Shipping from China to the USA China → USA

Air freight: 7–9 days to LAX + delivery. Sea freight: 14–16 days to LA / Long Beach. Express via Hong Kong: confirmed with your quote. Times are from Shenzhen or Hong Kong; where a time is not door to door, customs and final delivery can add a few days, and the schedule for your shipment is confirmed when you book.

Published rates: air freight from $4.93/kg. Express is priced per 0.5 kg in the express table on this page. Your price depends on the chargeable weight, the goods and the delivery address: the instant estimate works it out, and a specialist confirms the total, including any duties and taxes.

US tariffs on goods from China change often and depend on the HS code: the general HTS rate on the FOB value, plus China-specific duties such as Section 301, and the $800 de minimis exemption no longer applies. The US import duty calculator gives the general rate and our US customs guide explains the rest; send us your HS code and we'll confirm the total before you ship.

Shipments over $2,500 generally need a formal entry and a customs bond: a single-transaction bond for one entry or a continuous bond for a year of entries. Informal entries usually don't. Ocean freight also needs an Importer Security Filing (10+2), sent no later than 24 hours before the cargo is loaded in China, so send us the supplier details as soon as you book; air freight doesn't. Our US customs guide covers entry types, bonds and fees.

Yes. We collect from your suppliers in China, or they deliver to our Shenzhen warehouse. Air freight reaches LAX in 7–9 days and sea freight Los Angeles / Long Beach in 14–16 days, then UPS or FedEx delivers to any address or Amazon warehouse; UPS express from Hong Kong suits samples. Our published US rates don't include US duties, which depend on the HS code; send it with your quote request and our customs team confirms them before you ship. Send us the weight or CBM, the ZIP code and whether it goes to a business address or an Amazon warehouse.

DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) means the price includes customs clearance, duties and import taxes, so the goods arrive without a separate tax bill. Our air and rail lines to Europe and the UK are DDP. Air usually takes 8–12 days from our Shenzhen warehouse to pickup by UPS (EU) or DPD (UK); China–Europe rail usually takes about 35 days door to door (the train runs about 23–28 days, then customs clearance and delivery by UPS, DHL, DPD or GLS), at about a quarter to a third of the air price. For other lines, your quote states exactly what is included.

By chargeable weight: the greater of actual weight and volumetric weight. Volumetric weight = length × width × height (cm) ÷ 6,000 for air freight, or ÷ 5,000 for express. Per-kg rates drop at higher weight breaks. Sea freight is charged per cubic metre.

Our published rates are for general cargo. Special goods need a check first: send us the product details (and the MSDS for batteries, liquids or powders) and we'll confirm whether and how it can ship, and at what price.