The two numbers that decide your freight Every international freight quote is built from the same two inputs: the weight you measure and the weight the carrier bills. They are rarely the same number, and…
What makes shipping to Germany different from other lanes Germany sits inside the EU customs union, which is the first thing to understand about this lane. The same rules apply whether the goods land in…
What “import tax” actually covers on a Germany shipment Buyers searching for import tax from China to Germany usually want one number: what will customs charge when the goods arrive. The honest answer is that…
The four ways a bad forwarder costs you money Most forwarders on the China to UK lane do the job properly. The ones that hurt their customers tend to fail in the same four ways,…
The first-order mistake that kills most new importers New importers do not lose money on bad products. They lose money on products that were fine at the factory price and impossible once freight and fees…
Why three quotes for the same shipment come back three different prices Send the same carton details to three forwarders and you can get quotes that differ by 50% or more. That spread is rarely…
Why the sea freight bill grows after the ship lands The ocean rate on a sea freight quote looks unbeatable, which is exactly why so many UK buyers are surprised when the final invoice is…
Why the air freight bill is always higher than the quote The most common complaint from UK buyers is not that air freight is expensive. It is that the bill at the end is higher…
Start with the supplier’s EXW or FOB unit price Where the unit price comes from on Alibaba The number on the supplier’s quote is the product unit price, usually EXW, ex works, or FOB, free…
What a Guangzhou warehouse shipping agent actually is The agent, the warehouse, and the single point of contact A Guangzhou warehouse shipping agent is a local partner that runs both a freight operation and a…
