When importing from China to Canada, usually you can choose sea freight, air freight, or express to ship your goods. No matter which shipping method you use, your main concern is shipping cost and time. This article will explain these things in detail so that you can make a better choice for your shipping solution.What [...]
Whether it is sending personal goods or importing products from China to the UK, it can be shipped by express, air, sea, railway, etc. You can choose any shipping solution based on your real situation. Whatever your shipping method is, you will care a lot about the shipping cost and time. Therefore, this article will [...]
In international transportation, you will be exposed to many terminologies related to shipping, documents, customs declaration, and so on. You may be puzzled by these shipping terms composed of several English words because you do not know what they really mean and when you need them. Therefore, here is a list of some common shipping [...]
In international trade, when you negotiate and communicate with your seller, you will definitely use trade terms, such as EXW, FOB, CIF, etc. You may be overwhelmed by these 3-letter incoterms. Because you don't know what they mean in shipping, what you and the seller are responsible for, and which one you should choose from [...]
If you want to import or export goods, each of your products will have an HS code. HS codes are crucial in international trade because you need to use them to declare your products to customs. However, in actual business practice, it's common to see mistakes in declaring HS codes to customs, which leads to [...]
According to statistics, about 70% of China's exports are traded under FOB terms, and there is a further upward trend. FOB is one of the most widely used trading terms in China's international transactions. To import from China, FOB is the term you must clearly understand. And this article will be a complete guide for [...]
Shipping terms define what the seller and buyer should do, and who should pay for the costs and bear the risks in the process of cargo transportation. Among these terms, EXW is a common one. If you are considering using EXW shipping term, this article will help you better understand it from the following aspects:What [...]
DDP, DDU, and DAP are terms frequently used in international logistics. However, many people may not have a deep understanding of them, leading to some complications in the import and export processes. So, in this article, we'll explore DDP, DDU, and DAP from several perspectives:What is DDP meaning in shipping?What is DDU meaning?What is DAP [...]
Before accepting a batch of goods from your supplier, you will do a quality inspection to find whether this batch of goods meets your requirements and decide whether to accept it based on the inspection results.AQL Sampling is widely used in product inspection because it is more cost-effective than 100% inspection. When your goods are [...]
Incoterms are essential to international trades. They will influence the quotation you get from the seller, the shipping of the goods, and the responsibilities of sellers and buyers.Some new buyers don't have a clear understanding of trading terms. They see others usually use FOB, so they also ask their sellers for FOB price. But actually, [...]
