Sea groupage to India. Consolidated in Brescia, delivered at destination.
You pay only for the cubic metres your goods actually take up. If they do not fill a container we ship them to India as groupage, together with other exporters' cargo.
India, in a shared container.
LCL stands for Less than Container Load: several shipments travel inside a single container. We collect your goods or they arrive at our Brescia hub, where we prepare them and handle export customs before delivering them to the consolidation warehouse. At destination the main ports are Nhava Sheva (Mumbai), Mundra and Chennai.
Shared space
The container is shared with other loads. So even for a few packages or pallets, no empty space is paid for.
Destination ports
Ports of arrival: Nhava Sheva (Mumbai), Mundra and Chennai. The consignee receives the goods at their premises or collects them at the deconsolidation warehouse.
What the destination requires
The Indian importer must hold an IEC code; in groupage to India goods are often cleared at an inland container depot (ICD) near the final destination.
Customs at our warehouses
The export declaration is made at our warehouses in Brescia. We are an AEO operator and use the simplified procedure.
Goods ready for the journey
Checking, packing and labelling take place at our Brescia hub, with wooden pallets and crates treated and marked under ISPM 15.
Dangerous goods (IMDG)
The IMDG Code allows groupage for dangerous goods too, if the consolidator accepts them. The first step is the safety data sheet.
See also: Shipping to India · Sea freight · Container guide · ISPM 15 guide · Customs · Request a quote
Other groupage countries: Singapore · Vietnam · China · All countries
In the glossary: Groupage · LCL · FCL · Consolidator · Bill of lading · ISPM 15
Groupage to India in four steps.
Four stages, one person following them.
Shipment details
We calculate the chargeable volume from weights, dimensions, number of packages and stackability.
Collection
The goods reach our Brescia hub, delivered by you or collected by us, and we pack them when needed.
Customs, then consolidation
After the export declaration the goods go to the consolidation warehouse in port.
From ship to consignee
After loading the container arrives, is deconsolidated and the goods reach the consignee in India.
Groupage to India.
What does the price of groupage to India depend on?
Freight is based on the weight or volume of the goods, and the higher counts: this is the W/M (weight/measure) rule, under which usually 1 cubic metre equals 1,000 kg. On top come consolidation at origin and deconsolidation on arrival, shown in our proposal.
When is a whole container the better choice?
With the shipment dimensions we compare groupage and a full container. As a rule, when the volume approaches a whole container, a full one often costs less and the goods are handled fewer times.
Documents for groupage to India: which are needed?
The export declaration is our job. From you we need the commercial invoice and the packing list, with weights and dimensions package by package. The Indian importer must hold an IEC code; in groupage to India goods are often cleared at an inland container depot (ICD) near the final destination.
Do you handle groupage to India for dangerous goods too?
Yes. The starting point is the safety data sheet, from which we check class, packaging and labels; then the IMDG Code applies and the consolidator and shipping line must accept. For firearms and ammunition each shipment is assessed against the applicable authorisations.
