Wednesday, September 16, 2020

If your cargo is more than 200 kg, it is recommended to use a freight forwarder.

Although cheap, sea freight is time consuming due to a number of factors. Seasonal behaviors and obstacles at ports may negatively impact shipping time. The average time of transportation from China to Amazon warehouses is 30 days if the warehouses are located in West U.S and 40 days if they are located in East U.S.

Air Freight If your cargo is more than 200 kg, it is recommended to use a freight forwarder. For less than 200 kg you can go through your supplier since freight forwarders are too expensive for shipments less than 200 kg. Products that are shipped by airfreight will be charged relative to their dimensional weight. 


The airfreight costs almost the same as express shipping although it may take a few days more. The time is dependent on the chosen flight. The cost of airfreight shipping fluctuates and is variable due to things like the exchange rate between USD and CNY changing. You also have to consider customs intricacies, and import/export fees of China and the U.S. Whether or not air shipping is better or worse than sea shipping is dependent on the weight and volume of the order.

If you are shipping a comparatively lighter product, which takes, up less space, then air shipping is viable. On the contrary for larger products that take up a lot of space, sea shipping is feasible.

The Three Possible Processes of Shipment

Shipping Directly from China to Amazon In order to ship directly from China, it is essential for you to direct your Chinese supplier to prepare your goods completely in accordance with FBA guidelines. This is a more viable option for shipments from express and air since they are more expensive. The process of directly shipping the order to Amazon is simple. You create your shipment and make sure that you are only shipping to one FC (Fulfillment Centre) in case of sea shipping.

Make your supplier attach barcodes to each item individually alongside carton labels to every master carton and pallet labels to each side of a pallet (in case shipping of shipping pallets. 


Arrange a door-to-door service from China with the help of your freight forwarder. Shipping to Amazon through a Middleman Certain prep shipping companies act as third parties to these shipment processes. The third-party logistics company take hold of your shipment from China, and either they ship it to Amazon from you or store it in a warehouse. They help with the shipment process and simultaneously check the labels of the goods, and the first one is the receiving fee, which is normally - per carton or - per pallet.

Then comes the pick/pack fee, which is for shipping the goods to Amazon FBA, which is normally around -. If there are any labels like barcodes, a labeling fee is charged which is usually --content--.1---content--.25. Lastly, there is the storage fee, which has a varying price. Both of these methods have certain pros and cons as outlined in the following table.

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