Sea freight export of hazardous goods in LCL to Spain

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Common ports include: BARCELONA, MADRID, VALENCIA, ZARAGOZA, LAS PALMAS, MURCIA, LOGRONO, PAMPLONA, SANTANDER, VALLADOLID, OVIEDO, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. The shipping date is Thursday; the deadline for submission is last Thursday, and the deadline for delivery is Monday. The shipping time is around 40 days. For the export of hazardous goods and bulk goods in LCL form, it is generally not possible to specify a particular shipping line – shipping lines do not accept LCL bookings directly. Instead, it is through relatively strong LCL companies that bookings are made to the shipping lines on a FCL basis. Usually, each container has specified product names and UN regulations; for hazardous goods, there are typically 3-4 such names. Before delivering LCL goods, it should be requested that the factory take as accurate measurements as possible of the weight and dimensions of the goods. When the goods are delivered to the warehouse designated by the freight forwarder, the warehouse will generally take new measurements, and the charging basis will be based on these newly measured dimensions and weight. If the factory changes the packaging, it should be requested to notify promptly; one should not wait until the goods arrive at the freight forwarder’s warehouse and then rely on the freight forwarder to pass on the information. By that time, time is often already tight, and altering the customs documents can easily lead to delays in customs clearance, or incur additional fees such as expedited clearance charges and port handling fees. Due to factors such as a shortage of LCL shipments and high costs, some ports have freight forwarders specialized in LCL services that apply minimum charging rates for shipments of small volume; for example, the minimum amount considered is 2 freight tons, and any shipment with less than 2 freight tons is charged based on 2 freight tons. Therefore, for goods with small volumes and located in remote ports, more consideration should be given to such factors at the time of making a deal, to avoid future difficulties. Not all hazardous goods can be exported in LCL form; some hazardous goods of Classes 2 and 3, as well as some of Classes 4.1, 6, 8, and 9, can be shipped by sea in LCL format. It should be noted, however, that acids and bases cannot be stored in the same cabinet, and some goods need to be isolated from each other. The documents required for booking sea freight shipments of hazardous goods in LCL form are the same as those for full-container shipments: an English version of the MSDS, a scanned copy of the hazardous goods authorization document, and a shipping order. The port that currently excels at handling LCL shipments of hazardous goods is Shanghai Port, which can handle a wide variety of such goods, offers stable sailing schedules, and provides a mature logistics service, ensuring safe and reliable exports.