SHIPTALLY / TASK ROUTE

Shipping & Freight

Use the right commercial term, transport reference, charge basis and customs hand-off across road, sea, air, rail, courier and multimodal movements.

START HERE

Start with the route, then make responsibility and cost follow it.

Know the commodity and live controls that can affect the movement.

Find unresolved customs and transport questions before booking.

Check the rule against the physical movement and named place.

Allocate shared freight and insurance across goods lines.

Keep booking references, mode and customs data in one instruction.

MODE MATRIX

No universal checklist replaces the carrier or route requirements, but these are the details most likely to change with the mode.

Mode	Common reference / document	Pricing focus	Watch point
Road	CMR / carrier or trailer reference	Groupage, part-load, full-load, waiting and border charges	Port/GVMS/transit/safety-security requirements depend on route
Sea	Bill of lading / sea waybill / container	FCL/LCL, ocean freight, terminal and port charges	FAS/FOB/CFR/CIF are sea/inland-waterway rules, not generic “shipping” terms
Air	Air waybill / booking reference	Actual vs volumetric / chargeable weight	Cut-offs and dangerous-goods controls can dominate the booking
Rail	Rail / forwarder consignment reference	Terminal, rail and onward road legs	Often forms one leg of a multimodal customs/transit journey
Courier / parcel	Waybill / label / tracking reference	Chargeable weight, remote/handling fees, duty-tax billing	A fast label still needs good customs data
Multimodal	Master/house or forwarder references across legs	End-to-end price with hand-offs visible	Keep the Incoterm delivery point separate from carrier transfer points

What changes by mode and what should stay joined up.

All 11 rules and the transport-mode split.

Separate the border leg from the commercial cost view.

Avoid underpricing parcel and air movements.