Understanding Freight Forwarder Services: Export and Import Shipping

What is Freight Forwarding?

Freight forwarding or a freight forwarder is a company that provides cargo transportation services from one place to another in large quantities and volumes. Freight forwarders typically handle shipments classified as cargo. This is because freight forwarders also manage the necessary shipping permits.

Ever heard of the terms export and import businesses? Unlike regular shipping or courier services, freight forwarders do not only handle shipping but also include warehousing, customs clearance, necessary correspondence, and even goods receiving and distribution if needed.

Therefore, freight forwarding services are generally used by clients who need international (cross-border) cargo shipments.

So, what do freight forwarding companies do? According to Article 1 paragraph 15 of the Indonesian Minister of Transportation Regulation No. 49/2017, freight forwarding (transportation agency services) is a business activity that covers all activities necessary for the shipment and receipt of goods via land, rail, sea, and/or air transport.

Freight forwarder services are suitable for local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) doing business through e-commerce that require shipping goods to and from abroad.

PT Hyper Mega Shipping as a Freight Forwarder Service Provider.

Established in 2004, PT Hyper Mega Shipping has grown into an international shipping company, with Jakarta as its main operating center, branches in Semarang, Surabaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong, several Container Freight Station (CFS) warehouses, and is actively expanding its scope of business and operations.

HMS Group provides personalized and customized logistics solution experiences across industries, robust software and systems, along with the company's innovative technology.

Towards its 20th anniversary, PT Hyper Mega Shipping provides services ranging from sea freight, air freight, warehouse, Logistics, Customs, to Road Transportation. There are many freight forwarder options in Indonesia, but with over a decade of experience and professionalism, and guaranteeing security and on-time delivery, you can entrust your freight forwarding services to PT Hyper Mega Shipping, which is here to meet clients' needs for end-to-end logistics services with diverse offerings.

Source:

• https://www.hukumonline.com/klinik/a/perizinan-berusaha-ifreight-forwarding-i-dan-syaratnya-lt6231e12d77d08
• https://www.sera.astra.co.id/news/2021/10/mengenal-layanan-freight-forwarding-dan-fakta-faktanya