Air freight shipping from China

If you are in a hurry to get your product to market and have a short time frame, then air freight is your best option. You can save a lot of time by choosing air freight, and the customs clearance is also faster than seafreight, and many goods can be completed in just a few hours. Therefore airfreight is safer and more reliable than sea freight, and of course, pandacargo can provide customized door-to-door airfreight services according to your needs.

Compared to sea shipping, air shipping is the fastest solution to get your product to market. Here we’ll show you more about air freight and what Panda Cargo can offer you. First, let’s look at some common terms used in air shipping:

AWB

Air Waybill, is a non-negotiable transport document issued by the carrier (Master AWB) or the agent (House AWB), which indicating that the carrier has accepted the goods listed therein and obligates it to carry the consignment to the airport of destination according to specified conditions.

ETD: Estimated Time of Departure

ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival

Dangerous Goods

Commodities classified by IATA according to its nature and characteristic in terms of the effect of its danger to carrier’s flying safety.

Dimensional Weight

Carrier charge for freight based on the dimensional weight or actual gross weight whichever is higher.

The Advantages of Air Shipping

There is no doubt that the greatest advantage of air transportation over other modes of transportation is its speed. If your product urgently needs to be put on shelves, then air transportation is undoubtedly the fastest mode of transportation. At the same time, air transportation is divided into ordinary air transportation and express delivery. The difference between the two is shown in the table below.

	Express/Courier	Air Shipping
Volume	< 1 cbm	> 1 cbm
Weight	0.5 – 150 kgs	100 – 3000 kgs
Transit Time	2 – 5 days	2 – 7 days

Air shipping from China to your destination

Compared with sea transport, air transport has a natural advantage of fast speed, but it cannot be ignored that the cost of air transport is more expensive than sea transport. It is most important to make sure that your products are free of quality problems before shipment. Selling defective products on Amazon will cost you a lot of money. Panda Cargo advice: Look for a reliable and responsible supplier, not one with the best price and poor quality service. Air transport has the above advantages; at the same time you must also understand about air transport products, airlines also have very strict requirements. It can be divided into general goods and special goods.

General Goods

Such as electronics, Jewelry, pharmaceuticals, wristwatches

Special Goods

Such as goods with below items:

Powder
Chemical
Oil or liquid
Battery
Magnet (needs magnet test)
Audio accessory and equipment
With motor inside

Other restrictions will apply due to national laws and regulations of specific airlines.

Here we also share the top 10 international airport in China with you.

PEK – Beijing Capital International Airport HKG – Hongkong International Airport CAN – Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport PVG – Shanghai Pudong International Airport SHA – Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport CTU – Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport SZX – Shenzhen Baoan International Airport KMG – Kunming Changshui International Airport XIY – Xi’an Xianyang International Airport HGH – Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Air cargo rate is calculated by chargeable weight, measurement unit is kilogram. Chargeable weight is the heavier one between gross weight and dimensional weight.

	Volume Unit	Dimensional Weight
By express courier	cm³	Volume/5000
By air freight	cm³	Volume/6000

Panda Cargo advice: Get a free quote with our Panda Cargo staff, enjoy our best service together with a better rate.