HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDER?

 First and foremost, let's understand what a freight forwarder actually is. Freight forwarding companies are agencies that have mastered arranging the shipping and appropriately looking after the logistics of the goods from the start to the endpoint. If international distributors or suppliers are involved, which involves numerous processes parties in different places across the globe, freight forwarders specialize in associating services to streamline freight movements around the world. In simpler words, freight forwarding companies mainly organize the vehicle from which the goods are to be transported from one place to another. Freight forwarding companies will act on the behalf of the shippers to arrange services ranging from export documentation, international sea freight charges, customs clearance, import duties, marine insurance, etc. 

To shrink it down for you, we have enlisted specific services that freight forwarding companies mainly provide:

• Import and export customs clearance lodgements

• Intermodal transport systems - road, rail, air, and sea

• Trucking container deliveries from the port to the door

• Export documentation

• International sea freight charges

• Port service handling charges

• Quarantine services

• Marin insurance cover

• Specialized cargo services

It is extremely important to choose the right freight forwarding companies for your products because when goods are transported internationally, there is a whole lot of process which takes place in between the journey of products from the company to the end consumer. Therefore to choose reliable freight forwarding companies that you can completely trust with your goods is acutely important. Here at EM-A SHIPPINGS, we take utmost care of the products that are handed to us and look after them thoroughly to make sure the condition of the product is unchanged. We are connected to a vast chain of transporters like truck companies, port services, international shipping lines, customs agents, and marine insurance brokers across the globe. 

Assume that your freight forwarders are your equivalent business partners. While doing so, you must opt for a freight forwarder company that totally understands your requirements and who can provide you the level of excellence you require in your business. EM-A SHIPPING totally believes in offering the same or better, what the customer asks for. 

It is a noteworthy fact that the freight forwarder company should not be selected on the basis of its pricing. If you go for the cheaper options, which are still available, you will probably not get the best services because they will surely not have the industrial know-how and expertise that sophisticated companies like us will have. Because of the same reason, it's better to invest in a reliable freight forwarder company, pay a fair price and develop healthy relations with them. At least you don't have to worry about the goods once they are dispatched. It is very essential to know that choosing a freight forwarder company that lacks basic expertise can cost your company more in the long run. 

There are several questions that you must ask your freight forwarder which include:

• Who will be in charge of the goods from the start till the end? Do you negotiate with different members in sales, operations, and customs clearance/

• If there is a complication during the journey, who will be responsible for the goods? Will youtube be able to have immediate contact with him?

• Do they have an in-house customs clearance broker? It is often recommended that you directly talk to the broker to clear up any misunderstandings.

• Which level of shipment, service, and communication will youtube from their side? There are freight forwarders who are terrible at communicating with their shipper and giving them update about the shipments.

• Most important being, do they give access to a login portal from which you can have live tracks and updates of your goods. 

EM-A SHIPPING has been catering to its customers over the last 2 decades and is utterly dedicated to providing reliable and urban global freight and logistics solutions from Pakistan. EM-A SHIPPING is a trustworthy brand that you blindly trust with your products. We transport your goods with utmost care and dignity so that the end consumers get what they were promised. We believe in one motive, ‘your customers, our customers. By working with us, you need to be calm and unworried about the fact that whether or not the product will reach the consumer. We assure you that from textiles to consumer goods, automotive, hi-tech equipment, construction material, foodstuff, and many other products, it is all sorted once you start working with EM-A SHIPPING.