Business Background
The customer is a machinery manufacturing enterprise in Shandong province, which plans to export several remote-controlled lawn mowers to Los Angeles, USA, and entrusts us to carry the goods. The customer has complete qualification of machinery and equipment production and export, and highly recognized the professional service ability and rich practical experience of Whale in cross-border logistics in the preliminary inquiry. Based on this, the customer introduced its U.S. buyer to choose us as the carrier for this sea transportation service to ensure that the goods arrive at the destination port safely and efficiently.
Business Process
The subject of this transportation is 3 sets of remote control lawn mowers (excluding batteries), which meets the international standard of safe transportation by sea. The U.S. buyer has strict requirements for the compliance and professionalism of the transportation process, and we customize the door-to-door logistics solution for the ocean freight consolidation container by combining the characteristics of the goods:
1. Specialized truck to customer's factory for loading;
2.Provide document audit, declaration and customs clearance services;
3.Transportation of LCL to the port of Los Angeles;
4.Arranging end truck delivery to designated warehouse.
Key Material List
Trade documents: commercial invoice, packing list, contract, bill of lading, certificate of origin.
Product certification: CE/FCC/RCM certificates, test reports (EMC, safety, etc.)
Technical Documents: English instruction manual (with warnings), product labeling (need to comply with the language of the target country)
Customs clearance documents: import license (if required), insurance policy, proof of payment of tariffs
Frequently Asked Questions
1. About professional packaging:
Use sturdy packaging suitable for heavy machinery to ensure that the machine will not move or be damaged during transportation.
2. About export customs declaration: Can used equipment be exported?
Some countries prohibit it (e.g. Australia, etc.), you need to confirm and make special declaration separately.
3.About whether machinery with battery can be transported:
Batteries are dangerous goods and need to be declared separately. Exporting machinery and equipment with batteries (e.g. power tools, garden machinery, medical equipment, etc.) requires additional attention to battery safety, transportation compliance and certification requirements of the target country. If the battery can be disassembled, it is recommended that you do not transport with the battery to ensure the safety of maritime transportation!