A fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider handles the entire logistical operations for manufacturing companies, including managing resources, technology, infrastructure, and can include the oversight of external 3PLs. They design, build and provide supply chain solutions for medium and enterprise businesses.
A fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider handles the entire logistical operations for manufacturing companies, including managing resources, technology, infrastructure, and can include the oversight of external 3PLs. They design, build and provide supply chain solutions for medium and enterprise businesses.
An Application Program Interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. Basically, an API specifies how software components should interact.
In the operations of a port, a licensed agent transacts the cargo ship's business, such as insurance or documentation, for the owner.
Arrival Notice is a notification provided by the carrier when a shipment has arrived at it's destination.
A base rate is the shipping cost of a parcel before potential surcharges and fees (such as handling or residential) are applied.
A legal document issued by couriers to shippers, that details the type, quantity and destination of the goods being carried.
A bonded warehouse is a warehouse operated by a private company in a foreign country.
Bulk cargo is commodity cargo transported unpackaged in large quantities.
A large quantity of goods shipped between geographical destinations.
Cost, insurance and freight(CIF) is an expense paid by a seller to cover the cost, insurance and freight of a buyer's order while it's in transit.
A company or a person legally entitled to transport goods by land, water or air.
When a carrier is responsible for shipment losses, damages or delays
An important international document declaring the country a package was originaling exported.
A legal demand made by a shipper or consignee aganist a carrier in respect to damaged or lost packages.
An entity of who is financially responsible for receipt of a shipment.
An individual or business responsible for the exchange of items between two or more parties.
When a goods are transported from one country to another country.
A document included with international parcels containing the required information about the goods inside the parcel.
The custom clearance process managed by counries of allowing import or export goods into and out of their country based on variable legal requirements
An offical government department that administers the import of goods into a country
A licensed firm responsible for faciliating the shipment and delivery of goods accross borders.
A tax imposed on the import and export of goods when they are transported across borders.
A method of raising small amounts of money from a large group of people for a project, product or business through the internet.
Delivery Duty Paid shipping is a type of delivery where the sellers takes responsibility for all the fees and risk of shipping goods.
Delivery Duty Unpaid is a type of delivery where buyers has to pay for all import customs clearance, duties, and taxes upon delivery.
Shipment pricing method by couriers where the size of the package is charged over the weight.
Refers to a stage in shipping when a product is packed and ready to ship.
A legal demand made by a shipper or consigneeA large warehouse hub specialized for retailers and wholesellers where goods are redistributed to other locations or customers. aganist a carrier in respect to damaged or lost packages.
A type of shipping container that will be picked up from a warehouse and delivered to the location decided by the customer.
Shipping goods a short distance via ground freight.
An individual or business responsible An online retail order fulfillment model where, instead of stocking products in a store, they are purchased directly from third-party suppliers and shipped directly to customers.for the exchange of items between two or more parties.
Government charges collected on the importing and exporting goods.
The date or time that a shipment is predicted to arrive at the location a customer provides.
A company operating vehicles performing services or carrying goods, that are not subject to the regulatory laws.
A type of freight shipping where goods and shipments will be delivered at a faster time than standard shipping.
The shipment of goods from one country to another country.
Final section of the parcel’s delivery journey, usually from the distribution warehouse to the location costomer provided.
A type of shipping where the supplier retains ownership and responsibility for goods until they are loaded ‘on board’ a shipping vessel
A geographic area where goods may be landed, stored, handled, manufactured, reconfigured and re-exported.
The bulk commodities and goods located in a container shipped by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.
The physical process of transporting bulk commodities and goods by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.
An extra fee that trucking companies (or third parties) charge to cover the fluctuating cost of fuel
The process of receiving, packaging and shipping goods.
All goods in the container are listed on a single Bill of Lading, and are owned by a single party.
ull truck loaded, meaning shipment will take up an entire truck by itself.
A form of value-added tax levied by governments on most products sold to the general public.
The entire weight of goods, packaging and container ready for shipment.
An internationally standardized system of names and numbers to classify traded products.
A business or a person that transports goods by road
A substance or material that determined is capable of posing risk to health.
The package is being transported
Receiving, storing, and disseminating incoming goods or material for use.
Freight shipped using two or more modes of transportation.
Supervision of inventory and replenishment of stock at optimal levels to make sure goods are always available for sale
An accounting document used by businesses to provide a record of the products shipped from a seller to a buyer.
A method of inventory control where goods must arrive at the warehouse at a specific time before being sold.
The basic unit of mass in the International System of Units(SI)
The process of taking different yet related SKUs and combining them in a pakage to create a new SKU.
Sea shipping cargo loads that are not large enough to fill a full shipping container.
A transportation of shipment or goods that does not require a full truckload.
A type of identification on a package describing what's inside a package, consisting of information like addresses, names, weight, and a tracking barcode.
Total price of a good or shipment that has arrived to customer.
A document issued by Customs in a destination country confirming that a particular shipment was entered/cleared through Customs
The overall process of how shipments are acquired, stored, and transported to final destination.
A Transport document that gives a detailed summary of all bills of lading or air waybills issued by a carrier
The lowest charge that can be assessed to transport a shipment.
The base weight of a product by itself, excluding the package
The location where a shipment is first picked up for transportation and delivery.
A process of storing, transporting and distributing goods and shipment to customers
A document which details the contents, dimensions and weight, of each package.
A packing slip is a document listing and recording the items sold which accompanies the goods in a parcel.
Legal lenaguage describing how money will be paid in a transaction.
A service of picking cargo up at shipper´s premises
An essential document proving that a delivery has been completed.
The process of setting aside goods until appropriate tests can certify the safety of the goods over a period of time.
A numerical limit on how much of a good or product can be imported during a specific time.
An offer to sell goods at a stated price under stated conditions.
The formula of specific factors that play a role in determining freight rates.
A fee added to shipping services from shipping carriers to the delivery a package to a residential address, rather than a business address.
The address of the sender of a parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered
Used by sellers to identify and track their inventory.
Small and medium-sized businesses whose personnel numbers fewer than a certain limits
A person or business responsible for preparing the shipment and cosigns the product to the carrier
Forms that accompany a shipment which included date and method of shipment and quantities and specifications of goods.
A document issued by the carrier to specify what items are to be transferred and confirms a shipment's booking on a vessel
Cloud software that is licensed on a subscription basis and delivered through the internet.
A processes of creating and fulfilling demands for goods and services
An additional fee added to a shipping cost by the carrier.
An additional tax on something already taxed
Duties or taxes assessed by a government on goods as they enter a country.
The time needed for a shipment to be delivered once it has been picked up from the point of departure
A charge of removal of a shipment from a vessel.
Additiona services provided by forwarders beyond the basic service, such as: customs clearance, door delivery, or repackaging
A cost or expense that rises or falls in direct proportion to production volume.
A pyshical location for the storage, consolidation and distribution of cargo.
Document issued by carrier that includes shipment details such as origin and destination addresses, shipping method, and tracking number.
A freight forwarder fee charged for screening any air cargo for prohibited item.
A storage or switching area for goods at a warehouse.
A freight rate based on the number of geographic areas that a packages has to pass through during delivery.
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