Air cargo guides for time-sensitive shipments from China.
Air Freight
One rate per kilogram hides more than it shows on this lane. Here is what a DDP air quote should include, the transit times we publish for South Africa, and the point where sea freight costs you less overall.
Air Freight, Shipping from China
Air freight is priced on weight, quoted on scope, and settled by the charges that show up at the destination airport. How to read the number before you book.
Air Freight, Shipping from China
The per-kilo rate is only one of the numbers on an air quote. Here is how chargeable weight is worked out, which charges belong on the quote, and why the short Australia lane makes air a harder sell than it is to Europe.
Air Freight, Shipping from China
The per-kilo rate is the wrong place to start. Chargeable weight, the value of the goods and the cost of arriving late decide whether air freight earns its premium on a given shipment.
