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title: "CFS (Container Freight Station)"
description: "A container freight station (CFS) is a warehouse that specializes in the consolidation and deconsolidation of cargo. A CFS will charge a fee."
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# CFS (Container Freight Station)

A container freight station (CFS) is a warehouse that specializes in the consolidation and deconsolidation of cargo. A CFS will charge a fee.

## What is a CFS?

A CFS (container freight station) is a warehouse that specializes in the [consolidation](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/consolidation/) and [deconsolidation](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/deconsolidation/) of cargo.

An [LCL (less than container load)](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/less-than-container-load/) shipment will be taken to a CFS at origin to be consolidated into a container with other cargo. The container will then be trucked to the [CY (container yard)](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/container-yard/) before being loaded onto the vessel.

![Diagram: a truck carries your shipment to an origin CFS warehouse where shipments from multiple importers are consolidated into one container, then trucked to the CY.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ynj1yl20/development/58cb301aeef362fd20bd3e40ac5635972f1e3145-700x310.png)

After the container arrives at the destination port, it will be taken to another CFS for deconsolidation. LCL shipments will then be picked up from the CFS for final delivery.

![Flow diagram: a loaded container truck arrives at a destination CFS warehouse where cargo is deconsolidated, then individual shipments truck to destination; legend marks your shipment vs other importers' shipments.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ynj1yl20/development/0934a99fe5e95b3f0428a24a469c580e7abc6e62-700x325.png)

Both the origin and destination CFS will charge a [container freight station fee](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/container-freight-station-fee/).

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