Process · terms · inspection
How a container deal runs, from first request to handover
Eight steps, the same for every lot. Both sides know what happens next, what stays private and when money and documents come into the picture.
At a glance
The eight steps
- 1 · Report. One short form: type, quantity, port or city, timing. You get a reference number at once; no account is created.
- 2 · Review. A person reads every request, may ask for details or photos, and says plainly if a request is outside what we can serve.
- 3 · Match. Your request is compared with counterparties already registered on the other side. A match is a proposal, never an automatic introduction.
- 4 · Terms. Before anyone is introduced we agree terms with each side separately: quantity, grade, price basis, location, timing, and how LATYNEX is paid.
- 5 · Introduction. Only when both sides have confirmed. Until then, identities stay with us.
- 6 · Inspection. Condition is checked against the agreed grade: photos, a depot check or an independent survey, depending on what the deal needs.
- 7 · Documents. Typically proof that the seller may sell, a release or pickup instruction from the owner or depot, the invoice and the equipment details.
- 8 · Handover. Pickup, depot release or delivery is coordinated. The deal is complete when the buyer has the units and the agreed payments are settled.
What stays private
We do not list individual lots, and we do not tell a buyer who the owner is, or the other way round, before both have confirmed the terms. Optional details you add after the first step, such as a price expectation, are used to judge a match; they are not passed on unless you agree to share them in anonymised form.
A request is shared with nobody by default. If you ask us to look for a counterparty, we describe the lot, not you.
How LATYNEX is paid, and what else costs money
The default model is brokerage: a fee for bringing the two sides together, agreed in the terms step and not hidden in the unit price. A principal deal, where LATYNEX buys and sells on its own account, is possible only when it is agreed explicitly for that lot.
Costs around the unit price are written into the terms so that neither side is surprised later: lift-off and storage days at the depot, inspection, transport, and how VAT is treated for the two parties involved. We do not give tax advice; your accountant confirms the treatment for your situation.
Documents a deal usually needs
Which documents apply depends on who owns the container and what the contract allows. For equipment owned by a leasing company or carrier, the seller needs the owner's written permission to sell or release it locally, and a release instruction the depot will accept.
Buyers should expect an invoice, the container identification for each unit, and an interchange or condition report at pickup. If something is missing, the deal waits; nobody collects a unit on a promise.
Condition grades used in the terms
New or one-trip: unused or a single loaded voyage. Cargo-worthy: fit to carry cargo regularly. Wind and watertight: sound structure for static storage, not for cargo. As is: sold in the condition it stands in. Damaged: needs repair, often wanted for conversion or parts.
Grades are contract language, not a promise about appearance. The terms step fixes which grade applies and what the buyer may do if a unit does not match it on inspection.
What we do not do
We do not reserve containers without a confirmed counterparty, publish a marketplace or serve private individuals. We do not promise that every request finds a match, and we say so early when a request is unlikely to.
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