The goods exported from China to the United States are almost shipped by sea, because the cost of shipping is the cheapest compared with other modes of transportation, and shipping is divided into LCL and FCL. LCL (Less Than Container Load), also known as LCL, means that the carrier (or agent) accepts the small ticket consigned by the owner and sorts it according to the nature and destination of the goods. Concentrate the goods going to the same destination to a certain quantity and assemble them into boxes. Because there are different consignors' goods assembled together in one box. The whole cabinet is the opposite.
Customs clearance of LCL is more complicated and takes longer than that of LCL. Since the declaration of the whole cabinet means that our own ticket is in the customs declaration, it will not be said that this ticket has passed the customs clearance and failed to pass by another family, thus delaying the timeliness. LCL is different. As long as there is a mistake in the documents of one ticket of goods in the container, the export customs will not release the goods. Therefore, the cost composition has also produced a big difference. Let's take a look at the quotation of the whole container and LCL from Amazon from China to the United States with one top for reference only:
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Whole cabinet:
SHENZHEN-TEMA
O/f: usd1175/cabinet
THC:RMB1000/ cabinet
ISPS:USD12/ cabinet
SEAL:RMB50/ cabinet
DOC:RMB500/BL
EIR:RMB50/ cabinet
Towage fee: reimbursement and sales
Insurance: charged at one thousandth of the value (minimum consumption RMB100)
Shipping schedule: Shekou three-cut, four-cut and six-cut, open for 41DAYS
Bulk cargo:
SZ-Istanbul
O/F:USD10/CBM
CUS:RMB320/BL
DOC:RMB300/BL
CFS:RMB40/CBM
ENS:USD25/BL
Pick-up: reimbursement and sales
Insurance: charged at one thousandth of the value (minimum consumption RMB100)
Shipping schedule: one section, six sections, 28DAYS s
Of course, the above prices are for reference only, and the specific prices of the whole container and LCL are still subject to the actual conditions. The miscellaneous expenses of the whole container transportation of sea freight generally include freight, transportation surcharge and port miscellaneous fees.
One Top is an International shipping agency specialized in door to door delivery for cross-boarder E-commerce business.It mainly provides fba shipping from China to Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, freight transportation, freight forwarding services, Chinese shipping agency services and cargo shipment services from China.
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