Customs Clearance International Shipping Service Europ Overseas from China

There are kinds of delivery methods when it comes to shipping from China. But any type of importer or buyer you are, courier logistics is a must for the following two kinds of specific cases.

• A sample or small quantity goods transportation needs a courier

• Original shipping documents transportation need a courier

With express courier services, you get every package hand-delivered anywhere in the world within 1 week. No need to clear shipments personally if low value, such as under $2,000 for U.S. imports. Besides, you can save on freight charges for smaller package, even more competitive than LCL shipping.

As you may know, DHL/FedEx/UPS/TNT are the top 4 couriers of the world. All of them have a sizable share of the express market.

Though many Chinese sellers from Aliexpress or eBay choose China Post, Hong Kong Post or EMS as their first worldwide delivery option, the transit time of these two are not so dependable. Especially you are waiting for the documents provided by China vendor for customs clearance.

Time cost and money cost are the two main concerns when you make a decision in international trade business. We had a post comparing what’s the delivery time of different carriers. The conclusion is there’s no big difference of the top 4. All the delivery can be done within one week.

DHL/FedEx/UPS/TNT are famous brands known by people in every country. They have a worldwide shipping network. So choosing from them will never be wrong. But if there’s a chance for saving dollars, nobody says no.

So let’s just focus on the rates. If one is cheaper, we can take it as our primary choice. We’ll pickup the rate from the 4 official websites (all English version) for a comparison.

• DHL – Get Rate and Time Quote

• FedEx – Rates and Transit Times

• UPS – Calculate time and cost

• TNT – Check a Price

Rates comparison

Please note:

1. We are assuming some stuff ( an envelop with documents or a carton with samples) shipping from the same address in China to different countries. Some of the basic parameters are locking down as:

Origin Country: China
Origin Zip: 200001, Shanghai

Documents in an envelop: chargeable weight 0.1 kgs
Samples in a carton: chargeable weight 5 kgs, and customs value US Dollar $200

2. The destination countries we choose in this case study are:

• 90001, Los Angeles, CA, United States

• 20001, Hamburg, Germany

• 4029, Durban, South Africa

• 20001, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• 2000, Sydney, Australia

They are from different continents, and picked randomly. We hope all our readers can have a easy reference.

3. Each courier may have different delivery variables and options to choose from, such as International First/Priority/Economy, so it’s difficult to make an apples to apples comparison. Since we have explained the time issue above (within one week), we’ll look only into the cheapest one.

4. All prices are calculated by each official tool online on the same day. Lower negotiated rates or discounted rates from any sources are not taken into account.

Let’s compare the published rates offered by the 4 officials.

Courier to United States

DHL

Envelop price: CNY290.33 (USD46.69)
Parcel price: CNY1305.87 (USD210)

* The currency unit is only available for the original country. 1CNY=0.1608USD

FedEx

Envelop price: USD53.53
Parcel price: USD200.29

UPS

Envelop price: USD53.7
Parcel price: USD213.38

TNT

Envelop price: USD55.14
Parcel price: USD259.45

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