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In international air freight, 'door-to-Door' and 'port-to-port' are two core service models. The core difference lies in the scope of service coverage, the boundaries of responsibility, and the convenience to shippers. The specific definition, service content and applicable scenarios are as follows.
1. 'Port-to-Port' service: only covers the core transportation of 'Airport to Airport'
'Harbour to Port' is a more basic service model in international air freight. The essence is that freight forwarding or airline is only responsible for the air freight process of transporting goods from the airport to the airport of departure, and does not involve other logistics operations outside the airport. The cargo owner must complete the 'connection of the two ends outside the airport' by himself.
1. Core service links
The cargo owner's responsibility: the cargo must be completed by himself, including cargo packaging, domestic inland transportation (transport the goods from their own warehouse/factory to the airport cargo station at the departure point), customs declaration and inspection at the airport at the departure point (if the cargo does not have customs declaration qualifications, it is necessary to entrust a third party to complete it); after the cargo arrives at the destination airport, the cargo owner must also arrange customs clearance of the destination (submit documents to the local customs and pay taxes), airport pickup (take the goods out of the destination airport cargo station), and subsequent inland transportation (transport the goods from the airport to the final delivery address, such as warehouses and stores).
Responsibility of the service provider: only responsible for the core air freight process of 'receiving cargo at the airport freight station at the departure point → loading transportation at the destination airport freight station' including booking (booking air freight positions with the airline), cargo security inspection, installation coordination, and ensuring the safety and timeliness of the cargo in the air freight process (such as normal flight connection and no damage or loss of cargo).
2. Applicable scenarios
The cargo owner has strong logistics operation capabilities: for example, he has a cooperative domestic transportation fleet, is familiar with the customs declaration and clearance process of the departure place/destination, or has a branch/destination company at the destination, and can handle the connection work outside the airport by himself.
Reduce logistics cost demand: Due to the lack of service links, the 'Hong Kong-to-Hong Kong' fee only includes air freight costs and airport freight station related miscellaneous fees (such as security inspection fees and warehousing fees), and the overall cost is lower than 'door-to-door', which is suitable for enterprises that are sensitive to costs and can independently handle the connection between the two ends (such as large foreign trade factories, trading companies engaged in international logistics for a long time).
2. 'Door-to-Door' service: full link 'one-stop' logistics coverage
'Door to door' is a more convenient integrated service model. Its essence is that freight forwarding or logistics service providers handle all the logistics links from 'the shipment address specified by the shipment owner' (such as factory or warehouse) to 'the final address specified by the recipient' (such as customer warehouse or store). The shipper does not need to participate in the intermediate operation, but only needs to do 'delivery during delivery and check the warehouse during delivery'.
1. Core service links
Service provider responsibility: cover 'full link operation', including:
Door-to-door pick-up: Arrange the vehicle to the designated address of the shipper (such as the factory) to collect the goods. Some services will also assist the shipper in simple packaging inspection and reinforcement;
Domestic connection: transport the goods from the pick-up address to the airport freight station at the departure point, and simultaneously complete the customs declaration and inspection at the departure point (including document review, submitting declaration materials to the customs, cooperating with inspection, etc.);
Core air transport: complete booking, cargo security inspection, installation, and transport the cargo from the airport where the departure is located to the destination airport;
Destination customs clearance: prepare customs clearance documents (such as bill of lading, invoice, packing slip, certificate of origin) in advance before the goods arrive, declare to the destination customs, and pay customs duties/value-added tax (some services include 'double clearance and tax collection', that is, customs clearance and taxes are borne by the service provider);
Destination delivery: After customs clearance is completed, the goods are collected from the destination airport cargo station, arranged inland transportation (such as truck delivery), and finally delivered the goods to the address designated by the recipient.
The owner's responsibility: only the goods and complete trade documents (such as commercial invoices, packing slips) must be prepared in advance, and the goods must be picked up during delivery, and the quantity and integrity of the goods must be checked when receiving the goods, without participating in any intermediate logistics operations.
2. Applicable scenarios
Cargo owners lack logistics operation capabilities: for example, small and medium-sized foreign trade companies, cross-border e-commerce sellers (such as Amazon sellers), they do not have customs declaration qualifications, are not familiar with the customs clearance rules of the destination, or have no partner at the destination, and they need a one-stop service that is 'worry-saving'.
Pursuing timeliness and convenience: In the 'door-to-door' service, logistics providers can coordinate the timeliness of the entire link (such as avoiding domestic transportation delays, causing missed flights, handling customs clearance in advance to reduce destination strands), and do not require multiple docking of cargo owners (only connecting with one logistics provider), which is suitable for scenarios with high demand for delivery timeliness and hoping to simplify logistics processes (such as emergency sample transportation, cross-border e-commerce stocking during festivals).
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