I will detail the knowledge of shipping from China to the United States in this guide， which can help you make the right choice when importing from China.
How to ship containers from China to the USA?
There are three modes of transportation from China to America, namely air freight, by sea, and land, let’s see what kind of goods are suitable for the following modes of transportation.
Air freight from China to the USA
What is air freight shipping? Air transport refers to the mode of transport using aircraft as a tool, it means transporting goods from an airport in one country to an airport in another.
What cargo is suitable for air freight?
● Urgent cargo: If you need to ship goods to the United States in a short time, you can choose air freight.
● Lightweight cargo: First, most of international air transport is for both passenger and cargo, with limited capacity and carrying weight. Second, air freight cost from china to the USA is expensive.
● High-value cargo: Air freight is very safe.
Sea freight from China to the USA
What is sea freight? Sea shipping is the mode of transport using shipment as a tool; there are two main ways of shipping by sea, namely liner shipping and charter shipping.
What cargo is suitable for air freight?
● Bulky or heavy cargo.
● Goods with no time limit.
● Container cargo: Ocean FCL and LCL Sea Freight.
Ocean FCL (Full Container Load)
The quantity of goods is relatively large, and it is more cost-effective to ship according to the whole container. The cargo owner or the freight forwarder will book and consign directly with the shipping company (in the way of FCL). The whole container of cargo is generally packed and sealed by the consignor, and the consignee is responsible for unpacking and unloading. FCL, take the box as the delivery unit.
LCL sea freight(Less than Container Load)
LCL refers to small-ticket goods that do not fit into a full container. The carrier assembles more than two shipments of goods into one container, and also needs to be unpacked at the destination container freight station or inland station for separate delivery. For this kind of goods, the carrier has to bear the packing and unpacking operations, and the packing and unpacking fees are still charged to the cargo party.
Express shipping from China to the USA
International Express is mainly responsible for transportation by express companies, and express transportation from China to the United States is mainly DHL, FedEx, and UPS. The time of international expression is similar to that of air.
What cargo is suitable for express?
● Cargo weighing less than 100kg.
● Documents, samples, sample advertisements, and other goods without commercial value.
● Air freight, door-to-door service.
What is the difference between DHL, FedEx, UPS, and EMS?
EMS international express is suitable for taking small pieces of goods that do not require timeliness because the price is more affordable. But the service is not good, because the shipping time is unstable. Online feedback of goods delivery information is also very slow, if it is valuables, do not choose EMS. But one of the biggest advantages of EMS is that when your goods are detained abroad, EMS can help you ship them back for free.
UPS is the world’s largest international express company and is more suitable for bulk shipments. The transportation method is mainly land transportation, and there is also air business in the United States.
FedEx is the third largest international express company; it has an advantage in sending small goods and can be sent to Europe, America, South America, and Southeast Asia, with good timeliness and stable prices.
DHL’s main business is air freight, the network is developed, the speed is express, and there is a separate bulk price for more than 21 kg, and the price is very attractive, and it is lower than EMS in some areas.
ASL is such a professional freight forwarding company. Because our team has 20+ years of experience shipping cargo from china to the USA. And if you want to ship a container from china to the USA, we can provide the best shipping price.
