Rail

Insurance

If your company ships goods regularly, we recommend that you obtain transport insurance with your own insurance company. We can help take out insurance for a fee. Insurance is needed in case there is damage to your goods and you want compensation for this. The insurance also covers if there is a joint breakdown. However, insurance does not cover costs caused by delays, such as fines, and it is not possible to receive compensation for delayed transport.

In the event of war or other disasters that we at TKL Logistics cannot control, not all of our insurances cover possible delays and extra costs.

Dangerous goods

Dangerous goods are not permitted on the train. Examples of dangerous goods are: batteries, chemicals and knives.

Transport

We offer train freight both to and from China. The train is faster than sea transport, but cheaper than air transport. There are different shipping options in train transport depending on the volume of the goods, factors that also affect the total costs.

• FCL, full container load. You rent an entire container that you fill with goods. A full container on a train is 40′.
• LCL, Less than container load. You rent part of a container and your goods are collected with goods belonging to other companies. It keeps your costs down when you don’t have enough goods to fill a container.

When your goods are ready in the sending country, your supplier places a booking together with our local office or our agent in the sending country. The agent in the sending country contacts us regarding the booking and we check with you whether it should be booked by train. From China to Sweden, the transit time is about 25–35 days. You will receive a notification one or two days before we deliver your goods.

If you do not have a loading dock and need the goods to be delivered with a tail lift, or for the container to be placed on the ground, we need to know this well in advance of delivery.

Goods

When transporting LCL, it is always safest to have the goods on a pallet. That is because less handling of the goods is required. Remember not to stack the goods higher than 2.2 metres high on a pallet (including the pallet). The goods are then guaranteed to go into the container.

There are mainly two container types used on the train:

• 40 DC which holds approx. 67.88 cbm of air and takes up to 26,000 kg.
• 40 HQ that holds approx. 76.34 cbm of air and takes up to 26,000 kg.

There are also solutions with “open top” on the train if you import heavy tools.

Import/export of foodstuffs

If you wish to import/export food, it is important that you have all the required documentation. The documentation varies depending on the products and we recommend that you contact the Customs Office and the Swedish Food Agency to ensure that all documentation is complete.

A list of ingredients must always be presented when importing food.

Prices

In order for us to be able to prepare a offer for you, we need the following information:

• Delivery terms.
• Address for collection, if the delivery term is EXW.
• Address for delivery.
• Port or airport the goods will depart from, if the delivery term is FOB.
• Number of packages or pallets.
• The dimensions of the cartons, or of the pallet if the goods have been placed on a pallet.
• Weight of the goods.
• If there are cartons of different sizes and weights, which are not placed on a pallet, we need to know how many cartons there are of each weight and measurement.
• Whatever type of product it is, if it is dangerous goods, we need the MSDS at this stage.
• To learn the insurance fee, you need to submit the value of the product/products.

Delivery terms

During the negotiations between buyer and seller, it is important to also agree on which delivery terms are to be used for the transport. The delivery terms determine who will be responsible for which costs and who will be responsible, and thus will be responsible for the insurance during different parts of the transport. On the train, only EXW* is offered as delivery terms.

*EXW: The recipient pays shipping and is responsible for insurance from the supplier’s door all the way to the delivery address.

Read more about Incoterms here.

Clearance

You must register your goods with Swedish Customs for customs clearance. Concerning both import and export, TKL Logistics can help you get your goods cleared through customs.

To carry out a customs clearance, you need:

• Packing list.
• Invoice.
• HBL for sea transport or HAWB for air transport.

The customs tax is difficult to determine in advance. There are several factors that influence what the total cost for customs tax will be. Factors that affect customs duty are:

• Transport cost.
• Item value.
• Product type and its static number/HS code.
• The exchange rate.
• Any declaration of origin.

You can contact the customs office to get help identifying which statistical number best fits your product and you can get an estimate of the duty rate. The duty rate indicates how many percent of the goods value you need to pay in customs duty.

VAT number

You need to be registered with customs and have a VAT number to be able to import goods.

Customs credit

You need a customs credit from the customs office in order to be able to pay the customs duty after delivery. If you do not have a customs credit,we will pay the cost and invoice you afterwards. Please note that in that case we charge a fee. If you import often, we recommend that you apply for a customs credit.

Customs credit means that you pay a sum to the customs office which they use as security and then release the goods before the duty is paid. You then have 30 days to pay the fee. Should the customs credit be exceeded, we will pay for the next shipment, and invoice you afterwards, so that the transport will continue. It is recommended that you review your customs credit at regular intervals.

Power of attorney

In order for us to be able to take your goods through customs, we need a power of attorney. It is important that the company that signs the authorization is the same company that appears on the invoices used for customs clearance and is the same company that must pay the customs duty

Country-specific requirements

Export licence

Certain products require a permit to be exported. In those cases, an application for an export licence needs to be approved.