Shipping & Freight Basics

Package your cargo to survive the journey, not just the shelf. Use strong double-wall boxes, cushion fragile items, fill empty space, and label clearl...

Air freight comes in three service levels: express , standard , and deferred . Express is fastest and most expensive (a direct flight); standard is...

Incoterms are internationally agreed trade terms that define who is responsible for the cost and the risk of your goods at each stage of shipping — fr...

If your shipment is small (roughly under 100 kg total), a parcel carrier is usually the better choice. Above that, ship as freight — by ocean in a sha...

Around Chinese New Year (CNY) and the pre-holiday peak season, Chinese factories close, freight rates climb, and vessel and air space become scarce. T...

Use these as general planning guidelines , not exact limits. How much you actually fit depends on your carton size, whether the cargo is palletized, ...

Have your supplier mark every carton with the details below so your cargo stays identifiable through consolidation, and decide whether to palletize ba...

Chargeable weight is the number your freight is actually priced on. It's the greater of two figures: your cargo's actual (gross) weight, or its vol...