Cross trade
Term · Logistics and supply chain · MLC-T-LOG-000060
The shipment of cargo between two countries, where the transaction is managed by a third party located in a country different from both the origin and destination. In these arrangements, the cargo does not enter the country where the third-party freight forwarder or logistics provider is based. For example, a French company could manage a shipment from China to Brazil without the goods ever passing through France.
| Identifier | MLC-T-LOG-000060 |
|---|---|
| Field | Logistics and supply chain |
| Subject | Freight shipping |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-LOG-000060",
"term": "Cross trade",
"field": "Logistics and supply chain",
"definition": "The shipment of cargo between two countries, where the transaction is managed by a third party located in a country different from both the origin and destination. In these arrangements, the cargo does not enter the country where the third-party freight forwarder or logistics provider is based. For example, a French company could manage a shipment from China to Brazil without the goods ever passing through France.",
"subject": "Freight shipping",
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/logistics/cross-trade/"
}
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