Transporting goods in container phase can keep the goods clean, protect the safety of goods and reduce damage. In order to ensure the smooth flow of containers and avoid the stagnation of container usage, the owner of containers, the shipowner, has set a time limit for the users and importers of containers. Within this time limit, the goods can be packed in containers free of charge. Over this period of time, if the cargo is not taken out of the container and the container is occupied, the shipowner will have to pay the quota fee every day, which is the so-called stagnant container fee.

The free period of imported containers is mostly less than 10 days from the ship to the port of destination, and the charges for delayed containers begin to be calculated 10 days after the ship arrives at the port. Here we introduce the fastest way to return empty boxes, so that you can return to empty boxes as soon as possible, to avoid or reduce the cost of delayed boxes. Specifically: while handling the import customs formalities, the importer can know to the shipowner which yard the container will return to, and then contact the yard. The released goods are directly referred to the yard by the fleet under the yard, and the goods are taken out of the yard, and then the goods are transported to the final purpose by rail or car as needed. This saves at least two days compared with using other convoys to pick up boxes from warehouses and return empty boxes to designated yards. When the number of imported containers is large, this method can not only prepare more time for customs clearance, but also reduce the lagging charges.

For example, when a company imports 48 20-foot container cargo, it learns about the owner's empty container yard and signs an agreement with the yard, where its subordinate fleet picks up the cargo directly from the port city to the yard, and then picks up the cargo from the factory to the yard. When the goods were cleared, the customs delayed the clearance time due to the problem of customs price examination, so that the goods were released by the Customs on the 10th day after the ship arrived at the port. After getting the customs release slip, the fleet of the yard immediately lifted the container to the yard to pick it up. This saves the USD480.00 delayed box fee and 4800 RMB back empty fee.