Container vs RORO
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Export119 handles two ocean-freight modes for used-car export:
| Mode | What it is | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Container | A 20’/40’/45’ steel box. Cars loaded inside; the box rides on a container ship. | Higher-value cars, mixed cargo (cars + parts + small equipment), more theft protection. |
| RORO (Roll-on / Roll-off) | A car-carrier ship. Cars drive on, drive off — no container. | Bulk volume, lower per-unit cost, vehicles that won’t fit in containers (heavy equipment, oversized). |
A trader picks the mode when booking. A forwarder publishes schedules for both.
Cargo category
Section titled “Cargo category”Each schedule auto-derives a cargoCategory from its pricing-matrix rows:
| Pricing matrix rows | cargoCategory |
|---|---|
| Only cars-in-container HS codes | cars_container |
| Only non-car HS codes (parts, equipment, etc.) | other_cargo |
| Both | mixed |
| RORO trip | roro (separate model) |
Cargo category drives the document checklist downstream — a cars_container shipment requires a B/L, packing list, commercial invoice, insurance certificate, etc.; an other_cargo shipment may need a different set. See Document checklist.
When to pick which
Section titled “When to pick which”What’s in a schedule
Section titled “What’s in a schedule”A schedule (whether container or RORO) carries:
- Origin and destination terminals — ports of loading and discharge.
- ETD / ETA — estimated departure and arrival dates.
- Voyage number — the shipping line’s reference.
- Pricing matrix — for containers, per-HS-code-equipment-type cells. For RORO, per-vehicle-category cells.
- Loading method options — bobtail, direct, etc., with daily costs.
- Safe-freight agreement (Korea origin only) — sign-up that 안전운임 rates apply for inland trucking.
- Cut-off dates — VGM cut-off, cargo cut-off, document cut-off.
Related
Section titled “Related”- Schedules — browsing as a trader, publishing as a forwarder
- Booking a container
- Document checklist