Pre-Receival Advice (PRA) is what an exporter sends to a container terminal operator CTO), informing them latter about an export consignment ready for dispatch to the terminal. It may sound a simple communication, but involves a definite process that must be followed carefully. Any error or anomaly in it may cause loss of time and efforts to the exporter. Here in an overview of all the steps involved that you must understand if you are a first time exporter. Before beginning, it is important to mention that electronic PRA is what most of the exporters use these days. The traditional process of manual PRA consumes a lot of time which may ultimately cause unnecessary delays and frustration. CTO Receives Booking Message from Shipping Line Once an exporter books a shipping line service to export his or her consignments, the shipping line sends what can be called the booking message to the container terminal operator. The message provides important details about the consignment/conta