China Shipping Guide

When buying goods from China, one of the items in the final cost price of the product is the transportation of the goods. In addition to finding goods, we also offer goods transportation services.

Since we are located in China, we are able to deliver the goods to you all over the world, from Australia to Canada at the most favorable prices at the given moment, by ship or by plane, according to your request. We have cooperation with all major world shippers and are constantly in contact with them and their prices.

The price of transporting goods from China varies throughout the year, especially when it comes to container transportation. When you ask for the price of sending a container from a shipper, you always get it with a validity period every month, and sometimes they correct it every 1/2 month. The difference in the price of shipping containers, depending on demand and from month to month, can vary by $1000 or more.

If you need the services of transporting goods by plane or ship, please contact us by email.

On the pages of our blog you can find texts with prices and changes in transport prices during the year.

If you decide to transport the goods yourself with the service of Chinese seller companies, pay special attention to the shipping item, since it may happen that the moment the goods arrive at one of the sea ports on the Adriatic, you will receive an invoice to pay local port costs in the port of landing, which Chinese suppliers often consciously and intentionally do not state in their offers. Then there is no going back. These costs are not small and can destroy your idea of ​​a cheap purchase.

You are obliged to pay these costs in order to deliver the goods to your destination. In general, never accept offers from Chinese suppliers that include bulk container shipping, it's better to leave it to someone who does.

Basics of goods transport.

INTERNATIONAL RULES FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF TRADE TERMS

Notion of Incoterms

Differences in trade practices, interpretations and customs in different countries have led to the need to define international rules for the interpretation of terms that are most often used in foreign trade. In Paris in 1936, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) issued the first version of international rules for the interpretation of trade terms, called Incoterms (International commercial terms). They represent a set of international rules for the interpretation of terms that are most often used in foreign trade, primarily in sales contracts. They are given a unique interpretation of these terms and avoid the possibility of different interpretations of these terms in different countries, which leads to misunderstandings, disputes and litigation, all of which represent a waste of time and money.

The accelerated development of modern international trade necessarily led to the need for this version from 1936 to be perfected and refined over time. Thus, amendments and additions, which in international terminology are also called revisions of Incoterms, were made in 1953, 1967, 1976, 1980, 1990, and now the revision from 2000 is in force (in force from January 1 2000).

Use of Incoterms

Incoterms deal with the relationship between a buyer and a seller based on a sales contract. Since they do not define all the modalities of the foreign trade business, but only the basic ones, they are used in combination with other essential elements of the sales contract, on the one hand, and in combination with other contracts that are necessary for the realization of a certain foreign trade business, such as: contracts on transportation, insurance or financing, on the other hand.

Given that there are several versions (revisions) of Incoterms, when using them, it is necessary to clearly state from which year the version of Incoterms is used (for example: "Incoterms 2000", and "Incoterms 2010" entered into force on 1.1.2011").

From 01.01.2020. effective Incoterms®2020

Key differences Incoterms® 2020 - Incoterms® 2010

• DAT (Delivered at Terminal) has been renamed to Delivered at Place Unloaded (DPU)
• FCA (Free Carrier) now allows bills of lading to be issued after loading

Other changes include:
• CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) and CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To) have new insurance arrangements, but the level of insurance is still a matter of agreement between buyer and seller.
• The distribution of costs between the buyer and the seller is specified more precisely - in one article, all the costs for which the buyer and the seller are responsible are listed.
• FCA (Free Carrier), DAP (Delivered at Place), DPU (Delivered at Place Unloaded) and DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) now take into account the buyer and seller arranging their own transport instead of using a third party.
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• Security obligations are now more prominent.
• Explanations for the users (Explanatory Notes for Users) for each Incoterm® have replaced the 2010 edition's Guidance Notes and are designed to be easier for users.
• CIP now provides ICC A or its equivalent as a mandatory cover. Under Incoterms® 2010 it was ICC C. The required insurance coverage under CIF remains.

Basic differences between incoterms 2000 and 2010.

• Instead of 13 in the future there will be 11 rules, parities are now divided into two categories: the first includes clauses for all types of transport: EXW, FCA, CPT, CIP, DAT, DAP, DDP, and the second includes clauses for overseas and river transport: FAS, FOB, CFR, CIF
• According to the latest revision, it is considered that the goods in the case of FOB, CFR and CIF clauses are delivered as soon as they are lowered onto the ship's deck, and not when they are transferred over the ship's rail, as before.
• "Incoterms" clauses DAT and DAP enter into force instead of the previous DEQ, DAF, DES and DDU.
• When it comes to DAT (delivered to the terminal) - the seller delivers goods that have not been cleared to the buyer for import and unloaded from the means of transport that arrived at the agreed place.
• In the case of DAP (delivered to the agreed place) - the seller delivers goods that have not been cleared to the buyer for import and have not been unloaded from the means of transport that arrived at the agreed place of destination.

In practice, it often happens that the contracting parties, wishing to better specify certain terms from Incoterms, add some words to the term itself. Incoterms do not provide any guidance on such an addition, so such an addition is a possible source of misunderstanding, which is contrary to the basic function of Incoterms. Therefore, each term added to Incoterms should be precisely clarified in the contract. If additional clarification is necessary, and whenever possible, expressions appearing in the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CSIG) from 1980 should be used.

