Advantages of an LCL Shipment for the Buyer

The buyer only needs to pay for the space that they need to use since the container is shared with other shipments. This option allows small businesses to take advantage of the low cost of ocean shipping without requiring high volume.

Air shipments are charging either by the gross weight or the volume weight, whichever is higher. Whereas the ocean LCL is charging fees per cubic meter (or per 1,000 kg whichever is higher), making it a more economical option for shipments that are small yet heavy given that the transit time is not an issue

LCL is a term used in sea freight to describe loads that are “less than a container load,” or a shipment that does not fill an entire container. Depending on the route, destination, and requirement, shipping via LCL may be more economic than FCL,