International air transportWhich is better compared with the advantages and disadvantages of sea transportation？
1.Freight price
Transportation: The transportation cost is about 1/25 to 1/20 of rail transportation, and 1/100 of road transportation。
Air transport: general billing weight 45KG, less than 45KG, according to 45KG calculation。For goods below 45KG, some airlines will have N prices, that is, do not need to be billed by 45KG, can be charged according to the actual kg。
Express: The weight of the parcel charge is 0.5KG, less than 0.5KG, the charge is 0.5KG。Express delivery is recommended for goods under 30KG。Deliveries over 45KG are usually more expensive than air freight。Under normal circumstances, the express price of more than 45 kg is twice as expensive as air freight。
2.In the early stage of customs declaration, the same sea transport takes longer than air transport
Transportation takes 2 to 4 days, such as sailing on Friday and customs declaration on Wednesday。
Air freight only needs 0.5~3 days, such as Friday flights and Thursday customs clearance。
3.Can you fill the warehouse in batches
Sea transport can be divided into batches of purchase, and air transport is generally unable to batch stock。
4.Commodity inspection
Sometimes the shipping needs to pick up/pick the container, which is time-consuming and costly;There are inspection fees, there are also loading and unloading fees and towing fees。
Air inspection, the implementation of the first inspection after the warehouse principle, fast, generally no inspection fees。
5.Customs inspection
Container picking/digging requires shipping, which takes a long time and costs a lot, resulting in security checks, loading and unloading fees, towing fees, etc。
No suitcase/empty suitcase, quick;There is generally no inspection fee。
6.Transport document
Shipping Bill of Lading: The information must be checked with the customer to be original or telex released。
Air waybill: requirements are not as strict as sea waybill, but it is best to give customer confirmation。