"In foreign trade transactions, international logistics is an essential step, and very important. Good control of international logistics will put the goods firmly in hand, not afraid of goods and money two empty.
Then we need a clearer understanding of the international logistics of several ways of release, on the one hand, to ensure the safety of the goods, on the other hand, can be delivered to the hands of customers through different ways in a timely manner, which means that the early recovery of the payment of goods, to avoid difficulties in capital turnover. The following highlights several ways of international shipping release and the difference: electric release (TELEX RELEASED):
Definition: is the abbreviation of telegraphic release. Through the electronic message or electronic information in the form of bill of lading information sent to the destination port of the shipping company, the consignee can be stamped with the electric release of the bill of lading electric release and electric release of the letter of guarantee for the exchange of the bill of lading. The shipping company notifies the agent of the port of destination to release the goods without the original bill of lading, as long as it proves that it is the consignee and the person who is released by electric discharge, then it can take delivery of the goods.
Advantages: convenient, fast, safe (to avoid the risk of losing the bill of lading).
Disadvantages: the consignor can not control the right of goods.
OCEAN BILL (B/L maritime transport bill of lading):
Definition: the original bill of lading issued by the shipping company. It is a kind of material right certificate, according to which the consignee can withdraw the goods, it can be endorsed and transferred, it is an important document; SHIPPER will get the original bill of lading from the freight forwarder, scan it to CNEE, arrange the payment, and then SHIPPER will send the whole set of bill of lading by courier to CNEE, and CNEE will withdraw the goods with the original bill of lading for the bill of lading; sea bill of lading is used a little bit more.
Advantages: It is convenient for the buyer to pick up the goods immediately, simplify the procedure and save the cost.
SWB (Sea Waybill)
SWB (Sea Waybill):
Definition: SEA WAYBILL for short, is a form of bill of lading. Once SWB is issued, the cargo right will be transferred from SHIPPER to CNEE, that is to say, CNEE can go to pick up the cargo directly, SWB does not need the original, and does not need the electric discharge fee, for the trust of the company can be used in this form of discharge. Advantage: It is fast to issue the bill, fast to pick up the goods, convenient and fast. Disadvantages: generally no way to control the goods. Scenario: 1. All received payment can be out of the sea waybill, 2. multinational corporations, China is a subsidiary of the parent company is specifically responsible for foreign procurement in order to pick up the goods convenient, fast can be out of the sea waybill.
Destination port release order:
Definition: the meaning of release of goods. This release is used less, in the following special circumstances, will be used in this release: bill of lading lost, written by the consignor of the letter of guarantee to the shipping company or agent to release a single to the consignee; bill of lading out of the late, and the goods to the goods in order to pick up the goods earlier, you can also take the letter of guarantee instructions to release the goods.
Scenario: In the absence of special circumstances, generally do not use this method.
Difference:
1, SWB is a bill of lading with the ship, somewhat similar to electric release, once confirmed to do SEA WAY BILL, the goods to the port, the agent will directly put the goods to the consignee. 2, and electric release, even if the goods to the port of N for a long time, as long as the consignor did not notify the agent to release the goods in the form of a written agent will not be put on the consignee's. 3, SWB and B/B/B/L are the same as SWB, but they are not the same as SWB.
3, the main difference between SWB and B/L is that SWB does not have the role of documents of title, bill of lading is a document of title, bill of lading can be transferred by endorsement (indicative bill of lading), the sea waybill can not be transferred, the consignee of the bill of lading can only be the consignee of the sea waybill above.
Summary:
All transactions in the trade is down to the buyer and seller transactions, one hand to pay, one hand to deliver; as long as the collection of all the guests' payments, then, the above form of release of goods are no risk.
