In international air freight, "double clearance" typically refers to the customs clearance in the exporting country and the customs clearance in the importing country, meaning that the carrier is responsible for the customs clearance of the goods in both countries to ensure smooth passage through both countries' customs. "Direct cargo" refers to the transportation of goods directly from the shipping location to the destination through specific routes or transportation paths, usually with fixed transportation time, route, and costs.
"Double clearance" in international logistics is also known as "double clearance duty paid", which means the Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) term where the seller bears all the costs of transportation and import duties and delivery fees, the most expensive and riskiest term. "Direct cargo" typically refers to international logistics companies or courier companies working with major airlines, using air booking or charter services, combined with export customs clearance, customs clearance, and delivery resources, to provide door-to-door transportation services in one stop.
In summary, "double clearance" focuses on the customs clearance process of goods in international trade, while "direct cargo" refers to a specific transportation service that may include double clearance services but places more emphasis on providing a full logistics solution from shipment to receipt.
In addition to "double clearance" and "direct cargo" in international air freight, there are various service models and professional terms, including:
1. Direct Flight: Refers to the entire journey by the same flight from the departure airport to the destination airport, with possible technical stops, but still completed by the same flight.
2. Stopovers: Refers to the aircraft landing at the departure airport and the destination airport during the journey, continuing the flight to the destination without changing planes.
3. Transfer Flight: Also known as transit, refers to unloading the goods after landing at an intermediate airport and loading them onto another plane's aircraft to continue flying to the destination, which may experience multiple transfers.
4. Multimodal Transport: Involves the use of two or more modes of transportation, connected and transferred through multiple transfers to complete the entire transportation process, such as air-road transport, air-sea transport, and air-rail transport.
5. Scheduled Airline Transport: Refers to transportation using fixed flights, usually mixed passenger and cargo planes with fixed departure times and routes.
6. Charter Carrier Transport: Refers to renting the whole aircraft or part of the cabin by the charterer from an airline for transporting goods from one or multiple airports to a predetermined destination airport.
7. Consolidation: Air freight agents group multiple small shipments into a single batch and deliver them to airlines together.
8. Special Goods Transport: Refers to the special transportation arrangements and packaging required for some special goods, such as perishable items, living animals, valuable items, hazardous materials, etc.
9. Air Express: The business of express delivery companies using air transportation, usually providing door-to-door services and including customs agency services.
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