Vendor Manual - Supplier Portal

Document Collection-Tri TradeThe ABG Vendor will be required to have their third-party manufacturingsupplier provide all required documents, excluding original invoice, to the localExpeditors office within the abovementioned timeframe. The original invoicemust be provided by the ABG Vendor per the below instructions.Upon receipt of the cargo, Expeditors will provide the third-party manufacturingsupplier with a fax cover sheet identifying:• Expeditors Reference Number• Required date that the original invoice must be received by• Fax number and attention person at Expeditors origin office that theoriginal invoice must be faxed toThe third-party manufacturing supplier must forward this fax cover sheet, withinstructions, on to the ABG Vendor with the request that they fax bothcoversheet and original invoice back to Expeditors.Upon receipt of all commercial documents (including faxed original invoice) atExpeditors origin office, Expeditors will release the cargo for shipping andforward documents on to ABG.Vendor Loads- Container LoadFor full containers loaded outside of the U.S. at the Vendor’s facility and beingshipped directly to any Access Business Group U.S. location, suppliers arerequired to provide written certification to Access Business Group that thesupply chain security requirements of U.S. Customs and Border protection forimporters have been met. The supplier can provide a blanket certification for allshipments that will follow or provide a certificate for each specific shipment.Vendors are required to present a container load plan for full containers loadedat the Vendor’s facility in the document package. A container load plan mustalso be included in the container. An envelope labeled “Container Load Plan”should be taped to a carton located at the container door. Container load planswill be carefully monitored for accuracy at the receiving location.It is ABG’s desire to reduce total supply chain costs by maximizing containerutilization. ABG has authorized Expeditors to override a Vendor’s request toload full containers in order to maximize consolidated container utilization. Inthe event Expeditors overrides a Vendor’s request for a Vendor-loaded container,Expeditors will charge the Vendor the same amount they would have incurred ifthe shipment had been delivered to the CY. This insures that the Vendor does- 4 –Confidential property of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. - Unauthorized use strictly prohibitedOwner: Bill RotondiCopyright ©2007 Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.Last Updated: 27JULY07