All Nippon Airways (IATA NH, ICAO ANA) was founded in 1952 and hubs at Tokyo Haneda and Narita. ANA Cargo connects major Chinese gateways with Boeing 777F and 767F freighters and passenger belly capacity, transiting Narita and Haneda to points in North America, Europe and Asia.
ANA's cargo business is built around the corridor from China to Japan and onward through Japan to North America, with freighters and belly capacity complementing each other.
ANA began in 1952 with helicopters and small passenger aircraft, built domestic trunk and international networks from the 1970s, and grew cargo alongside its passenger network. ANA Cargo is the group brand for cargo sales and operations; its fleet includes Boeing 777F and Boeing 767F freighters and it also uses belly space on the group's widebody passenger aircraft. Toward China it runs a two-layer structure of dedicated freighters at selected points plus belly coverage across the network: Shanghai Pudong has direct 777F service, while Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Xiamen are covered by passenger belly capacity.
The Boeing 777F is the largest freighter in the ANA fleet, with a main deck that takes standard containers and a maximum payload in the region of 100 tonnes. In 2019 ANA became the first Japanese airline to operate the 777F and put the type's first route on Narita to Kansai to Shanghai Pudong, later increasing it to nonstop Narita to Pudong. That choice reflects the weight of Chinese export cargo in the global network: high-value electronics, pharmaceuticals and e-commerce cargo from China to North America transit Narita and connect to ANA's transpacific belly and freighter capacity to the US West Coast.
In October 2024 ANA opened the ANA Cargo Base + terminal at Narita, consolidating previously separate terminal operations into one facility with automated sorting and high-specification temperature-controlled areas. Chinese export cargo loaded at Pudong can transit quickly at the new Narita terminal to North America, Europe and the rest of Asia, cutting connection time. Goodhope Freight uses that handling capability to offer Chinese shippers single-waybill through bookings on Pudong to Narita to North America or Europe.
Dashed great-circle routes over a pale graticule, converging from Chinese gateways on Narita and Haneda and radiating to North America and Europe.
Schematic diagram; dashed lines indicate great-circle routing and actual schedules and belly availability are as published by ANA Cargo.
ANA offers three ways in for China cargo by gateway: freighter, passenger belly and express channel.
| China ports | Airport | Capacity format | Transit hub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | Pudong International Airport PVG | Boeing 777F freighter plus passenger belly | Narita NRT |
| Beijing | Capital International Airport PEK / Daxing PKX | Passenger aircraft belly capacity | Narita / Haneda |
| Tianjin | Binhai International Airport TSN | Passenger aircraft belly capacity | Narita |
| Dalian | Zhoushuizi International Airport DLC | Passenger aircraft belly capacity | Narita |
| Qingdao | Jiaodong International Airport TAO | Passenger aircraft belly capacity | Narita |
| Guangzhou | Baiyun International Airport CAN | Passenger aircraft belly capacity | Connection at Narita / Kansai |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong International Airport HKG | Passenger aircraft belly capacity | Narita |
| Hangzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen | — | Connection using passenger belly capacity | Narita / Haneda |
Shanghai Pudong is the only Chinese gateway with direct 777F freighter service, which suits full-pallet high-value and oversized cargo; Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong rely mainly on widebody passenger bellies, with dense frequency but limited belly capacity per flight, which suits smaller consolidated shipments. Goodhope Freight selects the best entry point between the Pudong freighter and the various belly gateways according to pieces, weight, dimensions and transit requirement. For factory customers shipping regularly we can also arrange pickup and domestic trucking, bringing the factory-to-terminal leg into the quotation and simplifying the customer's interface.
ANA Cargo's China export traffic concentrates on electronics, pharmaceuticals, auto parts and cross-border e-commerce.
Handset modules, display panels, semiconductor devices and server components exported from the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta are high in value and temperature-sensitive, and suit palletised direct 777F service to Narita with onward transpacific connection.
The ANA Cargo Base + at Narita has high-specification temperature-controlled areas, so biological samples, diagnostic reagents and active pharmaceutical ingredients from China can move at 2-8 degrees Celsius or 15-25 degrees Celsius.
