Freight forwarders - Service at your doorstep

Freight forwarding is mainly done by companies who wish to supply a bulk of their merchandise nationally or internationally. It is fast gaining popularity internationally amongst those who wish to send goods to different destinations worldwide. In either case, freight forwarders come to your door to collect your parcel and then deliver it to your desired destination.

How does freight forwarding work?

Freight forwarders work on different parameters depending on the client’s needs. For bigger companies transporting a huge amount of cargo a lot more has to be taken care of than delivery of small to medium sized parcels so this may be more complicated and hence expensive. They basically provide logistics in terms of what has to be sent, within what time and how the packaging needs to be done. Goods can be sent via airplanes, trucks, ship or rail.

Freight forwarders take care of your goods and review the information needed to do this in terms of commercial invoice, shipper’s import/export declaration. After evaluation, the freight forwarding company will give the client the best bid they can offer for the delivery with the assurance of a speedy service from pick up point to destination. If it is agreeable to the client, the product is picked up and delivered in a hassle free manner by the freight forwarding company.