Shipping from China Methonds:
Fusionbuy provides 3 popular methods to ship goods from China to the global market.
1.By sea
- Freight: The cheapest shipping method
- Delivery time: 30-40 days
- Extra Charges：Up loading charges, port fees, docking fees, storage fees, clearance fees, ETC.
- FCL & LCL: FCL is full container loading, LCL is less than container loading.
- Types of Container: 20ft container (28CBM), 40ft container (58CBM) and 40ft HQ container (68CBM).
- Common Trade Terms: FOB(Free on board), CIF(Cost, insurance and freight), DDP(Delivered duty paid)
- Document used for custom clearance: B/L, invoice and packing list. The photo below is an original B/L, our company will provide a full set of documentation for your custom clearance.
2.By Courier
- Carrier Companies: DHL, FedEx, UPS, TNT, EMS, etc.
- Carrier weight: Carton box in any weight, better below 100KGS
- Freight: Higher cost
- Delivery time: within 7 days
- Remind: Urgent goods that are not too heavy since it is quite expensive.
3.By Air
- Carrier Company: Shipping forwarder
- Carrier Weight: Heavy bulk above 100KGS
- Freight: Lower than Courier, more economical
- Delivery time: 5-10days
- Remind: Urgent bulk. Acquire the documentation to be provided for custom clearance, have a cooperate freight forwarding company
- The air cargo shipment is between sea and courier shipment, it is lower freight than by courier but faster than by sea.
- Document used for custom clearance: B/L, invoice and packing list. Most of time we will do Telex Release for air cargo shipment to guarantee on time delivery. Below photo is our air cargo B/L.
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