Shipping from China, what are modes of transportation? What are the differences?

 

Many of you have used a shipping company to import goods from China. All of you may know two ways of transportation which are sea freight and land freight. Each way has their own advantages and disadvantages. On top of that, do you know what the differences are? Which transportation is the best fit for you?


Shipping from China: Land freight


Land freight is the way that shipping companies transport cargo by truck from China to Thailand through the border. Onec, the cargo arrives in Thailand, it has to pass customs and be transferred to the shipping warehouse in Thailand. The package will be ready to send to the requested address.

Advantages of Land freight
Importing goods from China by land freight has a short period of time. You do not have to wait for a long time. There is a faster cycle. It takes only 5 to 7 days to transport from China to Thailand, excluding time of sending goods from manufacturer to shipping warehouse in China. However, the disadvantages are the cost of shipping might be higher than sea freight. The amount per transportation is smaller than sea freight.


Shipping from China: Sea freight


Sea freight is a method of transporting large quantities of product via cargo ships from China to Thailand through the border. The process has specific steps. In conclusion, ordering goods from manufacturers to be transported to the warehouse of a shipping company. Later on, the goods will be loaded into containers which will be shipped from China to Thailand. Then, the cargo has to pass customs before transporting to the warehouse in Thailand.

Advantages of Sea freight
Sea freight is able to transport tremendous quantities of products and economical in cost at the same time. You can save a lot of transportation cost when you order a huge quantity of goods. However, it takes longer than land freight, it might take around 12-15 days.

And this is the difference between land freight and sea freight. To shipping goods from China in each way has its own benefits. You have to consider the quantity of your order, if your order is a lot, big size, or need space in transporting. You have to choose sea freight. On the other hand, if you need fast delivery, small amount and small size, you can choose land freight.

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