"In foreign trade transactions, international logistics is an essential step, and very important. Good control of international logistics will put the goods firmly in the hands, not afraid of goods and money are 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 and the difference between the release of goods:
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 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 destination port to release the goods without the original bill of lading, as long as it proves that it is the consignee and the person to be released by electricity, 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):
Definition: abbreviation of SEA WAYBILL, a form of bill of lading. Once the SWB, the cargo right will be transferred from SHIPPER to CNEE, that is to say, CNEE can go to pick up the goods directly, SWB does not need the original, and does not need electricity to put the fee, for the trust of the company can be used in the form of this kind of release of goods.
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.
Use of the scene:
1. all received payment for goods can be out of the sea waybill.
2. multinational corporations, China's subsidiaries are exclusively responsible for foreign parent company procurement in order to pick up the goods conveniently, quickly 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 will not use this method.
Difference
1, SWB is a bill of lading with the ship, somewhat similar to electric discharge, but 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 Hong Kong N long, as long as the consignor did not notify the agent in writing to release the goods, the agent will not put the goods to the consignee.
3, the main difference between SWB and B/L is that SWB does not have the role of documents of title, the bill of lading is a document of title, the 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 bill of lading above the indication.
Summary
All the transactions of trade are in the final analysis the transaction between the buyer and the seller, one hand pays the money and the other hand delivers the goods; as long as the collection of the customer's payment, the above form of release of goods are no risk."
