Cargo: It is merchandise ready to be transported or being transported.

Exporter (Shipper): Natural or legal person authorized to export goods of national origin, through a customs territory to a foreign territory, to remain there permanently or temporarily.

Consignee: Natural or legal person to whom the sender or shipper abroad sends a cargo, or to whom the transport document has been endorsed. Natural or legal person authorized to enter goods of foreign origin, through a customs territory to the national territory, so that they remain in it definitively or temporarily.

It is very important to know the weight of the cargo since this information can determine the means of transportation to be used and determine the final cost of the operation.

The size of each piece is important to know because it can vary the costs and/or the acceptance of the cargo handling in air transport.

Permitted dimensions:

* In passenger flight, approximate values:
MAX Dimensions: 80 * 80 * 75 cm (L * W * H) per piece.
MAX Weight: 155 Kg per piece.

* In cargo flight, approximate values:
MAX dimensions: 200 * 200 * 160 cm (L * W * H) per piece.
MAX Weight: 1600 Kg per piece.

When choosing an international transport mode, factors such as the urgency of the shipment, the type and quantity of goods, costs, distance and the specific regulations of the countries involved must be considered.

The Master Bill of Lading is the document issued by the shipper or agent as a contract of carriage for a cargo, the House Bill of Lading is the one issued by a freight forwarder to its client.

They are the International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS). They are issued by the International Chamber of Commerce and determine the commercial scope of the international sales contract.

The Master Airway Bill is the document issued by the airline or agent as a contract of carriage for airfreight, the AWB House is the document issued by a freight forwarder to its customer for the protection of its airfreight.+

They are loads that by their nature require proper handling and precautions in their handling, as they can endanger human life, installation or infrastructure where they work. As they are dangerous, they can trigger diseases, they are toxic or poisonous gases and can even cause explosions.

• Explosives
• Gases
• Flammable
• Dangerous Flammable Solids
• Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
• Toxic and Infectious Substances
• Radioactive substances
• Corrosive Substances
• Miscellaneous Hazardous Substances

The size of each piece is important to know because it can vary the costs and/or the acceptance of the cargo handling in air transport.

Permitted dimensions:

* In passenger flight, approximate values:
MAX Dimensions: 80 * 80 * 75 cm (L * W * H) per piece.
MAX Weight: 155 Kg per piece.

* In cargo flight, approximate values:
MAX dimensions: 200 * 200 * 160 cm (L * W * H) per piece.
MAX Weight: 1600 Kg per piece.

In land transportation, demurrage is the time that the means of transportation is detained for lack of release, loading, or detention by the authority by means of seizure. They will begin to run in the terms contracted between the parties to the contract of carriage.

The concept of demurrage has two meanings. In logistics, demurrage can be understood as the charge made by the shipping companies for a delay in the delivery of the rented container. Or, as the delay in the delivery of the goods.

Authorized places where goods enter or leave the national territory, where they are loaded, unloaded, transshipped and stored, passengers are embarked or disembarked, and their luggage is checked. They may be Customs, customs sections, international airports, authorized border crossings, ports and railway terminals with customs services.

• Cost, Insurance and Freight
• CIF Free On Board
• FOB Ex Works
• EXW Free Carrier
• FCA Carriage Paid To
• CPT Carriage and Insurance Paid To
• CIP Delivered to Place Unloaded
• DPU Delivered on site
• DAP Delivered Duty Paid
• DDP