Glossar

Advanced Freight Data (AFD) is comprehensive, electronically provided information about a shipment that is captured and processed prior to transport. It is used for planning, managing, and documenting logistics processes, as well as for complying with legal and customs requirements.

Advanced Freight Data includes, among other things, dimensions, weight, identifying characteristics, descriptions of goods, and shipper and recipient data. Modern DWS systems and master data capture solutions automatically collect this information and make it available in real time to warehouse management, transportation management, or customs systems. This accelerates processes, improves data quality, and reduces manual data entry.

Practical example:

Before a shipment is loaded, the Advanced Freight Data is automatically captured and transmitted to the transport management system and customs clearance.

See also: Customs clearance, Freight billing, Freight data, Freight measurement, Master data capture, Transport Management System (TMS), Volume weight, WMS