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    Hi Darren, Can I get in touch with you via email regarding shipping (sea freight) a container...

    Hi Darren, Can I get in touch with you via email regarding shipping (sea freight) a container from China to UK? thanks.
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    $6500 to import a 40’ container!

    I just received a USD7,300 quote for a 20-ft container from China. That (USD7,300) is excluding the delivery cost to London (GBP700), port duties/ paperwork etc (around GBP450). Would it be better to wait till after the Chinese New Year when the sea-freight rates are likley to drop (or so I am...
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    First time importing from China. Hidden extras

    Hi, This is my first post here. Actually, first post anywhere! We have been shipping (by air) modest amounts of cargo from China over the past year. The business has grown, and we are finding that most (in some cases, all!) of our margin is being eaten up by the air-freight costs. So, I have...
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