KD kits, wiring harnesses and parts from Japanese automakers' Chinese plants move back to Japan or transit Japan to North American plants, with belly and freighter capacity built to the production rhythm.
E-commerce parcels and small, fast-turnover goods from East and South China to Japan and North America use the ANA express channel, where automated sorting at the new Narita terminal shortens transit dwell.
Seasonal garments, exhibition samples and high-end consumer samples booked as priority cargo: priority palletising, priority loading and priority unloading.
Oversized equipment beyond belly limits can use the 777F main deck; very large pieces and dangerous goods must be declared to Goodhope Freight five working days ahead and cleared with the airline.
In booking practice Goodhope Freight recommends among three paths, direct freighter, direct belly and belly with connection, based on final destination, temperature band and pieces, weight and dimensions. Contract customers with steady volume and fixed schedules can hold weekly pallet positions on the Pudong 777F; one-off urgent shipments can use same-day belly flights from Beijing or Guangzhou and connect at Narita to the next available service.
Working the Yangtze River Delta electronics corridor, Goodhope Freight sees a regular rhythm: contract manufacturers around Suzhou and Wuxi finish batches of display modules and semiconductor devices between Wednesday and Friday and need them flown that week to reach Kansai or the US West Coast early the following week. ANA's weekly Pudong 777F pattern matches that rhythm: the shipper completes the booking instruction and warehouse delivery by Tuesday, the freighter leaves Shanghai on Wednesday night, arrives at Narita early Thursday and connects the same day. For Japanese OEM joint ventures in China this means parts go from factory output to the Japanese line in under five days, well below the seven-day cycle via Southeast Asia. We can hold fixed pallet positions on the Pudong 777F against a customer's weekly shipping plan so a last-minute sale of space does not disrupt the OEM's weekly production schedule. For high-value electronics we also recommend all-risks cargo insurance covering the air and transit legs.
ANA Cargo Base + brings separate cargo operations into one Narita facility, where containers move directly from arriving to departing flights inside the building, cutting the time lost towing pallets between terminals. For through cargo from China to North America this can compress transit dwell to a few hours, connecting to a transpacific flight the next day.
The new terminal also has temperature-controlled storage and segregated security areas, so pharmaceutical and high-value cargo stay in a controlled environment during transit; we can commit to the transit temperature band and handling standard at booking.
ANA Cargo is known for handling discipline and document accuracy: pallet build, labeling and manifest declaration all follow one standard. Chinese shippers booking through Goodhope Freight supply cargo data to ANA's palletising guide, which reduces rework on arrival for non-compliant pallets or containers.
For cargo that needs brief storage and re-distribution in Japan we can also connect bonded warehouse resources at Narita for relabeling and sorting before onward dispatch.
ANA's handling record on damage and claims has a steady reputation in the industry. Containers are not depalletised or transloaded at Narita, so the same unit load travels from palletising at Pudong to unloading in North America, reducing the chance of damage from repeated handling. We photograph cargo condition at receipt against ANA's pallet and container standard as pre-shipment evidence; if damage occurs in transit a claim can be raised quickly with the photographs and the carrier's terminal records. For high-value cargo we also recommend all-risks cargo insurance covering the air and transit legs.
On the cross-border e-commerce channel the new Narita terminal gives Chinese e-commerce parcels to Japan and North America priority sorting and priority unloading. Small parcels from South and East China can load at Guangzhou, Hong Kong or Pudong, transit Narita, be relabeled and handed to the last-mile partner in the terminal, and go out the same day to Japanese consumers or onto a transpacific flight. We can tailor the handover SOP from origin to Narita to local delivery to the e-commerce customer's last-mile partner so fast-turnover shipments are not slowed by long storage. Our account managers report the week's remaining capacity and rate movements before each shipping week so customers can plan production and stock.
The shipper submits commodity, pieces, weight and dimensions, temperature band and final destination, and Goodhope Freight returns freighter or belly rates against the PVG and NRT schedules.
We book in the ANA cargo system, and once space is confirmed issue the warehouse instruction; the shipper delivers to the nominated airport terminal by the cargo cut-off.
The origin terminal builds and labels pallets to ANA's load control standard, loads the 777F main deck or a widebody belly and issues the air waybill.
