Q: How to arrange a shipment with Logistics via Bol?

Air Freight If you have chosen an air freight shipment with the delivery address being one of the warehouses of Logistics via Bol, here is a brief step-by-step guide: <ol> <li>Coordinate with your supplier to ensure that your boxes do not weigh more than 15 kilograms each. This is the maximum weight per box accepted by LvB. 📦</li> <li>It is your supplier's responsibility to pack and protect the goods in such a way that they arrive in good condition. Based on our experience, cardboard quality is often poor and boxes are too heavy, resulting in damaged goods being delivered to our agent in China. Our advice is to have the products packed in inner cartons before placing them in the export carton. For the export carton, we recommend using "double corrugated cartons."</li> <li>Create a preliminary notification in your bol.com dashboard. This will generate the BSKU labels, which your supplier should affix to all the products.</li> <li>You will receive an email from us once the expected delivery date is known. Register your LvB shipment in your bol.com dashboard. This will provide you with the shipping label(s) and packing list. You can submit these as a response to the email we send you. The email to request LvB labels will be automatically sent by us once an expected delivery date is available.</li> <li>When the delivery date is known, finalize your LvB notification. You can always inquire about the delivery date, which becomes known once your shipment arrives in the Netherlands. This will give you the sh</li> </ol>

Question 1

How to arrange a shipment with Logistics via Bol?

Accepted Answer

Air Freight

If you have chosen an air freight shipment with the delivery address being one of the warehouses of Logistics via Bol, here is a brief step-by-step guide:

Coordinate with your supplier to ensure that your boxes do not weigh more than 15 kilograms each. This is the maximum weight per box accepted by LvB. 📦
It is your supplier's responsibility to pack and protect the goods in such a way that they arrive in good condition. Based on our experience, cardboard quality is often poor and boxes are too heavy, resulting in damaged goods being delivered to our agent in China. Our advice is to have the products packed in inner cartons before placing them in the export carton. For the export carton, we recommend using "double corrugated cartons."
Create a preliminary notification in your bol.com dashboard. This will generate the BSKU labels, which your supplier should affix to all the products.
You will receive an email from us once the expected delivery date is known. Register your LvB shipment in your bol.com dashboard. This will provide you with the shipping label(s) and packing list. You can submit these as a response to the email we send you. The email to request LvB labels will be automatically sent by us once an expected delivery date is available.
When the delivery date is known, finalize your LvB notification. You can always inquire about the delivery date, which becomes known once your shipment arrives in the Netherlands. This will give you the sh

Question 2

What does CBM mean?

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CBM stands for "cubic meter." Before you proceed with shipping, it is important to know the CBM of your shipment as it can determine the price. The CBM corresponds to a certain weight, which is also known as volumetric weight. The volumetric weight is compared to the actual weight of the shipment. The higher weight, whether actual or volumetric, is used to calculate the charge. For air freight, you pay based on the higher weight, whereas for sea freight, you always pay for the CBM or volumetric weight.

You can calculate the cubic meter (CBM) using the following formula:

Length (cm) x Width (cm) x Height (cm) / 1,000,000 = CBM To determine the volumetric weight of your shipment, you can apply the following formulas:

Length (cm) x Width (cm) x Height (cm) / 🛩 6,000 🚢 1,000

For example: My box measures 118 x 78 x 78 cm (pallet box), and I am shipping via air freight.

Volumetric weight: 118 cm x 78 cm x 78 cm / 6,000 = 119.65 kg

Cubic meter: 118 cm x 78 cm x 78 cm / 1,000,000 = 0.72 CBM

0.72 CBM = 119.65 kg

Question 3

What is a commercial invoice?

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The commercial invoice is simply the purchase invoice for your shipment. You purchase goods from a supplier, and the supplier sends an invoice with the value of the items you have purchased. 🙂

We need the commercial invoice to handle customs matters for you. Customs have various requirements that an invoice must meet, and the key points are listed below.

Upload a commercial invoice for the number of units you are going to ship per product. If you have purchased 1000 units of a product but are only shipping 500, upload a commercial invoice for 500 units!
It must be an "invoice" or "commercial invoice." A "proforma invoice" will not be accepted.
Both the selling party (your supplier) and the buying party (you) must be clearly stated (address details and the company name on your DV).
A description of the goods, the number of units, unit price, and total value (in USD).
The invoice must have an invoice number and invoice date.
Additionally, it is highly desirable for the goods code (HS code) to be mentioned. This speeds up our processes, and we also need the HS code for customs clearance of the goods. When the HS code is stated on the commercial invoice, customs don't have to look it up themselves. By doing this, your shipment is always cleared under the correct HS code. This way, you know how much customs duty you have to pay.
The incoterm should also be mentioned on the invoice. Make sure to include the incoterm you indicated when creating your booking on the in

Question 4

FOB costs and Bill of Lading

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At Boloo Forwarding, it is standard practice to use the FCA or EXW incoterms for sea freight, and FOB is (almost) never used. The explanation for these incoterms can be found here: Which incoterm should I agree with my supplier?

There are two ways to ship your goods by sea: FCL (Full Container Load) or LCL (Less than Container Load). With FCL, you fill a container with the goods of one company. With LCL, you fill a container with the goods of multiple companies. Normally, many companies wouldn't be able to fill a whole container, so they would have to book a shipment in an LCL container. This is more expensive than an FCL container. Boloo Forwarding ensures that your shipment becomes an FCL container by combining shipments from different companies and filling a whole container, resulting in lower costs.

The benefits we achieve by shipping FCL with Boloo Forwarding:

Significant savings on FOB costs. When shipping LCL, you have to deliver the goods FOB, and the costs for this can add up, whether paid to the supplier or the forwarder. These costs include loading the goods into the container and onto the ship. The parties handling this process are independent and charge high fees. With FCL, we handle the container ourselves, fill it with all the goods, load it onto the ship ourselves, and then distribute the minimal FOB costs over the entire container, which w

Question 5

Can I keep the pallets when my shipment is delivered on pallets?

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It costs 6.50 euros per pallet to keep them. Your shipment is almost always delivered on disposable pallets. 😊

If you choose not to keep the pallets, you will need to remove the boxes from the pallets yourself. The driver cannot do this for you, so please keep this in mind!

Question 6

Boloo Forwarding Flight Schedule! 🛬

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Here is the flight schedule of Boloo Forwarding. You can see the dates on which we fly, the deadline for product delivery, and the expected delivery date. It's perfect for optimizing your inventory management! 💪🏼

The schedule is as follows:

Dangerous Goods (Hong Kong):

Sunday - Delivery in Shenzhen
(Tuesday - Transportation to Hong Kong)
Thursday - Flight from Hong Kong
Saturday - Arrival in Amsterdam
Sunday - Transportation to warehouse
Monday - Handover to GLS
Tuesday - Delivery

Normal goods (Shenzhen):

Tuesday - Delivery in Shenzhen (including necessary documents)
Thursday - Flight from Shenzhen
Saturday - Arrival in Amsterdam
Sunday - Transportation to warehouse
Monday - Handover to GLS
Tuesday - Delivery

You can view the flights and dates for the next month using this link! 🚀

IMPORTANT: Please ensure that your supplier also provides all the necessary documents/information on time. If your supplier delivers on Wednesday (for non-DG) but the documents are not in order, the shipment will have to wait for another week. Therefore, it's better to deliver on the closing date! This way, you can ensure that your shipment will be included in the Thursday flight. ✅

Please note that delays can occur in the process. If this happens, we will inform you as soon as possible. We strive to adhere to the flights as per this schedule! 😄

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