Shipping rates from China
Discussion
This is a question to anyone in the shipping business or anyone that ships goods in from China etc.
With the terrible USD>GBP exchange rate at the moment purchasing goods from China in USD is becoming less and less profitable. We have had to be alot more selective on the products we import to make sure the margins are still there.
However one little ray of light that has come out of all of this is the cost of shipping the gear over to UK. We were paying about £2k for a 40ftHQ container which has now been slashed to £1k. I guess shippping lines are feeling the big pinch.
Rather annoying as when the demand was good they were whacking on an extra £200 per container over xmas (busy) period just becasue they could. (cheeky f**k**s)
Anyway i just wondered if anyone else was getting good discounts on shipping and what rates you are paying.
With the terrible USD>GBP exchange rate at the moment purchasing goods from China in USD is becoming less and less profitable. We have had to be alot more selective on the products we import to make sure the margins are still there.
However one little ray of light that has come out of all of this is the cost of shipping the gear over to UK. We were paying about £2k for a 40ftHQ container which has now been slashed to £1k. I guess shippping lines are feeling the big pinch.
Rather annoying as when the demand was good they were whacking on an extra £200 per container over xmas (busy) period just becasue they could. (cheeky f**k**s)
Anyway i just wondered if anyone else was getting good discounts on shipping and what rates you are paying.
Hi
1k is still too much. I am bringing in 4-5 containers a month now with CSCL shipping liner.
20ft is 498usd
40ft is 848usd
If you are getting the supplier to arrange the shipping, dont! they usually add some profit on or the agent there are using are adding a fair whack on.
Speak to the shipping liner direct in the uk will give you the the latest price and you can get it organised from here.
If you need any advice, pm me.
A1
1k is still too much. I am bringing in 4-5 containers a month now with CSCL shipping liner.
20ft is 498usd
40ft is 848usd
If you are getting the supplier to arrange the shipping, dont! they usually add some profit on or the agent there are using are adding a fair whack on.
Speak to the shipping liner direct in the uk will give you the the latest price and you can get it organised from here.
If you need any advice, pm me.
A1
Depends if the OP is talking about UK port clearnace and delivery to site etc, I find the actual shipping cost is little compared to the amounts of costs added at Uk side, clearance, docs, presentation, storage if any, use of deferment, also depends on the OP terms with teh supplier, ex works, FOB etc
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