If you are importing from China and your goods arrived into Felixstowe last week there is a good chance that they were a board the worlds largest container ship, the Majestic Maersk. Felixstowe now has the honour of being the first UK port to handle the Majestic Maersk, which is an Ultra Large Container Ship […]
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Importing from China – Can Freight Forwarders mix air and sea services together
Most companies involved in importing from China will have had a shipment that suddenly becomes urgent for any number of reasons such as production issues, port delays, weather etc. When this does happen you may find that if you are importing from China by sea freight its not quite quick enough to get the goods […]
Importing From China – 6% VAT Charge To Be Introduced
August 01st sees the introduction of a new 6% VAT charge that will be applicable when importing from China on both sea and air freight shipments. It is a known fact that in the last 12 month growth has slowed across China while at the same time manufacturing costs have continued to rise and this […]
Importing from China – New era upon us
A new era for companies importing from China is starting to become a strong reality, with trail shipments being conducted on the new routing planned by the shipping companies. If you are currently importing from China then it will already be common knowledge to you what the transit times for the ocean imports are, which […]
Importing From China – Global Shipping Giants Join Forces
Three of the words major shipping lines that are involved in importing from China have taken the decision to join forces. CMA-CGM, Maersk and MSC will now operate a joint alliance on east-west trade lanes from 2014. Importing from China on the Asia – Europe route in addition to the trans-pacific and trans-Atlantic trade lanes […]
