Importing sea/air freight

What sort of quantities are you looking to import? Are you going to bring in containers? We import containers from China on a regular basis so we may be able to help or put you in contact will a reliable shipper.

Hi Music Man
Will mail my supplier and get him to forward prices for 20ft, 40ft and 40ft HQ for you along with shippers contact details. Where is your supplier located in may make a difference? Doesn't your supplier provide you with similar?
Paul

Shipping from China is very competitive be it sea or air so generally you will get a similar price when shopping around. Having had a fair bit of experience in this area and used various agents in the process I would recommend Harbur Logistics www.harbur.co.uk speak to Tim Catling. Another good company who may be a good bet for your US shipments or both is Woodland International Transport http://www.woodlandinternational.com/ The factory in China may well have an agent they use but only problem being you will not necessarily know which agent will be used in the UK when the goods arrive and need clearing. Details will be on the B/L or you can in fact nominate the UK agent you want to use. Point being it is often easier to use a UK agent end to end. We use both Chinese and UK. I have shipped China to Belfast before but as shipping was not direct I seem to remember the shipment being offloaded in Europe and then on to another ship so shipping was longer...and slightly more expensive. 20ft at the moment c. $1300 to Felixstowe from Shanghai...different ports different price but that is a good ballpark figure to use. Good thing about a UK agent is they can give you delivered price which covers all port fees, clearance etc.
Consolidated shipping is possible but it logistics can be a problem..sometimes costs more.
One final note, do make sure the factory you use in China has an export history.
Hope this helps.

Thank you very much for your information!
sea freight