What is a remote area?  A 'remote area' within the logistics context generally refers to a location that is identified by a postcode or, in its absence, a suburb or town name, which is considered challenging to serve. Essentially, if a location falls outside our regular pickup and delivery ...

Freight forwarders often provide lower prices compared to direct carriers. Here are the key factors: Volume Discounts: Bulk Negotiations: Freight forwarders consolidate shipments from multiple clients, allowing them to negotiate better rates with carriers due to the high volume of goods they manage. These volume ...

People always want to know which are the cheapest shipping methods ? We want to answer with an example: Which are the cheapest shipping methods from China to Europe? Sea Freight (Ocean Freight): Full Container Load (FCL): If you have enough goods to fill an entire container, FCL is usually ...

What Are Prohibited Items? Certain items cannot be received, stored, shipped, imported and/or exported due to regulatory, hazard, safety or other reasons. Transactions involving these commodities are strictly prohibited, regardless of origin or destination. Please note: Prohibited items are forbidden to be exported from the origin...

When do I need to pay the duties and taxes on a shipment? You usually have to pay them before your goods are released from customs in the destination country. Carrier(UPS,DHL, FEDEX) may be able to pay on your behalf(if you have their account or you have signed agreement with them)to ensure your goods are released quickly – ...

What’s the difference between duties and taxes? When it comes to shipping, the terms 'duties' and 'taxes' can be easily confused.  What are duties? Customs duties are a type of tax on cross-border goods that are collected by customs as government revenue and to protect local industries. What types of dutie...

What are duties and taxes based on?  The amount of duties and taxes you need to pay for a shipment are determined by several factors:  The HS code is used to classify the product type. Customs authorities use this commodity code to quickly understand what is being shipped and to apply relevan...

Shipping from China to the UK is not . There are many different options. After Brexit, the railway shipping door to door service stopped temporarily. And now trucking becomes more and more popular as it is much cheaper than air freight but can deliver in 25 days generally. China shipping ways to UK:&n...

It is common that you can see delivery fails for international express shipping. Reasons varies. So How many delivery attempts do couriers make in a day? And If you missed the delivery, what can you do? 1. UPS Delivery  Driver left a delivery notice if their first attempt at delivering was unsuccessful. ...

European Union is the biggest exportation partner in most time. China produces a great many products that have their market in Europe.Good shipping ways between China and Europe is in high demand. Transport Routes from China to Europe Perhaps most people know that logistics from China to Europe have full choices: air, sea, road, a...

China is the United States' largest supplier of goods imports. The trade between China and USA is huge. It is big metter in terms of shipping. Here is a brief introduction for shipping from China to the USA. 1. How many methods to ship from China to the US? -Air Express shipping (DHL, Fedex, UPS mainly), 3-5 working days in slack seasons and 5-7...

Shipping is very import for enterprises doing cross-border business, logistics is a very important process.  In the early years, there were not as many traditional logistics methods as now.  International express delivery is a very important mode of transportation.  The International Express Courier service provides efficient...