Sea Freight, Warehousing
Buying from several factories usually means several separate shipments, several export declarations and several clearances. Combining them into one consignment changes both the cost and the schedule, and the volume figures decide which way it goes.
DDP Shipping, Freight Forwarding
DDP moves the customs work onto the forwarder and the control over your cargo along with it. The checks that cut the risk take minutes: matching the company name across three documents, asking who issues the bill of lading, and knowing when an all-in price stops being worth buying.
Sea Freight, Shipping from China
Transit times by destination, the things that add days to a sailing, and why port to port is not the number you should plan around.
Sea Freight, Freight Forwarding
The choice between sharing a container and booking a whole one comes down to volume, cargo density and how much handling your goods can take. Here is how to work out which side of the line you are on.
Freight Forwarding, DDP Shipping
Two quotes for the same shipment can differ by thousands because they cover different things. Here is how to read a freight quote line by line, and which charges tend to appear after arrival.
