Cheapest way to ship goods from china?
Post 12 of 162
Replying to [Casper]:
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in a word, $230 for shipping 16kg is so expensive
in a word, $230 for shipping 16kg is so expensive
07 Jun 2006 22:25
Post 13 of 162
Replying to [Yin W]:
Yes! Ok, it goes faster with DHL and the like, but send it by normal sea freight (China to Europe about one month) and you save something like 80% of costs.
Yes! Ok, it goes faster with DHL and the like, but send it by normal sea freight (China to Europe about one month) and you save something like 80% of costs.
08 Jun 2006 00:02
Post 14 of 162
Replying to [S McB]:
Hello
funnily enough I just had a massive argument with one of my freight forwarders today regarding the amount of money they charge for L/C , he insisted that because the good's are with someone else they have no control over price ,basically the forwarders can charge what they want , this is very complex and will take age's to explain , basically get a shipping company to quote you on fob or c/f obviosley c/f will be cheaper ask which shipping company they consider to be cheap usually oocl then get quoted on c/f but only using oocl or watever they say
I just re-read this and it sounds gobble-d -goop if you need any help email on Deleted by Moderator.and then i will give you my number
Hello
funnily enough I just had a massive argument with one of my freight forwarders today regarding the amount of money they charge for L/C , he insisted that because the good's are with someone else they have no control over price ,basically the forwarders can charge what they want , this is very complex and will take age's to explain , basically get a shipping company to quote you on fob or c/f obviosley c/f will be cheaper ask which shipping company they consider to be cheap usually oocl then get quoted on c/f but only using oocl or watever they say
I just re-read this and it sounds gobble-d -goop if you need any help email on Deleted by Moderator.and then i will give you my number
08 Jun 2006 13:30
Post 15 of 162
Replying to [S McB]:
I have the problems too. one of my customer ask me to send sample to France. but the shipper fee is $60 for 2.5 kg, he ask me whether we have any cheaper way to France! I don' t know, if any of you know the cheapest way ,please tell me!
I have the problems too. one of my customer ask me to send sample to France. but the shipper fee is $60 for 2.5 kg, he ask me whether we have any cheaper way to France! I don' t know, if any of you know the cheapest way ,please tell me!
09 Jun 2006 23:00
Post 16 of 162
may i ask a question,is McB means of MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER?
09 Jun 2006 23:12
Post 17 of 162
Replying to [Star]:![[em2]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_laugh.gif)
No No its the first 3 letters of my surname!
No No its the first 3 letters of my surname!
10 Jun 2006 11:47
Post 18 of 162
In general I find that chinese cmpanies somehow manage to find much better shipping prices overall usually. The country where I live and work is better connected to china than most other countries by ship, even though it is so far away, so th price difference is usually around 10%. I've ordered shipments from Germany and paid over 30% on some products.
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The biggest problem I find with Chinese factories, though, is their willingness (or rather lack of) to use groupage services (where you buy container space rather than a whole container). The minimum order is usually far too high for a normal trader, making stocking up a normal shop a pretty difficult task. I think the Chinese market has to realise that even though wholesalers can buy much more, if smaller traders cut out the middle man, the small traders get more money, and so do the Chinese factories. I also found that some Chinese manufacturers seem to get offended when you say you need, say, only 50 units of each item.
The biggest problem I find with Chinese factories, though, is their willingness (or rather lack of) to use groupage services (where you buy container space rather than a whole container). The minimum order is usually far too high for a normal trader, making stocking up a normal shop a pretty difficult task. I think the Chinese market has to realise that even though wholesalers can buy much more, if smaller traders cut out the middle man, the small traders get more money, and so do the Chinese factories. I also found that some Chinese manufacturers seem to get offended when you say you need, say, only 50 units of each item.13 Jun 2006 22:25
Post 19 of 162
Replying to [S McB]: get in touch with http://www.cargo-partner.com. We had our goods transported for approximately 5 USD per kg from Austria to China.
best regards,
Holger
best regards,
Holger
14 Jun 2006 00:54
Post 20 of 162
Replying to [S McB]:
lmao
Scott McMiniature O'Circuit MacBreaker perhaps?
Sorry Scott I couldn't resist that one.......
Maybe I should have tried some Welsh in there somewhere?
lmao
Scott McMiniature O'Circuit MacBreaker perhaps?
Sorry Scott I couldn't resist that one.......
Maybe I should have tried some Welsh in there somewhere?
10 Jul 2006 13:33
Post 21 of 162
Replying to [holger]:
Holger,
Are you serious? $5 per KG? That was AIR freight?
Holger,
Are you serious? $5 per KG? That was AIR freight?
10 Jul 2006 13:34