Arrange transport (shipping)

Case Study

Title: Exports of Tea to Japan from Sri lanka,2011

Corridors and Routes: Colombo (outskirt) - Colombo Port

Trade Product: Tea

Trade Type: Export

Process Analysis: Export from Sri Lanka

Exporting Country: Sri Lanka

Importing Country: Japan

Category: Logistics and transport arrangement

Country and Procedure Description: Arrange transport (shipping) (Export from LKA to JPN/Tea)

Related Rules, Laws and Regulations:

Actors and Participants: - Carrier (Shipping line)
- Inland haulage
- Exporter or representative

Input Criteria to Enter or Begin the Business Process:

Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements: 1. One exporter makes the initial reservation verbally, followed by a formal booking request. 2. The shipping line then issues a Shipping Note and a Release Order (RO). 3. The exporter sends the Shipping Note along with the RO to the inland transport agent to collect the container from the yard. The RO is usually faxed. 4. Then the agent collects the container from yard and brings it to the warehouse after which loading is carried out. Since the RO has the customs entry number, no other approval is needed to transport the container from the yard to the warehouse/factory and then to the port. Some companies opt to use an intra-system in making its shipping line bookings.

Output Criteria to Exit the Business Process:

Activity Diagrams:

Number of Required Documents: 4

Minimum Required Time:

Maximum Required Time:

Average Required Time: 1.2

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Maximum Cost:

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