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How do send oversized furniture to the United States?

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When you’re in another country, what if you want to buy domestic goodies on Taobao? Especially if you want to buy a variety of styles and practical large furniture, which makes overseas friends face a different headache of shipping problems — how to pack? Is there any local UPS delivery for oversized goods? How to save more logistics costs? Now we recommend a preferential channel, sea + truck delivery. After customs clearance, the truck will deliver directly to the door, double-clear package tax. No weight, size restrictions, and no messy additional costs (all-inclusive prices). And do not have to worry about large goods can not be transported, the back end of the whole truck is delivered home. There is no restriction on the normal size and weight of the sea truck, but of course, it cannot exceed the length of the container. What items can be sent? Hair sofa, mattress, piano, dining table, rattan chairs, TV cabinets, cabinets, dressing tables and other furniture and household goods and...

How do choose international logistics by air, land, and sea properly?

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  Many Chinese or international students often need to send food, clothes, and other items from home to foreign countries, but it is a headache air freight sea, and land transport in the end how do choose more appropriate? The advantages and disadvantages of air, sea, and land transportation Air Freight Pros: Fast and easy to pick up. Disadvantages: high price, a small amount of transported goods. The package should not be too large, and the limitation of the type of goods is large. Suitable for high value, small volume, small quantity, and high-speed requirements Sea Freight Advantages: large volume, low cost of shipping. Disadvantages: slow speed. High risk of shipping, and inaccurate sailing date. Suitable for furniture, small household appliances, and other heavy goods or large volume of goods Suitable for chemical materials, industrial products, such as tires, plastics, and other goods that need to be transported in containers Cargoes that are not urgent in time Land transport...

How to choose the four major international express couriers more cost-effective?

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 The world’s four major international couriers generally refer to DHL (Sinotrans DHL), FedEx (U.S. Federal Express), UPS (United Parcel), and TNT (Heaven and Earth Express). In May 2017, FedEx acquired TNT, the four major international logistics into three major international logistics. I. DHL Price: Small packages less than 20KG, especially those below 5.5KG have the price advantage Time: normal time, 2–5 working days can be delivered to the world, Europe is generally 3 working days, Southeast Asia is generally 2 working days. Advantageous areas: Europe, Southeast Asia, and North America have the advantage. 2. UPS Price: more than 100KG price advantage Time: normal time, 2–4 working days to global delivery, sent to the United States in about 48 hours to be delivered. Advantageous area: a strong area for the United States, Canada, etc., with the highest cost performance, fixed time tracking, detailed query records, and other advantages. 3. FedEx Price: the 21KG-99KG price has advan...

Why should your goods be billed according to volume weight?

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 Volumetric weight: It is a type of weight that reflects the density of the goods, and the weight is calculated by the volume of the goods. Volume weight calculation formula: 1. Volume weight = length (cm) * width (cm) * height (cm) / 6000 (volume / 6000) (International Express is generally divided by 5000) 2. volume weight = volume * 167 (express computing coefficient is usually 200) For example, a cargo size length, width, and height are 60CM, with a volume of 0.216CBM. According to the formula one: 60 * 60 * 60 / 6000 = 36KG According to the formula two: 0.216 * 167 = 36.072KG If the volume of a batch of goods is heavier than the actual weight, it is called light goods and bubble goods. If a batch of goods volume is heavier than the actual weight, it is called heavy goods. The volume weight is the charge weight for the following reasons: Someone will surely ask why we should compare the volume weight with the actual weight, and then take the larger value to calculate the freight...

What are the differences and advantages of tail-end express delivery and truck delivery?

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What is the difference between express delivery and truck delivery? Express delivery and truck delivery refers to different delivery methods at the end of the delivery. One is to deliver the product to a local courier company after customs clearance is complete. Common end-trip couriers include international couriers and local representative couriers, such as UPS, DPD, GLS, etc.  Another kind of truck delivery means that the goods are transported to the destination by the local truck freight company contacted by the freight forwarding company after customs clearance. The difference between Shanghai and Kapai delivery: In addition to the difference in delivery form, the biggest difference between the two is the flexibility of product transportation. The express delivery is carried by the local express company, so it will be limited by the express conditions and will limit the weight and volume to a certain extent to avoid over-length or over-weight charges. The truck delivery is not...

What is the calculation of tariff collection?

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 Section 321: Section 321 is a bill to adjust the minimum tariff starting point from $200 to $800 for trade facilitation purposes. Calculation method 1. Goods valued up to $800 (including $800): duty-free 2. Goods valued between 800 and 2500 USD (including 2500 USD): Informal customs declaration (Informal). Only Dutiable customs duty is required (no cargo handling fee) 3. Goods valued at 2500 USD or more: Formal customs declaration. Need to pay customs duty Dutiable + cargo handling fee MPF (Note: the calculation of anti-dumping products and countervailing products is different from the above) MPF = FOB x cargo operation tax rate (tax rate is generally 0.3464%, MPF is as low as $25.67 and as high as $497) To clear customs quickly, it is recommended to find some reliable logistics companies, which can save a lot of unnecessary trouble and save time. You can contact some professional international logistics, Like Keello logistics . With its 15 years of overseas transportation experie...

The latest billing method of each major international express?

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 FedEx will adjust the weight calculation method from April 16, 2022, after the adjustment will be the same as DHL. DHL/FEDEX Weight Calculation: The total chargeable weight of a multi-piece shipment is calculated based on the greater of the actual weight and the volumetric weight of each parcel in the waybill, and the chargeable weight of each parcel is the sum of the chargeable weights of each parcel. UPS weight calculation: The total billing weight of a multi-piece shipment is based on the actual weight and volume weight of each parcel in the waybill to take the larger as the calculated weight, and a single piece of less than 0.5KG in accordance with 0.5KG, more than 0.5KG count 1KG rounded, the billing weight of each parcel for each ticket: the sum of the billing weight of each parcel. Express channel single ticket total billing weight is to take 0.5kg or to take the whole 1kg into the bit, which is based on the weight of the quotation table set rules. For example, the regular ...