On arrival at Narita the cargo connects at Cargo Base +, with temperature-controlled cargo handled in the controlled area and no second set of documents.
Clearance and delivery in North America, Europe or Japan as agreed, with milestones pushed by Goodhope Freight.
We summarise AWB data monthly and issue statements and volume reports to contract customers for annual contract review.
ANA's cargo business grew as Japanese manufacturing moved capacity to China, and China routes have long held an important place in its Asian network.
ANA was founded in 1952, starting with helicopter operations and beginning fixed-wing domestic passenger service in 1953. After more than two decades of domestic trunk expansion it opened its first international route in the 1970s and gradually built a network hub-and-spoke at Tokyo Haneda and Narita, linking Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka and Okinawa and reaching East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America and Europe. Cargo long developed on the back of passenger belly space; from the 2000s ANA introduced dedicated freighters, operating Boeing 767F and Boeing 777F aircraft to form a cargo fleet that complements belly capacity.
Toward China, ANA's cargo links expanded with the changing structure of Sino-Japanese trade. After reform and opening, Japanese manufacturers moved capacity into East and South China and demand grew fast for machinery parts, finished goods and raw materials between the two countries, with ANA carrying a large volume of high-value small shipments in belly space. When cross-border e-commerce took off in the 2010s, e-commerce volumes from China to Japan and through Japan to North America grew and pushed ANA to expand cargo handling at Narita. In 2019 ANA became the first Japanese airline to operate the Boeing 777F and placed the type's first route on Narita to Kansai to Shanghai Pudong, later increasing it to nonstop Narita to Pudong, which reflects the strategic weight of Chinese export cargo in its global network.
In October 2024 ANA opened the new ANA Cargo Base + facility at Narita, consolidating operations previously spread across terminals into one building. The terminal has automated sorting lines, high-specification temperature-controlled storage and separate security zones, and noticeably shortens transit dwell at Narita for through cargo from China to North America. Over years of operation Goodhope Freight has built steady booking channels with the ANA Shanghai and Beijing offices and can secure 777F and widebody belly space for Chinese shippers in peak season.
Traffic from China to Japan and through Japan is led by electronics, auto parts and pharmaceuticals, with e-commerce and high-value samples alongside.
Electronic parts, display modules and semiconductor devices have long made up a large share of Chinese exports to Japan. Contract manufacturers cluster around Suzhou, Wuxi and Shanghai in the Yangtze River Delta, and their products load at Pudong for direct belly or 777F service to Narita, then distribute to the Kansai electronics cluster or transit to North America. Such cargo is high in unit value, light and sensitive to temperature and humidity, and needs a controlled environment; the temperature-controlled and segregated security areas at the new Narita terminal provide exactly that.
Auto parts are another steady category. Harnesses, interior trim, engine components and KD kits from Japanese automakers' Chinese joint ventures move back to Japan or transit to North American plants on the Japanese supply chain rhythm. This cargo demands schedule stability, so we hold belly space at Pudong, Beijing and Guangzhou against customers' weekly production plans, keeping the weekly shipping rhythm intact when space tightens.
Pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals have grown as a share of the corridor. Active pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates, diagnostic reagents and biological samples from China fly in ANA belly space to Narita, pause briefly in the temperature-controlled area of the new terminal and connect to European or North American points. We book at the two standard bands of 2-8 degrees Celsius and 15-25 degrees Celsius and state packaging, temperature-controlled container and temperature recording requirements in the booking instruction.
Cross-border e-commerce cargo is growing in both the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta. Parcels from South China to Japan and North America can load at Guangzhou or Hong Kong and transit Narita; e-commerce cargo from East China to North America goes direct on the Pudong 777F. The ANA express channel gets priority sorting and priority unloading at the new Narita terminal, with last-mile connection to Japanese domestic delivery or a transpacific flight. No public source shows ANA running a dedicated charter product line in China, so for niche categories and very large pieces we can apply separately to ANA's sales department for blocked space or a charter quotation and coordinate the most economical connection between Narita and Kansai so that total rate and total transit both meet the requirement.
