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People who just engaged in international trade or international logistics often do not know how to calculate international freight rate. Which factors affecting the international freight rate are not very clear. Here we list the ten major factors affecting international freight rate, which can be said to be the most comprehensive and specific introduction.
International freight rate includes: international sea freight, air freight, international express fee. Are these the total freight we need to pay? Do all the expenses for sending goods from China to foreign countries refer to the freight? What do we need to know about the fees paid?
First of all, let's make clear that the total expenses (the costs of door-to-door service) mainly include: pick-up fee, export declaration fee, local cost in China’s port or airport, export agency fee, international freight, customs clearance fee in destination country, customs duty in destination country and delivery fee. Generally speaking, for further in-depth analysis, there will be more fees involved, and the specific charging items of different international logistics transportation modes will be different, so we will not explain them in depth.
Then, for foreign importers who purchase goods from China, they should know what kind of freight they need to pay, and what factors affect the costs from suppliers to their warehouses. Let's analyze them one by one
Why does the name of the goods affect the international freight rate? Because the international logistics transportation is divided into: ordinary goods, chemicals, goods with built- in batteries, dangerous goods, refrigerated products, lengthy goods, long and heavy goods and so on.
The services for different products is different in international transportation. For example, in international shipping, shipping company's shipping cost for general cargo is more than 80% cheaper than that of chemicals and dangerous goods. Is it easy to understand the difference?
why does the number of pieces of goods affect the international freight rate?
For example, there is only one piece of goods with a length of 6 meters, a width of 0.1 meters, a height of 1 meters, and a total volume of 0.6 cubic meters, and 10 boxes of goods packed in 100 * 100 * 10 cm cartons, are transported by air from Shanghai Pudong International Airport To Munich Airport in Germany.
The freight for the 10 cartons of goods are charged according to the normal air freight charges, and the freight for the goods of 0.6 cubic meters will be charged according to its volume. Its total air transportation cost will be much higher than that of 10 boxes of goods. And not all airplanes can carry such a long cargo. Therefore, the number of pieces of goods is also one of the factors affecting international freight rate.
for the same weight of goods, the larger the package size is, the higher the shipping cost will be.
weight of single cargo and total weight.
Whether the weight of a single box and the weight of one set of cargo are overweight or not, and there are charges for overweight.
Whether it is international shipping, international air transport, trailer, international express delivery, there will be clear provisions. For one set of goods more than 68 kg, DHL and FedEx will classify it as super large goods to charge for express delivery, and the freight is much higher than that of one set of goods less than 68 kg. The total weight is easier to understand, and the heavier the goods, usually the higher the freight.
different packaging (cartons / wooden cases / wooden frames) will also affect the international freight rate.
For example, for the LCL international shipping, forklift legs should be well prepared for wooden cases, so as to facilitate forklift when goods are put into and out of the warehouse, and it is also one of the reasons.
the location of goods affects the pick-up fees of the door-to-door service offered by corresponding international logistics channels, It costs less to pick up the goods near the port and the airport, while it is more expensive for those far away from the port and the airport. It is normal that many people ignore this factor.
port / airport
Your needs is also a factor,
for example, you only need the international logistics company to provide you with air transport from China to Los Angeles Airport. And your company has its own designated Customs clearance company to clear customs and pick up goods.
If you need the international logistics company to provide the door-to-door service , then they will charge you the air freight, customs clearance fee, airport and truck transportation fees in the United States.
Most of the goods sold to foreign customers by Chinese foreign trade companies or factories will indicate whether the price is FOB or EXW in the signed contract or commercial invoice.
For FOB, the companies or factories will pay all the expenses incurred in China, and regular foreign trade companies will offer FOB price to customers, so as to be able to conduct regular export declaration and refund tax.
A lot of overseas buyers buy products from Taobao or buy goods they like from factories without export rights.
Usually, the trade terms are EXW by default,and they will deliver the goods to the warehouse of your domestic designated consolidation and transshipment warehouse.
And they will not provide further service for you. They know nothing about FOB and EXW at all. You can't blame them because they mainly do domestic trade and sell products to Chinese consumers. They have never engaged in international logistics.
Delivery time is also very important, the international shipping cost is updated once a week or a month; the international air freight fee is updated once a week, the international express fee is not fixed, it may be different every day, the most stable and unchangeable is the freight of small package of EMS , which only changes once a year!
international air transport, international express delivery, international postal parcel. Finally, I believe the factors that affect international freight rate are easy to understand.
The specific factors affecting international freight rate, trade terms, transportation time, choice of transportation mode and other reasons, when consulting with international logistics companies, you’d better try to describe the detailed information of the goods and your own needs. It is easy to get accurate quotation. 2024 -12-15
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