Logistics Resource Guide

customs clearance. It is the process of obtaining permission from a country's government, through its customs authority, to either take goods out of its territory (export) or have goods enter its territory (import).

NVOCC books large quantity of space with ship and sells space to shippers in smaller amounts. NVOCC consolidate small shipments of LCL (less container load) and issues HBL (House Bill of Lading). NVOCC also undertake the services provided by a freight forwarder.

A container surveyor usually conducts inspections, surveys, and examinations of container equipment either before or after a company lease a container to make sure the container is in the desired condition.