So foreign trade people are really helpless?

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The key is that the degree of communication should be based on the trade terms in the contract. If it is FOB, after all, the freight is paid by the customer, so you need to discuss the details with the customer; if it is CIF, then you should weigh it carefully first, otherwise you will have to bear the cost yourself.

03. Faced with sky-high freight rates, are foreign trade people really helpless?
In fact, judging from the current situation, it is not certain that shipping costs will be reduced by the end of the year. This is a problem of the entire market and cannot be solved by individual efforts.

However, faced with today's high shipping costs, there are ways to deal with it.

For example , booking in advance , confirming the shipping time with the sweden b2b leads customer, and then choosing a shipping company with favorable prices and high service quality in advance based on the time can save freight to a certain extent. However, this method is sometimes difficult to work with increasingly tight shipping space.

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Solutions are all thought up by people. The more difficult the situation is, the more we should change our previous thinking and try other ways.

For example, can I get the shipowner’s price by booking directly with the shipping company ?

In the past, most foreign trade people would find a reliable freight forwarder to book shipping space. With middlemen, there will naturally be middleman fees. So if we put aside the middleman and book directly with the shipping company, can we get the first-hand price?

For most shipping companies, any individual or group can directly consult and book space on the official platform.

Of course, shipping companies will look at the volume of cargo, and if they ship one or two containers a week, the price may not be that cheap. However, for companies with a stable volume of cargo, this method can be considered for implementation.

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Also, booking a space is difficult, is it feasible to “band together for warmth” ?

This method is a direction that can be considered by SOHO people. It is difficult to book a container because one person has few cabinets, so what about the cargo volume of a group?

It is said that there is strength in numbers. With more people, the cargo volume will be larger. With a larger volume, is it more feasible to book a space with the shipowner? There is also a chance to get a more favorable price.

After all, no shipping company will reject a stable and large customer.

It is understood that not many people are implementing this at present, but the foreign trade people who can think of this and actually implement it are probably the ones who really want to solve the problem.

In the cold winter, "huddling together for warmth" is probably the most effective and feasible way, right? What do you think?