A typical through shipment from Pudong to Narita and on to North America is organized at the following milestones.
| Milestone | Indicative time | What we handle |
|---|---|---|
| Booking letter and booking | 3 working days before departure | Goodhope Freight books in the ANA system, secures space and confirms the temperature band |
| Cargo received at the terminal | 1 working day before departure | Delivery to the nominated terminal for weighing, screening and pallet build |
| Air leg | About 3 hours (Pudong to Narita) | Direct 777F or widebody belly to Narita |
| Transit at Narita | Several hours to half a day | Automated sorting at Cargo Base + and connection to the onward flight |
| Transpacific leg | About 9–11 hours | Narita to the North American west coast |
| Clearance and delivery at destination | 1–2 working days | Clearance and local delivery on the agreed terms |
These times are for general cargo and exclude inspection, expedited handling and pre-sold charters. For cargo delivered in Japan, Pudong to Narita belly arrives the same or next day for import clearance and truck delivery; for cargo transiting to Europe, Narita has lower frequency to European points than to North America, and we set out the European connection options at booking.
Haneda and Narita divide the work: nearby domestic cargo uses Haneda and international transit cargo uses the new Narita terminal, avoiding congestion at a single hub.
Shanghai is the only Chinese gateway with direct freighter service, so full-pallet oversized and high-value cargo loads without belly load restrictions.
The new Narita terminal has temperature-controlled storage and segregated security areas, so pharmaceutical cargo stays in a controlled band in transit and remains traceable throughout.
Narita has high frequency to the US West Coast, so Chinese export cargo connects to the transpacific leg the next day and beats routings through Southeast Asia.
ANA applies one standard to palletising, labels and manifests, and Chinese shippers who deliver to it have less rework and fewer rejections on arrival.
Automated sorting at the new Narita terminal gives e-commerce cargo a priority channel, and small parcels from South and East China can consolidate on shared pallets.
For Japanese joint ventures in China and multinational buyers, choosing ANA Cargo also means aligning with Japanese supply chain practice. We pre-audit Chinese shippers' documents and pallet build against ANA standards so cargo is not sent back for rework at Narita over labels, packing lists or manifests. For contract customers we hold Pudong 777F space and belly allocations at other gateways against weekly shipping plans, so peak-season space sales do not disrupt the production rhythm.
ANA cargo covers Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Dalian, Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Xiamen, with direct 777F service at Shanghai Pudong and passenger belly capacity at the others.
Yes. ANA flies the Boeing 777F on Narita to Shanghai Pudong and the Boeing 767F on Asian regional points; other Chinese gateways rely mainly on widebody passenger belly space.
Yes. Belly cargo from Shanghai Pudong or Beijing can transit Narita onto ANA transpacific capacity to the US West Coast, and we book PVG or PEK to NRT to North America through.
The booking instruction must state the temperature band (2-8 degrees Celsius or 15-25 degrees Celsius), whether dry ice or gel packs are used, and the temperature-controlled container number; we file with ANA and confirm suitability.
ANA Cargo Base + opened in October 2024 with consolidated automated sorting and temperature-controlled storage, so transit cargo does not move between terminals and dwell time is noticeably shorter.
Hong Kong has direct ANA passenger belly service to Narita, which suits South China cargo; among mainland gateways Shanghai has direct freighter service and Beijing, Guangzhou and Hangzhou connect by belly. We advise on the choice by volume and transit requirement.
Before the European and US Christmas season and the Japanese New Year selling period, ANA belly and 777F space tighten. We advise contract customers to secure space two to four weeks ahead under short-term allocation agreements; last-minute peak-season changes are subject to notice from ANA sales.
ANA carries restricted dangerous goods under IATA DGR rules; declaration is required five working days ahead with MSDS and test reports, and lithium batteries, dry ice and magnetic cargo need separate suitability confirmation, which we help obtain from the airline.
Narita has lower frequency to European points than to North America, so for highly time-critical Europe cargo a direct Middle East or European connection is preferable; for customers balancing a Japanese and a European end, the single-waybill through service on ANA still has handling advantages.
Goodhope Logistics (China) Limited provides ANA Cargo freighter and belly booking, temperature-controlled transit handling at Narita and through delivery worldwide.
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