5 MAJOR STEPS TO AIR CARGO TRANSPORTATION

5 MAJOR STEPS TO AIR CARGO TRANSPORTATION. ANALYZING STEP 01 SHIPMENT DETAILS IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHEN YOUR SHIPMENTS ARE ARRIVING. YOU CAN GET THIS INFORMATION BY ANALYZING SHIPMENT DETAILS AIR CARGO. THE TRACKING INFORMATION WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR SHIPMENTS ARE ARRIVING sO YOU CAN BETTER PLAN YOUR BUSINESS AND PREPARE FOR YOUR SHIPMENTS. STEP DOCUMENTS PREPARATION 02 CUSTOMS PLAY CRITICAL ROLES IN DOCUMENTS INSPECTION AT THE PORT. ONCE APPROVED, THE DOCUMENTS TRAVEL WITH YOUR SHIPMENT. IT DETAILS, ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, ANY REDUCTIONS IN DUTIES OR TARIFFS. HANDLING AGENTS ARE THE ONE WHO “PHYSICALLY" TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR CARGO DURING ITS STAY IN THE AIRPORT, TO AND FROM THE AIRCRAFT. STEP AIRLINE BOOKING 03 THIS IS PROCESS OF RESERVING SPACE FOR YOUR ITEM ON A CARGO AIRLINE. AFTER DOCUMENTS ARE CONFIRMED, PROCEED TO MAKE BOOKINGS AND GET A CODE/NUMBER FOR YOUR ITEM. ONCE CODE IS CONFIRMED, AND IT GETS TO TIME FOR LOADING, WAREHOUSE WORKERS LOAD THE ITEMS INTO ODDLY SHAPED OR SOMETIMES UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THEN THE PLANE TAKES OFF. STEP CARGO ARRIVAL 04 ONCE CARGO ARRIVES, THEY ARE UNLOADED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL TERMINAL WAREHOUSE WHERE THEY ARE SPLIT FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION BY THE NUMEROUS OWwNERS. THEN THE CUSTOMS DOES THEIR CHECKS, USING THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS AS GUIDELINES; THESE DOCUMENTS ARE USUALLY MASTER AIRWAY BILL (MAWB), PACKING LIST, INVOICE(OPTIONAL). WITH THESE DOCUMENTS, THEY ARE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THE DUTIES APPLICABLE AND ISSUE SAME TO THE CARGO OWNERS. DESTINATION DELIVERY AFTER TARIFFS AND TAXES ARE PAID, GOODS ARE RELEASED TO THE OWNERS WHO EVENTUALLY TRANSPORT THEM TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR TO THEIR OWN STEP 05 WAREHOUSES. WHILE THIS MAY APPEAR SO SIMPLE ON APPEAR, IT CAN BE HECTIC ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC OR IF YOU ARE NOT WELL VERSED IN THE PROCEDURES. GGLGLOBAL.COM/CARGO-SERVICES-OMAN.HTML