GUIDES
Export documentation, explained plainly.
Short guides for the people who type SIs and VGMs every day. What each field means, where errors hide, and how to avoid the fees.
Guide · 5 min readWhat is a shipping instruction (SI)? Fields, cut-off and common errors.A plain guide to the shipping instruction (SI) in sea freight: what it contains, when the SI cut-off is, and the mistakes that lead to amendment fees and rolled containers.Open →Guide · 5 min readVGM (verified gross mass) explained: SOLAS method 1 and method 2.What the VGM is, who must declare it, how to calculate it with SOLAS method 1 or method 2, and the checks to run before the VGM cut-off.Open →Guide · 4 min readHow the container number check digit works (ISO 6346).How a shipping container number is built under ISO 6346, how the check digit is calculated, and how to spot a mistyped container number in seconds.Open →Guide · 4 min readHow to avoid SI amendment fees and late SI charges.Why carriers charge late SI and B/L amendment fees, what they typically cost, and a simple routine that stops most of them before the SI cut-off.Open →Guide · 4 min readHow to check a draft bill of lading against your SI.A field-by-field checklist for comparing the carrier's draft B/L with your shipping instruction, so errors are fixed free before the bill of lading is issued.Open →
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