If you have goods shipped by air from China but do not understand the pricing mechanism of air freight in China, shipping goods from China by air can be very expensive. There are some simple ways to reduce your air freight costs from China and avoid paying unnecessary fees. Next, we will introduce some simple tips and practical solutions to help you reduce air freight costs from China. The value of Sunny Worldwide Logistics is: putting ourselves in the customers’ shoes and caring about customers’ needs more than customers themselves.
Generally speaking, the higher the cargo weight, the lower the air freight cost per kilogram. If possible, combining multiple shipments into one package can help you get a better price per kilogram.
Airlines calculate costs based on volumetric weight (rather than actual weight). Reducing the size of cartons, pallets, and packaging boxes can lower the volumetric weight, thereby reducing your total shipping costs. Using vacuum packaging, compact cartons, removing unnecessary empty spaces and excessive packaging can help reduce your air freight costs.
Air freight costs do not only include the basic freight charges but also include fuel surcharges (FAF), security inspection fees, handling fees, storage fees, and other charges. These fees can account for 30%-50% of the total cost.
Accurate declaration: Avoid customs delays or additional fines and inspection fees caused by incorrect product descriptions or including sensitive goods (such as batteries, magnetic items, liquids, or powders).
Verify invoices: When working with a freight forwarder, request detailed invoices and remove unreasonable or abnormal additional charges.
An experienced team can compare different airlines and routes to find the most cost-effective transportation solutions for you. This can significantly reduce the final shipping price.
At Sunny Worldwide Logistics, we help customers find reliable air freight solutions and highly competitive prices based on their cargo details. We have 28 years of freight forwarding experience. We have encountered almost every freight problem you may face and have solutions to solve them.
Our Middle East air freight line ranks among the top 5 nationwide, and we have secured exclusive slots with two major airlines, offering 20 weekly air cargo slots—few dare to match this.
To develop the most suitable air freight cost solution for your business, please tell us:
Our sales team will provide you with at least 3 air freight solutions from China, helping you save more than 5% on air freight costs.
Sunny Worldwide Logistics mainly provides international transportation agency services for sea freight, land transportation, air freight, and import & export cargo, including cargo collection, booking, warehousing, transit, container stuffing and unpacking, freight settlement, customs declaration, inspection, insurance, short-distance transportation, road trucking, container pickup, cargo consolidation, warehouse value-added services, cargo handling, integrated logistics projects, and logistics solution planning services.
