Notes from a Shenzhen freight desk

Short working guides for importers who plan China-origin shipments. Each one starts from a decision you actually have to make, then sets out the documents, timing and cost lines behind it.

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All guides

• Notes from a Shenzhen freight desk — Practical English guides from Hovmar Logistics on ocean and air freight, export documents, Incoterms, VAT defe
• FCL or LCL for a Shenzhen-to-US shipment — A working comparison of FCL and LCL for Shenzhen-to-US shipments: volume thresholds, consolidation delays, des
• Moving samples when a Section 337 record matters — How a Shenzhen forwarder handles sample and evidence consignments during a USITC Section 337 matter: seal reco
• The document flow behind EU VAT deferment — A step-by-step look at the documents behind an EU import VAT deferment entry, from the Shenzhen commercial inv
• A document checklist that clears at the first attempt — The documents a Shenzhen exporter needs before a container or air consignment is declared: invoice, packing li
• Chargeable weight, with the arithmetic shown — How carriers compare gross and volumetric weight on Shenzhen air freight, with a worked example and the packag
• Pick the warehouse model from the order profile — Compare transfer, fulfilment and bonded warehouse models for China-origin stock, and see how replenishment cyc
• DDP or DAP: decide who owns the import entry — What changes between DDP and DAP on a China-to-US shipment: importer of record, duty and tax responsibility, r
• Plan capacity backwards from the cargo-ready date — A practical timeline for booking ocean and air capacity before Chinese New Year and Golden Week, covering carg