Documentation
Packing List: Complete Guide for Shipping from China
What a packing list must contain, how it differs from the commercial invoice, and the mismatches that trigger customs checks.
Learn & ship
Shipping & Import Guides
Practical education for importing from China — documents, freight methods, sourcing and restricted cargo. 16 guides and counting.
Documentation
Proforma Invoice: What You Need Before Importing from China
When a proforma invoice is used, what it commits you to, and how it becomes the commercial invoice that customs will read.
Shipping & Logistics
How to Calculate Chargeable Weight for Air Freight
Actual vs volumetric weight, the ÷6,000 rule, and the packaging decisions that directly cut your air freight bill.
Shipping & Logistics
How to Calculate CBM (Cubic Meters) for Sea Freight
The CBM formula with worked examples, why LCL pricing lives and dies by your dimensions, and when a full container becomes cheaper.
Shipping & Logistics
Air Freight vs Sea Freight from China: How to Choose
The real trade-offs — cost, speed, cash flow and risk — with a practical decision framework by cargo profile.
Restricted Cargo
Battery Shipping Guide from China
Which battery shipments need special handling, why declaration is non-negotiable, and how compliant battery cargo actually moves.
China Market & Suppliers
How to Buy from Yiwu Market and Ship It Home
Navigating the world's largest small-commodities market — and turning a trolley of purchases from many stalls into one clean export shipment.
Documentation
Incoterms Guide for Importers: EXW, FOB, CIF, DAP Explained
What each trade term actually makes your problem — and which terms suit first-time importers buying from China.
Documentation
HS Codes for Importers: A Practical Guide
How classification drives duty, permits and inspections — and a sane process for finding and defending the right code.
Shipping & Logistics
FCL vs LCL: Which Container Option Fits Your Cargo?
Whole container or shared space? The economics, the handling differences, and the CBM crossover where FCL quietly wins.
Shipping & Logistics
Rail Freight from China to Europe: The Practical Guide
How the China–Europe rail corridor works, which cargo it suits, and where trains genuinely beat both ships and planes.
Shipping & Logistics
China to Thailand by Truck: The Cross-Border Trucking Guide
Door-to-door in days at near-sea prices: how the overland corridor via Laos and Vietnam actually works.
eCommerce Logistics
Amazon FBA Restock Strategy: Shipping from China Without Stockouts
Split shipments, compliance-first prep, and timeline math that keeps listings in stock without overpaying for air.
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