| Businesses tend to use overseas production facilities | | | | transport here in your company’s country. |
| as they are well known for being able to produce | | | | The amount of time the shipment takes to get to |
| vast quantities in a short space of time. Many | | | | you though can be long compared to air shipments, |
| businesses across all industries will use some form of | | | | however because the cost is lower and sea freight |
| foreign business usually in Asia. | | | | being much more secure many businesses will opt to |
| In order to set up one of these schemes you will | | | | use it. Obviously your business will need to take in |
| obviously need to arrange some way of transporting | | | | to consideration that sea freight is not best for tight |
| your entire product back to you or your target | | | | deadlines or immediate supply. |
| market. Due to the large quantities it isn’t very | | | | The time frames can be really long and so you really |
| cost effective to send them via regular international | | | | need to plan ahead if you plan on using sea freight |
| post as the entire shipment will likely not be sent at | | | | shipping, for instance a shipment from the UK to the |
| once and will be subject to delays that can occur in | | | | USA can take up to eight or ten weeks and so you |
| the country of origin and your local postal service. | | | | really need to consider this sizeable timeframe when |
| Obviously for businesses this is not feasible and can | | | | choosing an international shipping method. |
| cause delays which could harm your business, this is | | | | Typically sea freight arrangements involve shipping |
| why ocean or sea freight shipping is an advisable | | | | companies that can link customers and suppliers to |
| option. Freight ships with storage containers are the | | | | transport links. They are able to get the cheapest |
| most common way of shipping vast quantities | | | | and quickest delivery options due to their connections |
| effectively. It is less expensive as in most cases | | | | with cargo ships and since there are often issues |
| the charges are only for the ocean-crossing part of | | | | with international customs when shipping goods they |
| your shipment. If you are able to collect your | | | | should be able to advise you on any costs or |
| shipment from the shipment yard to your place of | | | | expenses you are likely to run across due to the |
| business you can save extra money on the cost of | | | | importing or exporting of goods. |