Shipping from Qingdao

Shipping Methods from Qingdao

Sea Freight Qingdao: is the cheapest option and commonly used method for large cargo shipments.

Full Container Load (FCL): This is best if your filling a container your options is a 20ft - 40ft or 40ft high cube. Sea freight transit time is around 40 to 50 days.

Less than Container Load (LCL) Qingdao: Ideal for small shipments where space is shared with other importers cargo. The cost of shipping is shared between the shippers by size and weight of the goods in the container.

Rail Freight Qingdao: Ideal for small or full load containers. YFT offer LCL and FCL it is more expensive then sea freight, but cheaper then air freight. Normally if the customer need the goods quicker then sea freight offers but not as fast air freight. This is a good in between and shipping cost are more then sea freight but cheaper then air freight. We would move the goods from Qingdao warehouse to Xi'an where the Train service is. Transit time around 20 days.

Air Freight: is expensive used for urgent shipments and pricing is done on weight measure either by size or weight which ever works out greater in KGS.

Shipping from China

YFT Logistics offers more then just shipping from Qingdao port. We deliver to any port in China, we can organise collection of your cargo from any location and ship to your location in the UK. YFT can deliver to Northern Ireland and Isle Of Man.

Paperwork required for importing

• Bill of Lading
• Commercial invoice
• Packing list

Marine Insurance can be taken out separately as ask a member of staff for a quote for insurance on your enquiry. We will need the value of the goods to quote and commodity.