(1) Full container load (FCL). FCL refers to a container that is consigned by the owner after the owner has filled the whole container with the goods. The general practice is that after the carrier transports the empty box to the factory or warehouse, the owner puts the goods into the box, seals, and seals the goods to the carrier, and obtains the station receipt. Finally, the station receipt is exchanged for the bill of lading.
(2) LCL (less than container load, LCL). LCL means that after the carrier or the agent accepts the small-ticket goods consigned by the consignor whose quantity is not enough for the whole container, the classification, sorting, concentration, packing, and delivery work according to the nature of the goods and the destination are all carried out at the carrier's wharf. Container Freight Station (VFS) or Inland Container Terminal.