Air Freight from China to Australia/USA/UK- Air Shipping
Cheap air freight from China to Australia; Door to door shipping by air; Fast air shipping; DDP/DDU; Online track.
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1. Air freight forwarder from China
air freight forwarder is a shipping agent that can ship your cargo from one country to another country by air.
air freight forwarder from China like DAKA Transport can ship your products from China to Australia/USA/UK by air.
Below are the top 10 air freight forwarders in China :
- DHL China
- FedEx China
- DAKA Transport
- EMS
- Sino Shipping
- UPS China
- Winsky Freight
- Super International Freight
- Seabay Internatioanl Logisitcs
- Yunexpress
DAKA Transport is a professional China air freight forwarder founded in 2016 and has about 10 years of experience in international shipping industry.
DAKA Transport is professional and experienced in shipping your air cargo from China to Australia/USA/UK. We can ship from any city in China to any address in AU/UK/USA.
We can provide fast and safe air freight from China no matter for general products like clothes/shoes or for big machines.
DAKA Transport cooperated with many airline companies. We can choose the most suitable shipping route and good shipping price according to your air shipping from China.
If you’re looking for cheap air freight from China, DAKA Transport is your first option.
2. What is air freight?
Air freight means international shipping by air. Compared with sea freight, air freight is much faster.
Extremely Fast
Taking shipping from China to Australia for example, by sea from door to door takes about 4 weeks whereas by air only need about 5 days.
More Expensive
Usually air freight is about four times more expensive than sea freight.
Applicable Scene
Air cargo from China is suitable for urgent and high value products.
Sea freight time
~ 4 weeks
Air freight time
~ 5 Days
2.1 Two ways of air freight
There are two ways of air freight from China. One is shipping by express like DHL/Fedex/UPS. Another is shipping by airline company like CA, CZ, SQ, MU, etc.
Shipping by express
It means we work with DHL/Fedex/UPS etc. DAKA has a good contracting price with DHL/Fedex/UPS because we shipped a lot of products daily. Our express price is much better than the price you got from DHL/Fedex/UPS directly. That is why a lot of customers choose DAKA to air freight from China by express.
Shipping by airline
It means that we book separate space on airplane for your cargo. It is same as you bought an air ticket for travelling.
Shipping by express is usually door to door. But If you want to ship by airline from door to door, you need a China air freight forwarder like DAKA Transport. DAKA Transport can pick up the cargo from your Chinese factory to Chinese airport, make Chinese and Australian customs clearance and deliver the cargo from Australian port to your door. We also support air freight from China to UK and air freight from China to USA with door to door service.
3. Air freight service and progress
3.1 DAKA Transport’s air freight service
- Door to door shipping
- Airport to airport shipping
- Pickup from Chinese factory
- Preparing customs docs for both Chinese customs and AU/USA/UK customs
- Repackaging/labeling/warehousing
- Insurance
- International shipping by express
- Customs clearance agency in both China and AU/USA/UK
3.2 DAKA Transport's air freight progress
Take air freight from China to Australia door to door for example, below is the progress:
Booking space：
DAKA book airplane space according to customer’s cargo information.
Cargo entry:
DAKA pick up the products from the Chinese factory into our Chinese airport warehouse.
Chinese customs clearance:
DAKA coordinate with your Chinese factory to make Chinese customs clearance.
Airplane departure:
After Chinese customs release the cargo, DAKA will get the cargo onto airplane and shipped it to Australia.
AU customs clearance:
After airplane arrive, DAKA Australian team will make AU customs clearance.
AU inland delivery to door:
DAKA Australian team pick up the cargo from AU airport and ship to consignee’s door in Australia.
4. Why choose DAKA as your air freight forwarder ?
1. Fast air shipping from China:
Take air shipping from China to Australia for example. We have direct air flight from Guangzhou/Shanghai China to Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane Australia. The air transit time from airport to airport can be as fast as about 10 hours.
2. Professional customs clearance service :
DAKA can make right customs clearance solution according to the HS code of your cargo. DAKA well understand the customs policy and rules in both China and Australia/USA/UK. We can prepare the customs docs for our customers which can save a lot of time and efforts.
3. Flexible air shipping solution :
DAKA will understand your shipping requirement first then we offer flexible air shipping from China solution according to your requirement and the weight and size of your product. For example clothes in cartons can be put onto passenger airplane for cheaper price. Big high technology machines in wooden boxes can only be shipped by cargo airplane considering the size. Also we can provide labeling and repacking service in our Chinese airport warehouse and make everything right before cargo get onto airplane.
4. Quick response:
DAKA team work 7X24 online. We can provide quick quotation to our customers within 1 hour after we get the cargo information. We can respond within 30 minutes when we receive the inquiry about your shipment.
5. Competitive price:
DAKA works with a lot of airline companies and shipped thousand tons of cargo by air from China to Australia/USA/UK daily. So we have very good contracting rate with airline company.Also because of our professional knowledge and good experience, we can make cheapest air freight from China solution.
