Air Freight Services
Export and import air transport solutions.
When time and safe arrival of your goods is of the essence, it is time for our air freight departments to step in. We know how important it is to have a flexible and enterprising logistics partner when deadlines suddenly change or other unforeseen things happen. Precision and reliability is what we strive for, time and again.
Air transport for a timely solution
Prime Cargo's air freight departments do not have a key or a fixed chart with solutions, but tailor a solution that matches your transport needs here and now.
Air freight is the optimal solution if:
- your delivery must meet a very exact deadline;
- you need a flexible worldwide transport solution;
- you need to make up for lost time in the supply chain;
- you need to take the goods quickly from point A to point B.
If you want to know more about air transport import or export, contact one of our international forwarders.
Transportation of goods from another country to your home country. Here is a short overview of what we can help you with:
Fuel charges
Air carriers charge fuel charges because of the unstable and high fuel prices.
Safety charges
Charges implemented after 9/11 as an extra charge on air freight as payment for raised security in the airports.
Courier service
We ensure quick door-to-door service:
- Local and international
- Collection and delivery service for urgent goods or documents
Transport documentation
- Master Airway Bill: Document issued between a freight forwarder and freight carrier where the freight forwarder takes over the role of supplier.
- House Airway Bill: Own transport document/air freight document issued by a forwarding agent who offers a consolidation service. The House Airway Bill is a document issued between the shipper and the forwarding agent where the forwarding agent becomes Deemed Carrier.
- Airway Bill: Receipt issued by the aircraft operator in proof of the transport of the goods.
Customs documents
As a rule, the following documents are required for clearing goods through customs on arrival to the destination:
- Order confirmation
- Packing list
- Certificate of Origin – if required
- GSP Certificate – if required
- Packing Declaration – if required
- Import Licence – if required
Other documents that may be applicable – depending on goods or destination.
Customs regulations
The applicable regulations in the countries where the goods are imported.
Flight schedule
Incoterms rules
For more information about the rules of Incoterms®, see the website of the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC.
Insurance
We offer global-wide transport insurance of goods through our valued insurance partners. This is your best protection against suffering losses when the chips are down.
Consolidation
A company that arranges shipments on behalf of a client, yet does not have an aircraft of its own. The company arranges the shipment through a third party. The presence of the goods on the aircraft is confirmed by the air freight documents.
Packaging of goods
We package the goods to prepare them in the best way possible for transportation by air.
Transportation of shipments out of the country. We make sure we put together everything and keep track of all the papers, forms and regulations that vary from one country to another. Here is a short overview of what we can help you with:
Fuel charges
Air carriers charge fuel charges because of the unstable and high fuel prices.
Safety charges
Charges implemented after 9/11 as an extra charge on air freight as payment for raised security in the airports.
Courier service
We ensure quick door-to-door service:
- Local and international
- Collection and delivery service for urgent goods or documents
Transport documentation
- Master Airway Bill: Document issued between a freight forwarder and freight carrier where the freight forwarder takes over the role of supplier.
- House Airway Bill: Own transport document/air freight document issued by a forwarding agent who offers a consolidation service. The House Airway Bill is a document issued between the shipper and the forwarding agent where the forwarding agent becomes Deemed Carrier.
- Airway Bill: Receipt issued by the aircraft operator in proof of the transport of the goods.
Customs documents
As a rule, the following documents are required for clearing goods through customs on arrival to the destination:
- Order confirmation
- Packing list
- Certificate of Origin – if required
- GSP Certificate – if required
- Packing Declaration – if required
- Import Licence – if required
Other documents that may be applicable – depending on goods or destination.
Customs regulations
The applicable regulations in the countries where the goods are imported.
Flight schedule
Incoterms rules
For more information about the rules of Incoterms®, see the website of the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC.
Insurance
We offer global-wide transport insurance of goods through our valued insurance partners. This is your best protection against suffering losses when the chips are down.
Consolidation
A company that arranges shipments on behalf of a client, yet does not have an aircraft of its own. The company arranges the shipment through a third party. The presence of the goods on the aircraft is confirmed by the air freight documents.
Screening
Cargo Centre Billund and Copenhagen Airport can conduct security checks by means of screening. For more information, please contact our Airfreight Export department in Denmark.
Packaging of goods
We package the goods to prepare them in the best way possible for transportation by air.
Cross trade is for those of you who need transportation between two destinations neither of which is your home country. For example, from a factory in China and for delivery to Europe and the USA. Here is a short overview of how we can help you:
Courier service
We ensure quick door-to-door service:
- Local and international
- Collection and delivery service for urgent goods or documents
Cross docking
The goods from an incoming truck are loaded directly onto another truck, trailer or other means of transportation with only minimal or no storage time whatsoever in between.
Transport documentation
- Master Airway Bill: Document issued between a freight forwarder and freight carrier where the freight forwarder takes over the role of supplier.
- House Airway Bill: Own transport document/air freight document issued by a forwarding agent who offers a consolidation service. The House Airway Bill is a document issued between the shipper and the forwarding agent where the forwarding agent becomes Deemed Carrier.
- Airway Bill: Receipt issued by the aircraft operator in proof of the transport of the goods.
Customs documents
As a rule, the following documents are required for clearing goods through customs on arrival to the destination:
- Order confirmation
- Packing list
- Certificate of Origin – if required
- GSP Certificate – if required
- Packing Declaration – if required
- Import Licence – if required
Other documents that may be applicable – depending on goods or destination.
Customs regulations
The applicable regulations in the countries where the goods are imported.
Incoterms rules
For more information about the rules of Incoterms®, see the website of the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC.
Insurance
We offer global-wide transport insurance of goods through our valued insurance partners. This is your best protection against suffering losses when the chips are down.
Consolidation
A company that arranges shipments on behalf of a client, yet does not have an aircraft of its own. The company arranges the shipment through a third party. The presence of the goods on the aircraft is confirmed by the air freight documents.
Packaging of goods
We package the goods to prepare them in the best way possible for transportation by air.
There can be a number of issues you need to make up your mind about and challenges you can be confronted with in connection with air freight. We have the competencies to help you with:
Hazardous goods
For example, solid substances, liquids and gases that can be hazardous for live organisms and the environment.
If you need additional information, contact your local Prime Cargo office.
Read the UN's recommendations regarding transportation of hazardous goods.
3PL
A third-party logistics company is a company that provides customers with logistics services that are otherwise supplied by third parties. Such services are preferably integrated or bundled together by the supplier. 3PL services include, among other things, transportation, storage, cross-docking, warehouse management, packaging and freight forwarding.
4PL
A fourth-party logistics company is a company that develops methods, computer systems and concepts via the same resources as are offered by a 3PL supplier.
Personal effects
We can also transport your own personal effects safely and fast to any destination whatsoever.
Customs regulations
The applicable regulations in the countries where the goods are imported.
Incoterms rules
For more information about the rules of Incoterms®, see the website of the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC.
Insurance
We offer global-wide transport insurance of goods through our valued insurance partners. This is your best protection against suffering losses when the chips are down.
Consolidation
A company that arranges shipments on behalf of a client, yet does not have an aircraft of its own. The company arranges the shipment through a third party. The presence of the goods on the aircraft is confirmed by the air freight documents.
Packaging of goods
We package the goods to prepare them in the best way possible for transportation by air.
