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Questions we get asked most
Grouped by the part of the journey they belong to. If yours isn't here, your coordinator will answer it directly.
Shipping & booking
Send the origin, destination, weight, dimensions and your target delivery date through the contact form or to your coordinator. Most quotes come back within four working hours, and include the transit window and an estimated landed cost rather than just a freight rate.
There isn't a hard minimum. Anything from a single pallet upward moves on our weekly consolidations. Below about 30kg you'll usually get a better rate from an integrator, and we'll tell you that rather than quote you something uncompetitive.
Yes, on both air and ocean. Dangerous goods need the safety data sheet and UN classification at booking so we can confirm the lane accepts them. Temperature-controlled cargo moves in reefer containers or active air containers depending on the tolerance band.
For standard lanes, three to five working days is comfortable. During peak season (roughly October through January, plus the weeks before Lunar New Year) book two to three weeks out, because space tightens well before rates do.
Tracking
It's on your booking confirmation email and on every invoice for the shipment. NSSC tracking numbers start with NS and are followed by nine digits.
Usually not. Ocean freight in particular can sit between scan events for several days while a vessel is at sea, and customs holds pause visible movement without anything being wrong. If there's been no event for longer than the lane's normal gap, your coordinator will reach out before you have to.
Yes. Each shipment has a shareable read-only tracking view that shows status and estimated delivery without exposing your rates, routing or commercial details.
Customs & duties
That depends on the Incoterm on your booking. Under DDP we pay at the border and bill you afterwards; under DAP the receiver settles duties directly. We'll confirm which applies in writing before the freight moves so nobody gets a surprise at the far end.
A commercial invoice, a packing list and, depending on the goods and destination, a certificate of origin or relevant licences. Our brokers handle the classification and entry filing itself.
Our broker takes it on directly and tells you the same day what's being asked for. Most holds are classification or documentation queries that clear within 24 to 72 hours once the right paperwork is filed.
Billing & claims
Freight charges are invoiced on departure and any duties or destination charges follow on a separate line once they're known. Account customers are on 30-day terms; new accounts start on payment before release until a trading history is established.
Carrier liability is included by default, but it's limited by weight rather than value and rarely covers what the goods are actually worth. We recommend all-risk cover declared against the commercial invoice value, which we can arrange at booking.
Note the damage on the proof of delivery at the time of handover, photograph the packaging and contents, and send it to your coordinator within seven days. That first note on the POD is what makes the difference between a claim that settles and one that doesn't.
Still stuck on something?
Send us the question and a real coordinator will answer it, usually within a few working hours.