HonourOcean offers an expansive network of locations and ocean freight experience to provide you a full array of global freight and transportation services.
As a forwarder, we book your cargo, arrange pickup and delivery, and manage shipping documentation, regardless of point of destination or carrier. With decades of experience, its flexible shipping fleet, and partners spreading over the world.
we can facilitate the entire forwarding process according to your specifications and the applicable requirements of the import and export countries.
Cargo tracking is available online, providing information on shipments such as true departure and arrival upon clients’ request and Enhancing the visibility of your shipments.
Our international shipping services as follows:
FCL freight forwarding for Import and export business from major Chinese ports around the world.
LCL freight to consolidate your cargo as one container from different suppliers or consolidate you and other customers’ cargo to one container on our bonded warehouse.
Offer characteristics service on marine transportation for our customers:
Forwarder Cargo Receipts
Warehousing and Distribution
Custom Clearance for Export & Import
Notarization and Cargo Inspection
Fumigation
Cargo Insurance
Certificate of origin(C/O)
Door-to-Door Transport
A good relationship with the shipping company：
MSK、CMA-CGM、MSC、APL、NYK、CSAV、COSCO、K LINE、PIL、KMTC、OOCL、YML、WHL、ANL、HMM、EMC、MASTON SO ON.
Freight Cost – Ocean Rates
The general ocean rate includes the base rate and surcharges, but NONE customs clearance and port charges at both sides, duty & taxes may occur, and other miscellaneous charges.
Please note that all international shipments are subject to destination charges:
- Destination country customs related fee (i.e. Duty/Tax)
- Destination port/terminal handling fee (i.e. THC)
- Destination agent service fee （i.e. D/O）
1. Type
1.1 FCL rates
By the loading port, the destination port, the container type/weight/quantity.
For example: How much does it cost to ship a 40′ container to Australia?
It cost rough US$1,000 for shipping 1×40’GP from Qingdao port to Sydney port.
1.2 LCL rates
By the loading port, the destination port, the volume, the weight, the volume/weight ratio.
For example: How much does it cost to ship 10 cartons to Canada?
It cost rough US$65 per cbm for shipping 6cbm light goods from Shanghai port to Vancouver port.
1.3 To door rates
By HS Code/volume/weight/quantity/packaging/value/…
Also please note some related costs during an import process,
- Transportation to Port of Loading
- Export customs declaration
- Loading port fees
- Ocean freight charge
- Insurance
- Destination port fees
- Import customs clearance
- Customs duty/tax
- Transportation from the Port of Destination
To-door means the destination charges and fees are prepaid.
For example, a port-to-port quote, EXCLUDE all destination charges, which may include: terminal fees, handling charges, customs clearance/inspection, duty and Tax (if applicable), delivery to your address, storage, insurance, etc.
Destination charges vary depending on the destination country, carrier, and delivery agent. Guiding the consignee in the complexity of cargo recovery procedures is the responsibility of the carrier’s destination agent/broker.
for shipping freight, Change Frequency
The international shipping industry, and the freight rates within it, are always volatile.
There are plenty of variables that factor into it, including but not limited to capacity, demand, oil bunkers, market perceptions, seasonal behaviors, labor issues at ports, congestion, disruptions, and strength of economies.
Unless you have a rather large consistent quantity (10 plus containers per month) then you’ll not likely to get a quote for longer than two weeks.
It may vary every week. Sometimes, if your supplier could catch up the earlier route by finishing the production one or two days earlier, you can save quite a bit. The price for 1x40ft container may increase US$1200 in the next week schedule.
US$1200+? Yes, it happened.
So knowing the rough date your shipment ready is essential for requesting the exact quotation.
Generally, ocean FCL rates are generally valid for up to two weeks at a time (expiring on the 15th and 30th of each month). LCL rates may last a bit longer, usually expiring at the end of each month.
if you need the cheapest international shipping, pls don’t hesitate to contact honourocean shipping team.
