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Shipment Advice in Exports and Imports.
Shipment Advice – a term used in exports and imports of international trade. What is Shipping Advice? Who prepares Shipping Advice? What is the purpose of Shipping Advice? What are the contents of a Shipment Advice? When does Shipping Advice send?
Shipment Advice is the alert given by shipper to consignee before arrival of goods at destination containing the details of shipment.
Once after completion of export procedures at load port by exporter or his authorized agent, the cargo is handed over to carrier. The carrier arranges to move the cargo to final destination as per agreed mode of transport. Once after handing over shipment to carrier, the supplier (exporter) prepares a document mentioning the details of shipment with Planning vessel / flight details, Expected Time of Departure at Port of Loading, Planning vessel/flight details of transshipment if any, Expected Time of Arrival at Destination port etc. These details are sent to overseas buyer to alert him about the shipment details and its arrival at destination, so as to enable him to plan for taking delivery of goods. This document of shipment alert is called Shipping advice or Shipping alert.
While preparing Shipment advice, make sure you have included the following information:
a) Purchase order Number under shipment.
b) Any other reference number of export contract.
c) If LC involved, Letter of credit number
d) Invoice number of shipper (exporter)
e) Bill of Lading number or Airway Bill Number
f) If House Bill of Lading or House airway bill involved, the HAWB/HBL number
g) MBL/MAWB number if applicable
h) Planning vessel/flight details with expected time of departure
i) Tran shipment vessel/ flight details with expected time of departure
j) Name of shipping line / Name of aircraft name.
k) Expected time of arrival at port of destination.
l) Any other information, either specified by overseas buyer or shipper wants to include.
Shipment advice is important information for any consignee, as it helps to track arrival of shipment at destination port for smooth planning to take delivery of goods. There are many cases that consignee fails to come to know about arrival of goods and happened to pay exorbitant demurrage and detention to the authorities.
Once after sending shipping advice either email, fax or courier, make sure, your consignee received SHIPMENT ADVICE. If possible, file an acknowledgement copy of receipt of such shipping advice which may helps you in future, if any dispute arises.
Beware, tracking of cargo and follow up of arrival of goods is the responsibility of consignee and dispatch of Cargo Arrival Notice (CAN) by carrier carries no legal responsibility.
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