can be higher than 30%. The development of Logistics Services is meaningful in ensuring that production and business operations of other services are guaranteed in terms of quality and time. Once Logistics develops in a good direction, it will increase the ability to reduce costs and improve product and service quality.

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