Check in. After the foreign trade companies and industrial and trade enterprises have prepared all the goods and received the opened letter of credit which has been verified (or amended) to be correct, they can handle the consignment, that is, fill in the Consignment Note according to the relevant shipping terms in the letter of credit and the contract, as well as the name, number, date of shipment, destination, etc. of the goods, and provide the relevant documents, which will be sent to the foreign transport company as the basis for booking flights.

 

Arrange cargo hold. After receiving the consignment note and relevant documents, the foreign transport company, together with CAAC, will arrange the shipping space according to the stowage principle, the nature of the goods, the quantity of cargo, the destination, etc., in combination with the flight, and then CAAC will issue the air waybill.

 

Loading. According to the flight, the outbound transportation company will pick up the goods from the warehouse on behalf of foreign trade companies or industrial and trade enterprises and deliver them to the airport. The goods will be delivered to the designated cabin for shipment by the shipping documents.

 

Issue the waybill. After the cargo is loaded, CAAC will issue the general air waybill, and the foreign transport company will issue the air waybill. The air waybill has three originals and twelve copies. Three originals, one for the consignor, the second for the export company, and the third for the consignee along with the goods. Twelve copies are used for customs declaration, financial settlement, foreign agency, transit distribution, etc.

 

Issue shipping advice. After the goods are loaded, a shipping notice can be sent to the buyer so that the other party can prepare for payment, redemption and receipt.