6. Online Tracking :
We can provide online tracking for each shipment so that you can monitor and trace the shipment at any time.
7. One-Stop service:
DAKA can provide door to door shipping including booking airline space, cargo pickup from your Chinese factory, Chinese customs clearance, Australian/USA/UK customs clearance, delivery to door , labelling, repackaging, fumigation, insurance.
5. Shipping by airline and by express
Shipping by airline and shipping by express are two kinds of air shipping from China.
5.1 Shipping by airline
Shipping by airline means that we book space on airplane for your cargo. But airline company like CA/SQ/MU is only responsible for shipping from airport to airport. They will not pick up the products from your Chinese factory and will not make customs clearance etc.
When you choose to ship by airline , you need a shipping agent like DAKA Transport to make air freight from China door to door possible. DAKA Transport can pick up the cargo from your Chinese factory to Chinese airport, make Chinese customs clearance and deliver the cargo to your door after airplane arrive at Australia/USA/UK.
5.2 Shipping by express
Shipping by express means shipping by DHL/Fedex/UPS etc. Before you ship by express, you need to open an account with them. If you don’t have an account, you can use DAKA Transport’s account and we will ship by express for you.
DAKA Transport had an account with DHL/UPS/Fedex. We can let customers use our account. And because of our large quantity, we have very good contracting rate with DHL/UPS/Fedex. That is why our customers found they can get cheaper air freight from China to use DAKA to ship by express.
5.3 Comparision
So which one is cheaper ? Shipping by express or shipping by airline ?
It depends on how many products you need to ship . Take air freight from china to Australia for example, if you ship less than 100kgs, shipping by express is definitely cheaper. If your cargo is more than 100kgs, shipping by airline may be cheaper.
6. How to handle air shipping from China?
First you need to talk with your Chinese factory and let them estimate the weight and size of your cargo. You can tell your Chinese factory that you need the data to calculate air freight from China cost before you can better decide to buy from them . Then your Chinese factory would be happy to give you the information.
Find a China air freight forwarder like DAKA Transport. We will quote you air shipping from China price based on the weight and size and the detailed address etc. Then you can add the air shipping cost into the product price to see if it is profitable to import from China
Then you put an order with the Chinese factory and let your shipping agent like DAKA Transport contact the Chinese factory to organize air shipping from China.
Your shipping agent like DAKA Transport will pick up the products from your Chinese factory, booking airline space, make Chinese and Australian/USA/UK customs clearance, delivery the cargo to your door in AU/USA/UK.
7. How long is air freight from China?
Below is a rough door to door air transit time. Different address should be different.
| Route | By Express | By airline |
| Guangzhou China to Sydney Australia | About 5-7 days | About 4-5 days |
| Guangzhou China to London UK | About 8-10 days | About 5-6 days |
| Guangzhou China to Los Angeles | About 5-7 days | About 4-5 days |
When we ship by express UPS/DHL/Fedex, different account has different transit time and price .
When we ship by airline, transit time of air freight from China is very different when we use direct flight and transfer flight . For example, when we do air shipping from shanghai China to Brisbane Australia, direct flight may take about 10 hours but transfer flight may take more than 3 days.
8. What factors will affect air freight?
Below are the factors who will affect the cost of air shipping from China to Australia/USA/UK.
- Detailed Chinese factory address:
The detailed address in Australia/USA/UK will decide which destination airport we should ship the products to. And it is related to the delivery cost from destination airport to consignee’s door.
- The weight of your cargo:
Normally when we make air freight from China , we charge as per kilogram . So the weight decide the air shipping cost a lot.
- The size of your cargo :
The size will affect the chargeable weight too. For example If you have two boxes and both are 10kgs. One box size is 20cm*20cm*20cm and another box is 100cm*100cm*100cm. The bigger size box will cost more on shipping cost.
- What kind of products:
Different products will affect shipping cost in two ways. One way is for some products with battery or liquid, the shipping cost is higher. Another way is that different kind of produts has different HS code which means different duty rate when we make customs clearance in China and in AU/USA/UK.
- Cargo value:
Cargo value mainly affects insurance cost and tax paid to customs. Usually insurance cost is based on cargo value and normally 0.3% of cargo value. Besides duty and tax in every country is based on the cargo value.
- Shipping season :
Shipping price keep changing all the time. There are peak shipping monthes and non-peak shipping monthes. Same as air tickets. Peak shipping monthes is usally before Chiristmas and before Chinese New Year. Air shipping price in peak month can be 3 times more expensive than usual.
- Trade Term:
Trade term will affect air shipping cost. For example if your Chinese factory quoted you product price under FOB and another factory quoted you EXW, shipping cost under EXW is more than FOB. What is FOB and EXW?
Do you want to know the exact air shipping cost for your products from China to Australia ? Kindly fill in below to get a quotation from DAKA Transport.
