From your request to the next step.
LCL or a full container?
LCL shares container space with other shipments; FCL allocates a full container to an order. The appropriate choice depends on volume, weight, packing, readiness and charges at both ends.
Compare the same scope
Compare more than the ocean freight line. China collection, packing materials, documentation, port charges and destination delivery may be billed separately. There are no storage or handling fees.
- Final volume in CBM and gross weight
- Proposed origin and destination ports for review
- Trade terms and responsibility for destination charges
- Stackability and pallet or crate requirements
Before booking
Confirm the routing and destination acceptance, sailing schedule, rate validity and customs scope for the actual shipment. Naming a destination does not guarantee a service or fixed schedule.
Questions before you approve the service
Does a freight offer include clearance, duties and delivery to my address?
Do not infer these inclusions from the transport mode. For the actual shipment, confirm service start and end points, origin and destination charges, document responsibilities, the importer and the party paying duties. Delivery to Anzali Free Trade Zone differs from delivery to another address; other cities and address delivery require separate confirmation.
What period does a transport-time estimate cover?
Ask which events start and end the estimate: supplier collection, cargo departure or handover at the agreed point. Review purchasing, supplier readiness, waiting for other orders, packing and destination processing separately. Main-transport time alone does not establish the final delivery date; routing, acceptance and the actual shipment plan require confirmation.