What is Container Shipping Cost From China To India

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The Ultimate Guide To
Container Shipping Cost
From China To India
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• China is one of the best places to source
  furniture, home decor and other such accessories.
  The country has entire cities devoted to the
  manufacturing and sale of high-quality furniture.
  Finding furniture is not such a big issue. The
  trouble lies more with transporting the purchases
  from China to your site. To be profitable, you
  need the cheapest shipping from China to India.

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• In most cases, to be most cost-effective you must
  ship an entire container at a time. The fees for
  international shipping from China are wide
  ranging. There are a number of factors to be
  considered- basic freight charges from China to
  India, port and customs charges, import tax from
  China to India, cargo insurance, etc.

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• What is shipping and container shipping?

Container shipping has been around for decades
but has been standardized only since the last few
years. Containers can be shipped by road, rail or
sea. There are many different types of shipping
containers used by China freight forwarders.
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• This includes
• Dry storage containers
• These containers are typically used to
  ship dry ingredients.They may have a length of 10
  feet, 20 feet or 40 feet. Dry storage containers
  are the most standardized type of containers.

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• Flat rack containers
• When it comes to shipping large units
  such as cars, boats and other types of mechanical
  equipment, a flat rack container is often the
  best suited. These containers have collapsible
  sides that can be kept up or brought down
  depending on the dimensions of the product being
  shipped.

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• Open side containers
• Containers typically open at one end of
  their length. However, this can be inconvenient
  when being used to ship a large number of small
  packages. Open side containers open from their
  side instead of the end. This makes them easier
  to load and unload.

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• Open top containers
• As the name suggests, open top containers
  refer to those containers that have no roof. This
  makes it easier to load with machinery, packages
  of differing heights, etc.

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Apart from this, there are many other types of
shipping containers as well. For example, tankers
may be used to transport liquids while
refrigerated containers can be used to ship fresh
produce.
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Purpose of Container Shipping Services Not
everyone purchases and need to ship enough to
fill a full container. Container shipping
services offer two types of container packing
break bulk shipments or less than container loads
(LCL) and full container loads. The former allows
buyers to share containers with other buyers who
are shipping products from China to India at good
rates.
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Charges associated with an International Shipping
The costs of international shipping can be
categorized under many heads. These include
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• Freight associated charges
• Maritime freight charge
• This refers to the price of transporting
  freight from one port to another and is
  determined by the shipping companys rates and
  the chosen route.

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• Consolidation fee
• This is charged in cases of LCL shipments
  and is dependent on the cost of consolidating
  different LCL loads into a single container.

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• Carrier-related fees
• These are surcharges based on demand and
  supply, fuel costs etc. They are not always
  charged and may be avoided by smart planning. The
  most common amongst these fees are
• BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor)
• This is applied to cover fluctuations in
  fuel costs. It is calculated on the basis of TEUs
  shipped and the route.

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• EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge)
• EBS also covers flue price fluctuations and can
  vary according to shipping route and container
  type.
• CAF (Currency Adjustment Factor)
• This fee is added on to cover the
  difference in currency exchange.

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• PSS (Peak Season Surcharge)
• This fee is added to cover the operational
  costs during peak season.

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• Other carrier-related fees that may be applicable
  in special circumstances include
• EIS
• Container cleaning fee
• Container seal
• SEC
• ISPS
• HEA

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• SES
• OWS
• War risk
• OOG
• ERR
• Container management fee
• Equipment reposition surcharge
• Container seal change fee
• Congestion surcharge

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Port charges Port charges vary from port
to port. The different port charges that may
apply while calculating container shipping cost
from China to India are T3 This is a tax
charged for the use of facilities at the port.
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Terminal handling charges (THC) This fee
is charged at the origin and destination port to
cover the cost of handling the container and
transporting the container to and from the
vessel.
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• Documentation fees
• Shipping a container by sea involves plenty of
  paperwork. All of this documentation has costs
  associated with it. Some of the typical fees you
  may incur include
• Bill of Lading issuance fee
• Bill of Lading correction fee
• Switch Bill of Lading issuance
• SOLAS VGM submission fee

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• Transit accompanying document (T1, IT transit
  document, PTT, etc)
• Certificate of origin fee
• Export certificate issuance
• Validation of titles fee
• Packing list completion fee
• Product-related certificates

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Cargo insurance The cost of insuring a
container depends on many factors including the
type of material being transported, value of
products, route being taken, etc.
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• Additional charges
• In addition to the above, there may also
  be a number of other charges added on to your
  shipping fee. This includes
• Packing charges
• Pick up and delivery charges
• Container loading charges
• Palletizing fee
• Chassis usage fee
• Handling fee
• Warehousing

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Taxes and duties When you import anything into
India, you must pay import duty as well as GST.
The import duty on machinery from China to India
and the import duty on home goods is not the
same. These rates for custom duty for import from
China to India are subject to change from time to
time and vary from 0 to 150.
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• The different types of duties payable include
• Basic Customs Duty - This is payable for all
  goods that fall under section 12 of the Customs
  Act.
• Education Cess - This is a 2 fee chargeable on
  all goods.
• Anti-Dumping Policy - This is payable if the
  value of goods being imported is less than its
  market price.

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The total amount of tax payable on imported goods
can be calculated as Actual value of goods
Basic Customs Duty value after customs duty
IGST Rate Value after IGST Total value of
duties payable on imports
Customs
Duty IGSTGST Cess
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How much does container shipping cost from China
to India? The cost of sending a container from
India to China is typically higher than the cost
of transporting a container from China to India.
According to ASSOCHAM, a container coming from
China to India can cost a fee of around 600. On
the return route, the fee may be nearly 1,200.
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Finding the Perfect Shipping Partner When it
comes to shipping products from China to India,
you should ideally partner with China to India
shipping agents. OyeExpress is the ideal
logistics partner for your needs.
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OyeExpress offers help with every stage of
transporting a shipment from China to India. We
take care of all the logistics, offer the most
competitive costs and transport your goods right
to your doorstep. Whether you need a piece of
jewellery or furniture for a hotel, we can help
with all your shipment requirements.
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