How to confirm a quote and power negotiate with the forwarder?

Modified on Wed, 18 Jan, 2023 at 11:51 AM

Video Tutorial on how to confirm the quote?





How to power negotiate on the received quotations?




Go to the desired enquiry under GoSpot or GoSClick on  icon for the Vendor’s quote on which you wish to negotiate > A new dialog box will open as shown below > Enter the Freight charges and Total charges > Revise the Negotiation deadline if the enquiry is already closed > Add Negotiation comments > Click on Send Target Rate


Quote Comparison Report 


Click on  icon in the Top Left corner > Search the enquiry whose quote comparison report you wish to observe > Click on the Enquiry > A new window will open as shown below



All the charges that are quoted by the various vendors are mentioned in this Quote comparison Report

In order to understand the various sections in QCS keep on reading


  • Total Price & Rank

The Different vendors are automatically arranged in the increasing order of their price. The quote are given ranks accordingly. Rank #1 for the quote with the lowest Net Landing Cost and the rank decreasing (#2, #3…) for the vendors with greater net landing cost.



  • Basic Details (in case of Air cargo)

  1. Carrier : The airline through which the vendor is going to send the Cargo

  2. Transit Time: It denotes the time in which the Cargo will be sent

  3. Schedule : It denotes the Weekdays on which the airline takes off from the Origin

  4. Valid Till : It denotes the date till which this Quote is valid


  • Basic Details (in case of FCL LCL)

  1. Carrier : The shipping line through which the vendor is going to send the Cargo

  2. Transit time: It denotes the time in which the Cargo will be sent

  3. Transshipment Via : It denotes the transhipment if any.

  4. Detention Free Time At destination: It denotes the free time within which the Container has to de-stuffed at the Destination port in case of LCL and the container has to be returned back in case of Factory de-stuffing in FCL

  5. Schedule: It denotes the Weekdays on which the airline takes off from the Origin

  6. Valid Till : It denotes the date till which this Quote is valid


  • Freight Charges (Air Cargo)

  1. Air Freight : The Air Freight charges for shipping the cargo through the vendor

  2. X Ray : The X Ray charges for shipping the cargo through the vendor

  3. Sub Total Per Unit : It is addition of all the charges under Freight Charges per unit

  4. Sub Total : The total of all the charges of all the units under Freight Charges.


  • Freight Charges (FCL, LCL)


  1. Ocean Freight (For FCL): The Ocean Freight charges of the container for shipping through the vendor

  2. LCL Freight (For LCL): The Ocean Freight charges of the cargo for shipping through the vendor

  3. Sub Total: It is addition of all the charges under Freight Charges


  • Origin Charges (Air Cargo)


  1. Origin AWB Fee: The AirWay Bill fee charged by the Vendor

  2. Origin PCA: The Post Clearance Audit fee charged by the vendor

  3. Origin Cartage: The Cartage charge that is charged by the Vendor

  4. Origin MCC: The MCC fee charged by the vendor

  5. Origin CFS/Warehouse Charges : The use of CFS/Warehouse that is charged by the Vendor

  6. Origin Custom Charges : The custom clearance charges that is charged by the Vendor.

  7. Origin Sub Total: It is addition of all the charges under Origin Charges


  • Origin Charges (FCL, LCL)


  1. Origin THC: The Terminal Handling Charges for the container/cargo charged by the vendor

  2. Origin BL charges: Bill of Lading Charges for the container/cargo charged by the vendor

  3. Origin Custom (CHA) Charges: Custom Charges for the container/cargo charged by the vendor

  4. Origin Other Local Charges: Other Local Charges for the container/cargo charged by the vendor

  5. Origin Transportation : The cost of transportation that is charged by the Vendor.

  6. Origin Sub Total: It is addition of all the charges under Origin Charges.


  • Total Charges (Air Cargo)



  1. Total Price: The total of all the sub total charges charged by the vendor above

  2. Total Price Per Unit: The Total price divided by the total weight of cargo


  • Total Charges (FCL)



  1. Total Price: The total of all the sub total charges charged by the vendor above

  2. Total Price Per Unit : The Total price divided by the number of Containers


  • Total Charges (LCL)



  1. Total Price: The total of all the sub total charges charged by the vendor above

  2. Total Price Per Unit : The Total price divided by the total CBM of cargo.


View Complete Quote


Open Quotes Received > Select the Vendor whose complete quote you wish to observe > Click on View Complete Quote icon highlighted below


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A new dialog box will open as you click on View Complete Quote icon as shown below



Download Quote 

Open Quotes Received > Select the Vendor whose complete quote you wish to observe > Click on View Complete Quote icon > A new dialog box will open as you click on View Complete Quote icon as shown below > Click on Download Quote option highlighted below








Download All Quotes 

Open Quotes Received > Click on Download All Quotes icon in Top Right corner




Message the Vendor 

Open Quotes Received > Click on Messages icon highlighted across the vendor you wish to send the Message


A new Dialog box will open as shown below > Type the message > Click on Send




Mark Incomplete 

You can use this option if the quote sent by the vendor is incomplete and you wish to bring it in his notice > Click on  across the vendor’s quote which is incomplete > Click on Mark Incomplete > A new dialog box will open asking the reason for why the quote is invalid as shown below > State the reason and click on Mark Incomplete





Enable Editing 

You can use this option if you feel that vendor should be able to edit the quote > Click on  across the vendor’s quote which you want to allow him to edit > Click on Enable Editing > A new dialog box will open asking the reason for why you wish to allow the vendor to enable editing quote shown below > State the reason and click on Confirm







Filter Quote 

If you wish to send a cargo through a particular shipping line only/ particular airline only then you can filter the quotes using this function > Click on Select Carrier option across the Shipping Line/ Airline>You can also check the list of Vendors> Then click on Apply Filters.




Confirm Quote 

Click on icon in the Top Left corner > Click on Enquiry whose Vendor you wish to Confirm > Select the Vendor whose quote wish to confirm > Click on Confirm Quote option highlighted below to confirm the quote



  • Case 1: Quote L1 confirmed

A new Dialog box will open as shown below > Click on Confirm



  • Case 2: Quote other than L1 confirmed

A new Dialog box will open as shown below > Select the reason from the drop down list or Enter your own reason for not selecting L1 quote > Also you can upload any supporting documents >Click on Confirm.



Decline Quote 

If you wish to Decline a quote after Confirming a quote follow this steps > Click on https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/43040987423/original/tPXbe2UDNUE1jXaJ0DScylBAW_bcXAEhag.png?1556278518 icon on the Top Left Corner > Click on Confirmed in the Top > Find the enquiry whose quote you wish to Decline and Click on it > Click on Decline Quote icon highlighted below



A New dialog box will open as shown below > Select the reason from the drop down list and add other remarks for declining the Quote > Click on Decline




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