| Do you need to use air freight shipping services? The | | | | the IATA rules and guideline, with a massive bias |
| first question that should become obvious to you | | | | towards you, the customer. This is because there is |
| would be, "How much is this going to cost?" You can | | | | too much competition on these routes, which |
| get a free freight shipping quote from any cargo | | | | necessitate drastic measures to attract customers. |
| airline or cargo agent almost instantly; however, how | | | | There are a few more factors that are taken into |
| will you know which offer is the best and which one | | | | consideration before the rate is finalized: the weight |
| to choose from among the different cargo airlines | | | | of the cargo, the class in which it is booked, any |
| available. | | | | special instruction to the cargo airline and the distance |
| To help you decide, you need to learn about how | | | | it will travel. |
| pricing is done and who decides on the rates. Only | | | | The freight shipping quote is normally based upon the |
| when you know all this you can best judge which | | | | rules and guidelines laid down by International Air |
| quote is the best for you. | | | | Transport Association (IATA). There are a few |
| The quote that you receive from a cargo airline or | | | | deviations on these rates, mainly in places where the |
| cargo agent is based upon the guidelines laid down by | | | | respective country's government chooses, at their |
| International Air Transport Association or IATA, as it | | | | own discretion, to set the rates. |
| is popularly known. The rates are decided and | | | | However, the IATA guidelines are taken into |
| updated following debates and discussions held during | | | | consideration even though the recommended rates |
| meetings among IATA Regional Tariff Committees | | | | may not be functional. There are other exceptions to |
| the world over. | | | | the rule, thankfully, in favor of the customer, on |
| Though the air freight rates are decided by IATA, | | | | routes that attract high traffic, owing to the |
| their implementation and acceptance in each country | | | | competition. |
| depends upon the approval of the governments of | | | | In ordinary cases, the IATA rules and guidelines are |
| each country. Even when these are not followed as | | | | applicable without any "adjustment." Now that you |
| recommended, the IATA decisions are used as | | | | know how a cargo airline works out its quote, you |
| guidelines in the respective countries. | | | | will be able to bargain for the best deal for any cargo |
| The freight shipping quote that you will receive on | | | | airline services you need. |
| major popular routes will, more often than not, ignore | | | | |