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In Export/Import, you can use shipper's consolidation (SCO) to amalgamate orders that are destined for different consignees but originating from a single supplier. At the deconsolidation point, the packages are separated for shipping to the various consignees.

You can create one export forwarding order containing sub-items for each of the consignees. For import, the system creates one import freight booking containing multiple import forwarding orders – at least one for each consignee.

Prerequisites

You have specified an agreement item for shipper's consolidation including the calculation sheet for SCO.

Features

Export Forwarding Order

Export forwarding orders originating from the same shipper to different consignees are eligible for SCO.

You create a forwarding order containing a consolidation container and sub-items for each of the deliveries that are to be consolidated. You specify that the forwarding order is to be handled in SCO mode. You must set the shipping type to Full Container Load (FCL).

Each consignee has a number of stages defined. For SCO the stages between the shipper and the deconsolidation point are identical for each consignee sub-item. The stages following deconsolidation – between the deconsolidation point and the consignee – can differ as the items are delivered to their respective consignees.

Export Freight Booking

When you set the status of the export freight booking to Shipped on Board in an ocean scenario or to Uplift Confirmed in an air scenario, the system creates an import freight booking and multiple import forwarding orders – at least one for each consignee.

Import Freight Booking

The import freight booking contains an import forwarding order for each consignee. The document status for the import freight booking is set to draft.

Import Forwarding Order

The system creates an import forwarding order for each consignee of the sub-items on the export forwarding order.

For the deconsolidated import forwarding orders, the shipping type is set to Less Than Container Load (LCL).

Charges

The system calculates charges using the agreement item configured for SCO. If you have not configured a specific agreement item for SCO, the system uses the standard calculation sheet for FCL transportation.

Settlement

For settlement, the system creates the settlement document for the pre-paid agreement party based on the export forwarding order on the export side. For a forwarding order with incoterms such as DDP, the system creates the settlement items for the pre-paid agreement party and for the delivery legs – one each per destination location or one per delivery date in a case where the delivery location is the same for multiple items. The system creates a settlement for each import forwarding order on the import side. The system uses an agreement line item configured for SCO for pre-carriage and main carriage. If such a line item does not exist, the system tries to find an agreement line item with a shipping type of Forwarding Order, for example, FCL on the Export side, and LCL on the import side).

Example

As a carrier, you want to transport three products from the same manufacturer in China to separate consignees in Germany. There is one export forwarding order with three sub-items – one for each of the three products. You create an export freight booking and specify that it is to be handled in SCO mode. At the factory, the pallets are loaded into a single container. From there the container is moved to the port at Shanghai, and then transported by sea to Hamburg. The system creates a single import freight booking for the container and three import forwarding orders – one for each of the consignee sub-items. In Hamburg the container is deconsolidated. The three individual pallets are loaded onto different trucks then delivered to their respective consignees.