What are the drawbacks of a full container?

1. High cost
The high cost of full container transportation is one of its most significant drawbacks. Compared to other transportation methods, full container transportation requires payment for the entire container, which is clearly a waste in some small batch transportation cases. Not only that, full container transportation also requires payment of a series of additional fees such as packaging, loading and unloading, customs declaration, etc., which makes the cost of full container transportation relatively high for small enterprises or small-scale enterprises.
Response: When choosing a transportation method, enterprises can consider the actual scale and weight of the goods and choose a suitable transportation method reasonably. For some small-scale goods, LCL transportation or other more economical transportation methods can be considered to reduce transportation costs.
2. Concentration risk of goods
Full container transportation requires a sufficient quantity of goods to fill the entire container, which makes the goods more susceptible to damage or loss during transportation. Once there are problems with the goods during full container transportation, the losses may be more severe, as the value of the entire container is usually relatively high.
Response: Before full container transportation, enterprises can take a series of protective measures, such as increasing packaging, selecting high-quality containers, etc., to reduce the possibility of damage to goods during transportation. In addition, purchasing cargo insurance is also an effective risk management method.
3. Time inflexibility
Full container transportation usually requires waiting for the container to be filled before shipping, which leads to inflexibility in terms of time. Especially for goods with tight deadlines, full container transportation may not meet the needs of enterprises.
Response: For time sensitive goods, companies can consider other transportation methods, such as air freight or express delivery. In addition, reasonable planning and forecasting are also important means to ensure that the full container transportation time is not too long.
4. Not applicable to small batch multiple shipments
Full container transportation is suitable for one-time transportation of bulk goods, but for some small batch but frequent shipping enterprises, full container transportation is obviously not flexible enough. Frequent full container transportation not only increases costs, but may also lead to insufficient or excess inventory of goods.
Response: For enterprises that ship small batches multiple times, they can consider consolidated container transportation or other less than truckload transportation methods to better adapt to the flexible transportation needs of the enterprise.