LCL CARGO SERVICES

*LCL Cargo Services* = Less than Container Load shipping.

You share container space with other shippers instead of booking a full container.

*How it works:*

1. *Consolidation*: Your goods go to a CFS - Container Freight Station - where they’re combined with other LCL shipments going to the same destination port

2. *Container stuffing*: Freight forwarder loads multiple shippers’ cargo into one 20ft/40ft container

3. *Ocean freight*: Container moves port-to-port like FCL

4. *Deconsolidation*: At destination CFS, container is opened and cargo separated for each consignee

*When LCL makes sense:*

- *Volume*: 1 CBM to 15 CBM. Above ∼15 CBM, FCL usually becomes cheaper

- *Weight*: Up to ∼10-12 MT depending on commodity

- *Cost*: You pay only for space you use, not whole container

- *Frequency*: Good if you don’t have enough volume to fill FCL regularly