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FF - Chapter 1
FF - Chapter 1
Freight Forwarding
SEMESTER - 3 : PAPER - 7
Chapter 1
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Course Objectives
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Learning Outcomes
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Freight Forwarding
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Freight Forwarding
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Freight Forwarder – Role
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Shipment
tracking –
Insurance Transportation
Management
systems (TMS)
Customs Brokerage
Negotiating
– License
Warehousing –
Consolidation
Storage
Cargo space
scheduling
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FF - Process
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FF- Process
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FF - Stages
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Export Haulage
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Export customs clearance
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Items Checkpoint
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Import Custom Clearance
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Destination arrival and handling
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Export Haulage
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Custom Clearance
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Custom clearance
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Types of Customs Clearance – Int. Clearance
services
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Types of Customs Clearance – Import
clearance services
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Types of Customs Clearance – Export
clearance services
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Certificate of origin
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Certificate of origin
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Certificate of origin - info
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• The name and contact information of the producer of the product, including the
country of origin
• The name and contact information of the exporting agent
• The name and contact information of the receiver/importing agent
• A description of the good(s), including the appropriate product codes (known as
HS codes)
• The item's quantity, size, and weight
• A waybill or bill of lading number
• The item's means of transportation and route information
• A dated commercial invoice of payment
• Any additional notes or remarks
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ICEGATE
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ICEGATE
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• ICEGATE is termed as Indian Custom and Central Excise Electronic Data Interchange or Electronic
Commerce Gateway. It is an online portal that works as an infrastructure for supporting the
management of the database of several bills regarding imports, exports, and several other services.
• ICEGATE is basically used by traders, import service providers, cargo transporters, etc. They have
the unique ICEGATE ID that helps in maintaining all the records and prevents the entry of any non-
registered user.
• ICEGATE also plays a great role in helping the citizens to clear out their taxes online without
spending much time in offline payment methods.
• ICEGATE registration is done for import, Import general manifest, export, Console manifest and
Export General Manifest.
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ICEGATE –Services and advantages
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Insurance
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Customs – types of duties
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• Basic Customs
• Additional Duties
• Safeguard duty - needed to protect local industries from an increased
volume of imported goods
• Anti dumping duty - This would severely damage local industry, and is
therefore counteracted
• Countervailing duty - products which received benefits like tax breaks
or or subsidies
• Customs handling fee
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Regulations - customs
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• The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which has the responsibility for implementing the
government’s foreign trade policy.
• The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which has the responsibility as National Standards Body to
develop standardization, marking and quality certification of certain goods.
• The Wireless Planning Commission (WPC), which is a wing of the Ministry of Communications and
has the responsibility as regulatory authority for frequency spectrum management. All wireless
equipment needs approval from the WPC.
• The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a regulatory authority for Food related
products.
• Plant Quarantine (PQ) is regulatory authority for imports of Plant and Agriculture related products.
• The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) is the Central Drug Authority for
discharging functions assigned to the Central Government under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
Approval is required for all Pharmaceuticals and Bulk Drug.
• Animal Quarantine (AQ) is the regulatory authority for imports of animals and animal-related products.
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Regulations - customs
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Freight Forwarding – Modes
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• Ocean Freight
• Air Freight
• Truck Freight
• Rail
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Ocean FF
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Air FF
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Truck/Road FF
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Rail FF
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Domestic and International FF networks
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FF Networks - 2023
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• Container Xchange
• MarcoPoloLine AG
• Security Cargo Network
• Globalink Network
• Conqueror Freight network
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Questions?
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