How to handle air shipping from China to UK

Most of time-sensitive or perishable goods need to be shipped via air freight. Some people may consider that it is easy to send items by air. You do not even have to fulfill a series of complex procedures like ocean transport.

Shenzhen, China (prHWY.com) February 27, 2013 - Air transport is the fastest way of shipping. Most of time-sensitive or perishable goods need to be shipped via air freight. Some people may consider that it is easy to send items by air. You do not even have to fulfill a series of complex procedures like ocean transport. From my point of view, to ensure smooth shipping by air, it is necessary to learn some guidance on how to handle air transportation. Following are the guidance for you to learn how to handle air cargo from China to UK.

As we know, when it comes to international air shipping, shipping cost can be the top concerned issue. Now let's take a look at the guidance on making inquiry for air freight first. To acquire the specific air quote, you need to offer the basic information of shipment to the air shipping company you choose. Normally, the shipping information contains description of goods, weight, volume of goods, type of packing, destination port, required time, required flight, classification of bill of lading, and required freight services.

The main parts of air shipping cost include air shipping price, fuel surcharge, security inspection fee, and airport operating cost. In general, various air shipping companies will offer you different shipping charges. Hence, if you want to save some air shipping freight, solicit and analyze the quotes offered by different agents would be necessary. Besides, you should find a shipping company that has advantage on your shipping route from China to UK.

After acquiring the quote, you will have to learn how to fill in the air waybill for your freight from China to UK. First, you should take a look at the components of air waybill. It mainly includes the Air Waybill Number, Airport of Departure, Issuing Carries Name and Address, Shipper, Consignee, Issuing Carriers Agent, Routing, Accounting Information, Charges, Amount of Insurance and so on. The first part of air waybill is the shipper and consignee. You should complete name, address, country, and telephone number. Please make sure that the information you fill in the waybill is correct. Otherwise, it is likely to cause troubles. With respect to other parts, you can observe the requirements while you are filing in the content.

Last but not least, you should go on to learn how to make air freight consignment from China to UK. Firstly, on the basis of the stipulations of air shipping companies, you should make sure that the package, weight and volume of the goods are in accordance with the terms of air transportation. Secondly, you should make sure that the declared value of each batch of goods does not exceed to 100 thousand dollar. Thirdly, you will have to take notice of the contraband goods. It is not allowed to carry with prohibitions, restrictions, dangerous goods, valuable goods, cash and negotiable securities. You should follow the guidance when making the consignment of goods.

To save some cost of shipping, you need to know how to solicit the quote of shipping. To avoid any troubles, you need to learn how to fill in the air waybill. To ensure smooth delivery, you need to know how to make air freight consignment. Since China air freight can bring a great many of convenience to the shipping to UK, it is significant to learn how to handle air transportation.

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