Hiring a Freight Forwarding in Nigeria

Posted by DelarFreight on March 1st, 2019

Having a business of import and export requires the frequent exchange of goods from one border to another. Outsourcing the shipments for shipping and forwarding is the online option left for those who value their business more than anything else. Freight forwarding is the cornerstone in the shipping process, it being a hefty process requires through approach, document completion, rules and regulations awareness, and multiple such requirements. In a land of more than millions finding a reliable company for Freight Forwarding in Nigeria is quite tough and requires efforts.

How to lead the process of finding a freight forwarding company?

• Start by interviewing them. Ask them about their experience and number of years they have been into it, about their staff, their role, their global stretch and so on. Ask them if they are a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) or freight forwarders? Inquire about company history and major hurdles that the process encounters. What payment gateways do they use? Do they possess the complete knowledge about the border or overseas forwarding rules and especially for your shipment requirements?

• Tell them about your business in succinct and ask for possible measures for shipping, convey them the fright requirements and material and ask for the best possible route, i.e., sea, air, water. Inquire them about their strategies

• Find out all about their pricing structure, if they charge as a whole or for individual task, do they charge differently for document preparation, and do they have fixed charges or it fluctuates. Do they offer any kind of insurance or incidental offerings and at what charges?  On what parameters do they charge- volume, or on flat rate?

• Services- What are their services, they do satisfy all your requirements? Do they offer full stack freight forwarding services? What is their specialized field, how long it takes with them to accomplish the process? Do they provide cleaning and warehouse services? Are they aware of your industrial requirements? What if they find any document incomplete, or unable to disperse cargo on time?

Make sure you get positive responses for all these questions. For general knowledge, Shipping service in Lagos requires few documents which include Purchase order/Letter of Credit,  Import License Industrial License, Commercial Invoice, Certificate of Origin, Bill of Entry, Bill of Lading or Airway Bill, Packing List, Insurance certificate etc. so make sure they know all about these.