You have several options when shipping from China to USA. The main three are:

· Sea freight

· Air transport

· Express shipping

We'll look at the first two options, sea and air.

Shipping by Sea from China

Here is the simplified process:

1. The first part of the process is to transfer the goods from the supplier to the freight forwarder's location.

2. The next part will be customs clearance. This is required for each port depending on the country where the supplier is located (in this case, China).

3. Customs clearance will be handled by a licensed broker.

4. The next step will be to handle and load other cargo in preparation for the actual shipping.

5. The freight forwarder will then select the shipping, which will handle the actual shipping from one port to another. They usually do this according to the schedule required to deliver the goods.

6. Once the cargo arrives at a U.S. port, it must go through import clearance.

7. Now, the cargo must be unloaded from the ship, separated from other cargo, and prepared so that the consignee can then pick it up.

Transport by Air From China

Air shipping from China is very simple and requires minimal action on your part.

Here is a simplified process:

1. You get the services of a freight company.

2. You provide details of your shipment to the shipping company, including your suppliers.

3. According to the arrangement with the supplier, the goods are delivered to the airport.

4. The freight company will be responsible for export clearance.

5. The cargo was loaded onto the plane and flown to an airport in the United States.

6. The goods are unloaded and passed through customs.

7. The goods are then shipped to the consignee address and taxes and customs charges are paid.

【Select Freight Forwarder】

In addition to various shipping companies on the American route, all regular freight forwarders engaged in American route transportation must have a freight company registered with FMC in the United States and have the official code of NVOCC(our NVOCC:MOC-NV09845). Otherwise, if any problems occur during transportation in the United States, they will not be able to get the corresponding legal protection.

【Cost Composition】

Shipping to the United States is a cost-effective transportation channel. Different routes have different shipping costs. Shipping to the United States generally includes: ocean freight rate and surcharges, such as fuel surcharge BAF, currency adjustment surcharge CAF, peak season surcharge PSS, overweight fee OWS, and AMS to the United States. In addition, there are some miscellaneous fees, such as THC at the port of departure, ISPS, CTF, PIER PASS at the port of destination, etc. In addition, there is an AMS fee of USD25/ticket.

【Operation Precautions】

1. Before shipment, the shipper (exporter) needs to prepare INVOICE, PACKING LIST, and customers who need foreign customs clearance need to provide the accurate H.S.CODE of the product.

2. Before shipment, the forwarder needs to sign a customs clearance power of attorney (general trade) with the US importer.

3. The exporter needs to provide the manufacturer of the goods, the final consignee, and the importer's information to the forwarder in order to declare the ISF.

4. If the exporter does not have a company in the United States, the company name and EIN number of the final consignee (such as a cooperative warehouse) must be provided.

5. Do not export counterfeit brand goods to the United States. Once detected by the US customs, the goods will be confiscated, and the customs will continue to inspect the exporter's goods exported to the United States. The customs inspection not only delays the delivery, but also generates hundreds of thousands of dollars in inspection fees for each inspection.

6. Goods exported to the United States cannot be packed in logs.

7. The US Customs stipulates that all products exported from China must be marked with MADE IN CHINA.

8. American goods need to send AMS.

9. The US anti-dumping policy on Chinese goods needs attention.

【About Customs Clearance】

U.S. shipping customs clearance is basically the whole container clearance, and it is rarely a single ticket clearance. Once there is a problem with one ticket in a container, the entire container will be detained, and it is a long thing to wait for release. U.S. shipping customs clearance must know in advance the points and customs clearance documents that need to be paid attention to for customs clearance:

1. The customs will usually inform the release or not (sea freight) within 48 hours.

2. Some cargo ships exported by sea from the United States have not yet arrived at the port, and the customs has decided to inspect them because there are doubts in the declaration and customs clearance documents.

3. The U.S. shipping customs broker needs to send all documents, including the originals or copies of the importer's original documents, to the customs, and the customs personnel will review whether to release or EXAM after checking the written documents. In this case, the release may be around three days.

【About EXAM】

Clothing and accessories account for a large proportion of the commodities frequently inspected by U.S. shipping, and 22% are seized. This is followed by consumer electronics, which accounted for 18% of seizures, followed by shoes/watches/jewelry/pharmaceuticals/personal care products/handbags/wallets, etc.

If you encounter the U.S. customs inspection, the general inspection time is about 2-6 working days for X-ray scanning, about 2-3 weeks for unpacking inspection, about 15 days after boarding the ship, and 2-3 days for customs clearance. Therefore, when shipping cargo owners in the United States are inspecting goods at customs, they should avoid goods with a high inspection rate and sensitive goods, so as to be able to clear customs quickly.

【Land Transportation Weight Limit】

The weight requirements for goods in the United States are very strict. The weight limit (cargo weight + cabinet weight) is mainly affected by the weight limit of the inland points in the United States. Generally, 20GP is 17.3 tons, and 40HQ is 19.5 tons. However, there are different weight limit requirements according to different ports. If it is required by customers, it is really necessary to transport overweight goods to inland points in the United States. Generally speaking, there are three processing methods:

1. Concealing the declaration, but if you are checked and weighed when you are on the road in the United States, you will face heavy penalties. This method is not recommended.

2. Basic port allocation, after unloading at the basic port, the overweight parts are allocated and then transshipped separately. However, if the inland point to be transshipped is far away, the cost is high.

3. Transfer from the railway to the inland point on the basic port terminal, and then arrange the transfer of overweight trailers.