How does freight work if you want to send scrap to a distant buyer?
Short answer: You can arrange a carrier to move palletised or bagged scrap to the buyer, or the buyer can arrange the freight and deduct the cost from the price, and in either case you need to agree who pays, who is responsible for loss or damage, how the weight is confirmed on arrival and what packaging the carrier requires, so that no one is surprised when the load turns up.
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Either side can arrange freight, but the arrangement needs to be agreed in advance, including whether the cost is deducted from your price.
Responsibility for the load
Agree who is responsible if material is lost or damaged in transit, and whether the carrier provides cover.
Weight at the other end
Agree how the weight will be confirmed on arrival and how you will see the docket, since you will not be there.
How ScrapTrade Fits In
ScrapTrade makes the arrangement explicit, so freight, weighing and payment terms are agreed before the load leaves.
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