Contracting parties, who wish to avoid all misunderstandings that may arise from mutual relations can be referred to the Arbitration of the MTK. For that, it is necessary to clearly and unequivocally recognize MTK Arbitration in the contract.

Structure of Incoterms

For ease of use and navigation, all Incoterms terms are classified into four categories, named after the initial letter of the term:

NOTE: The website shows version Incoterms®2010

In addition to this, within these groups, the respective obligations of the contracting parties are classified under 10 titles, whereby each title on the seller's side also represents the buyer's position regarding the same matter. They are:

ICC recommends that the terms from "Incoterms 2000" be used together with the geographical location to which they refer. For example, the term Delivered at Frontier (DAF) should always be supplemented with the exact place (border) to which the delivery refers.

More detailed explanations can be found on the website of the International Trade chambers (The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)http://www.iccwbo.org/incoterms /

Graphic representation of Incoterms 2010.

Transportation of goods from China is carried out:

• By ship
• By plane
• By train

Transportation of goods by train is a project that started recently. The train departs from China and ends in European cities, London, Madrid, and recently in Belgrade, depending on needs. It is not interesting for us, since it has not definitely taken root, especially not for small customers, and we will not present it. In the midst of the corona pandemic and problems with shipping, there was an expansion of the transport of goods by train from China.

Shipping of goods (containers)

The cheapest and most profitable way to send goods is to rent an entire container. In this way, the price per product unit is lower. If you are not able to rent the entire container, you can send your goods in a collective container.

The journey of a container by sea takes about 35 days to a port in China - the port of Rijeka, Kopar or one in the surrounding area. To this time should be added the days required for the goods to arrive at the Chinese port from which they are sent and for the goods to reach you from the port of arrival.

If you know the details of the ship by which the goods arrive, you can track it at the link:

here

Keep in mind that the goods are mostly sent to distant destinations and it is very important that they are packed as well as possible to avoid breakage during transport or handling. This is an important piece of information for the reason that when packing goods in shipping containers, it is very important that the goods can fit in the container and take up as little space as possible. The images below show standard containers with their properties:

Air transport of goods

It is customary to send smaller packages by air. The package sent by plane will arrive in 8-10 (maybe faster) od days of sending if it is delivered by express mail or up to 35 days (maybe faster) if it goes by classic mail.

The price of sending a package depends on its weight or volume value. To calculate the price, the higher of these two values ​​is taken.

What is volumetric weight

If, for example, we have a package containing Styrofoam, which is an extremely light and bulky product, then its price is formed based on its dimensions.

1. all package dimensions are measured in centimeters (length, width and height)
2. multiply the dimensions in centimeters and divide the amount by 5000 (length x width x height / 5000), the amount you get is called volume (aircraft) mass

Compare the volumetric mass with the actual mass of the package. For the calculation of the transport price, the weight that is greater (either volume or actual) is applied

Shipping prices are expressed in yuan (RMB). All listed prices are approximate and were valid on the date of publication of the data on the website (December 24, 2015)

Prohibited products

Products listed as prohibited goods for shipping are taken by DHL, EMS and AirMail. In order not to violate these regulations, please do not create orders that contain prohibited goods. If we receive a request to send goods that are prohibited, your package will not be considered!

• Antiques and works of art valued in excess of £5,000

• Money, cash or any form of collection and payment (credit cards, checks. etc.)

• Original or imitation firearms and their parts (including stocks, moving mechanisms, bolts manufactured for the purpose of making firearms), ammunition, explosives

• Dangerous goods including but not limited to perfumes, aftershaves and flammable substances and biological substances UN classified hazardous substances and substances prohibited by International Air Transport Association regulations ("IATA" ), the Agreement on Dangerous Goods by Road ("ADR") or International Maritime Dangerous Goods ("IMDG").

• Small electrical devices, including mobile phones with lithium batteries. Each package cannot contain more than two batteries that must be inside the electronic device.

• Fur and Ivory

• Human remains and ashes

• Illegal goods, pirated goods, counterfeit goods, narcotics, illegal drugs

• Jewellery, precious stones and precious metals, costume jewelery exceeding £5,000 per bill of lading

• Laptop computers - no more than one laptop computer per package. Each package must not contain more than one lithium battery that must be inside the laptop! The consignment must not exceed a value of more than £5,000 per waybill.

• Animals, living and dead

• Unsecured lithium batteries

• Clinical and/or biological samples (including but not limited to body fluids and tissue samples)

• Perishable goods requiring temperature control (including but not limited to flowers and food)

• Pornography in any form (print, film or digital format)

• Cigarettes, tobacco leaves, tobacco in any form

• Coins and notes of any kind

• Articles and texts prohibited by law or regulations for distribution or sending.

• Newspapers, magazines, books that are harmful to the interests of the People's Republic of China.

• Articles harmful to general health.

• Explosive, easily flammable, eroding radioactive and toxic substances.

• Alcohol (except alcoholic beverages)

Package tracking

DHL China DHL tracking

EMS (Express Mail Service by China Post) EMS tracking

AIR MAIL (China Post) Air Mail tracking

https://bhpwebout.posta.ba/trackwebapp/

https://e-racuni.postacg.me/PracenjePosiljaka/

http://ips.posta.hr/

https://www.posta.com.mk/

http://www.posta.si/

http://www.posta.rs/posiljke.asp