In international groupage delivery There are several types of delivery depending on the urgency of the order. These can be normal international groupage delivery using optimal modes of transport “from door to door”, within standard terms; or it can be express delivery, when it is not even a question of a specific day, receiving the goods, but a specific time, air delivery and light transport is used.
Thus, reliability and speed of delivery is one of the determining factors of groupage cargo transportation cost. Other factors affecting the cost of delivery are type of transport, combination of different modes of transport, country and distance of delivery of groupage cargo.
A very convenient and cheapest option is delivery of your consolidated shipments as part of a consolidated shipment, you pay significantly less for the same distance, because packages and consignments of several recipient cargo owners are transported in one vehicle, and each pays for its own cargo, not for a separate delivery. Your package or parcel is first docked in a warehouse where the total consignment is consolidated. The type of cargo, its value, size and volume play a role, it is associated with the placement in transportation, and compliance with specific security measures and delivery control.