Air freight cost from China to Australia
9. How much is air freight from China?
To calculate air freight from China, you need to know price per kg and the chargeable weight.
Total Amount = Price per kg * Chargeable weight
9.1 Price per kg
When we ship by air, usually different chargeable weight means different air shipping price per kg.
For example when we ship by airline from China to Australia, Below is a price example :
| The Chargeable Weight | Price Per KG (based on May 2024) |
| Over 1000kgs | USD3/KG |
| 500kgs to 1000kgs | USD3.5/KG |
| 300kgs to 500kgs | USD3.8/KG |
| 100kgs to 300kgs | USD4.3/KG |
As you can see more weight means cheaper price per kg
9.2 Chargeable weight
When we organise air freight from China by express or by airline, the chargeable weight is according to actual weight and volume weight whichever is larger.
And the calculation of chargeable weight is different between by express and by airline.
By express : 1CBM is equal to 200kgs.
A.If your cargo is 50kgs and the volume is 0.1CBM, the volume weight is 0.1CBM*200KGS/CBM=20kgs. The chargeable weight is according to actual weight which is 50kgs
B.If your cargo is 50kgs and the volume is 0.3CBM, the volume weight is 0.3CBM*200KGS/CBM=60KGS . The chargeable weight is according to volume weight which is 60kgs
By airline: 1CBM is equal to 167kgs.
A.If your cargo is 500kgs and the volume is 1CBM, the volume weight is 1CBM*167KGS/CBM=167kgs. The chargeable weight is according to actual weight which is 500kgs
B. If your cargo is 500kgs and the volume is 4CBM, the volume weight is 4CBM*167KGS/CBM=668KGS . The chargeable weight is according to volume weight which is 668kgs.
10. Main airports in China/Australia/USA/UK
• Chinese main airports：
| Rank | Airport | IATA |
| 1 | Beijing Airport | PEK |
| 2 | Shanghai Airport | PVG |
| 3 | Guangzhou Airport | CAN |
| 4 | Shenzhen Airport | SZX |
| 5 | Chengdu Airport | CTU |
| 6 | Kunming Airport | KMG |
| 7 | Xi’an Airport | XIY |
| 8 | Chongqing Airport | CKG |
| 9 | Hongkong Airport | HKG |
• Australian main airports：
| Rank | Airport | IATA |
| 1 | Sydney Airport | SYD |
| 2 | Melbourne Airport | MEL |
| 3 | Brisbane Airport | BNE |
| 4 | Perth Airport | PER |
| 5 | Adelaide airport | ADL |
| 6 | Hobart airport | HBA |
| 7 | Darwin airport | DRW |
• UK main airports：
| Rank | Airport | IATA |
| 1 | London Heathrow Airport | LHR |
| 2 | London Gatwick Airport | LGW |
| 3 | Manchester Airport | MAN |
| 4 | Edinburgh Airport | EDI |
| 5 | London Stansted Airport | STN |
| 6 | Birmingham Airport | BHX |
| 7 | Glasgow International Airport | GLA |
| 8 | Belfast International Airport | BFS |
• USA main airports：
| Rank | Airport | IATA |
| 1 | Hartsfield – Jackson Atlanta International Airport | ATL |
| 2 | Los Angeles International Airport | LAX |
| 3 | Chicago O’Hare International Airport | ORD |
| 4 | Dallas – Fort Worth International Airport | DFW |
| 5 | Denver International Airport | DEN |
| 6 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | JFK |
| 7 | San Francisco International Airport | SFO |
| 8 | Seattle – Tacoma International Airport | SEA |
| 9 | Miami International Airport | MIA |
| 10 | Orlando International Airport | MCO |
11. How to track air shipping ?
When you ship with DAKA Transport, DAKA will support you with air freight tracking online.
- When we ship by airline, DAKA will give you airway bill number and the airline’s website. So that you can trace there. Airway bill number is a unique number to distinguish your shipment from others.
- When we ship by express, it is easier to trace the cargo on DHL/FEDEX/UPS website.
- There is a third option. Nowadays there are third platforms for customers to trace cargo online, like track-trace, freight-awb-tracking, 17 track. These platforms allow you to trace cargo from different airline companies or express companies at one time
Above are the three air shipping tracking ways.
12. FAQ
Have questions? We have answers
The air freight from China to Australia/USA/UK depend on the detailed address, weight and size of your cargo etc. And shipping price is different in different month. Can you pls contact DAKA sales team to get an exact shipping quotation ?
Air freight from China to Australia is about 3 to 5 days door to door. Air freight from China to USA/UK is about 5 to 7 days door to door.
Both weight and size will affect shipping cost. The chargeable weight is according to actual weight and volume weight whichever is greater. You can click here to check more information
When we ship by express, the minimum chargeable weight is 1kg. When we ship by airline, the minimum chargeable weight is 45kgs.
