International logistics transportation refers to the logistics between two or more countries or regions. This kind of logistics can be in several ways, that is, by sea, by air, by express delivery and so on. International shipping is the most important mode of transportation in international trade. Its advantages are large volume, low cost and convenience. This alone accounts for more than two-thirds of the total international trade. International air freight service providers directly cooperate with major airlines, and the cost is relatively low, and the freight rate is naturally lower than that of express delivery. The main body of air transport is the major international airlines, as long as there is an airport, it can be done, and there is almost no blind spot. Express delivery is different from them. It is charged according to the distance. Express delivery is sometimes charged according to the quantity of local trade. International multimodal transport refers to two or more different modes of transport arranged by the multimodal transport operator according to the multimodal transport contract to transport the goods from the receiving place of the country of departure to the designated delivery place of the destination country. Such as sea-land combined transport, sea-rail combined transport, sea-air combined transport, air-land combined transport, sea-rail combined transport and so on.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) maritime law
Article 2 The term "maritime transport" as mentioned in this Law refers to maritime cargo transport and maritime passenger transport, including river-sea direct transport. The provisions of the contract of carriage of goods by sea in Chapter IV of this Law shall not apply to the carriage of goods by sea between People's Republic of China (PRC) and China ports.
Article 3 The term "ship" as mentioned in this Law refers to sea-going ships and other mobile devices at sea, except ships used for military and official business and small ships with a gross tonnage of less than 20 tons. The ship mentioned in the preceding paragraph includes ship accessories.
Derivative problem:
What are the steps of international logistics operation process?
1. Consult the freight forwarding company for quotation, how to pay, where the receiving warehouse is, the company's processes, services, timeliness and safety issues, and ensure that any problems can be solved in time.
2. Information provided by the consignor, providing detailed information of the goods: name, weight, package size and consignee information.
3. The goods received in the warehouse should be weighed, classified, measured, typed, pasted, bagged, loaded and sent to the airport.
Fourth, the goods are divided into ordinary goods/special goods and sent to the corresponding airports for tally, weighing, invoicing, commodity inspection and waiting for warehousing. If the goods can't pass the security check and enter the warehouse here, they will be returned. If the goods pass the safety inspection, it means that there is nothing wrong with the goods.
5. Customers can choose their own customs broker or entrust a freight forwarding company to declare customs. General container transportation companies will help customers handle this process. If customers have their own customs broker or have the ability to clear customs, they can do it themselves.
Six, the goods arrive at the local customs for inspection, inspection, taxation, and then release.