Use of Seals 
You use seals to protect your container in sea transportation or your unit load device in air transportation from being tampered with by unauthorized persons during transportation. The number of seals used depends on the type of container. A container with three doors, for example, has three seals. They also depend on the partners used, as the seals can be put on by different partners.
Shipper
Carrier
Customs
Which partner puts on which seal depends on the scenario. In sea transportation, the following partners are for example involved:
In the case of FCL (full container load), the shipper puts on the seal. The carrier only puts on another seal if the first seal is damaged.
In the case of LCL (less than container load), the carrier consolidates the goods in the container freight station and puts on a seal. Customs also puts on a seal if the goods are relevant for customs.
For example, you can enter the following seal information for freight bookings and freight orders:
Seal numbers
The seal numbers are displayed on the corresponding house bills of lading, master bills of lading and export declarations.
Date, time and time zone of the sealing and unsealing
The partner who seals and unseals
You can enter more than one seal per container or unit load device.
If your forwarding order already contains seals, these are automatically copied to the corresponding freight booking or freight order.
Select a container item or unit load device item from your freight booking or freight order and enter the seal information.