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Shipping To Amazon FBA
Amazon is the most popular online international shopping website. On Amazon, you can buy products from all over the world. For example, if you are in the USA, you can buy a sofa made in China from Amazon online shop.
More and more Chinese factories and traders set up shops on Amazon. Amazon changes traditional trading way a lot. For example, a trader in Australia may import products from Chinese factories and then set up a shop in the USA Amazon website for selling
After customers buy the products from your online Amazon shop, you need to deliver the products to your customer’s door. How do you make it? For most Amazon sellers, they the use FBA service.
FBA is short for Fulfilment By Amazon. It means Amazon takes care of shipping from China to Amazon FBA and to your customer’s door after someone puts an order online.
FBA is different from FBM (Fulfillment By Merchant) and under FBM the sellers need to take care of shipping to consignee’s door when clients put an order online.
Most sellers on Amazon choose FBA.
Under FBA the sellers need to send products to Amazon’s warehouse named FBA warehouse.
So the problem is how to handle shipping from China to Amazon FBA warehouse? For example, you are a trader in Australia and your clothes are made in China, but your online shop is on the USA Amazon website. Under FBA you need to manage shipping from China to Amazon FBA warehouse in the USA. How do you make it?
The answer is that you can find a freight forwarder China to USA Amazon FBA like DAKA International Transport Company.
Our company is DAKA International Transport Company. We can organize international Amazon FBA shipping from China by sea and air from Chinse factory to Amazon warehouse in Australia, UK and USA.
As a freight forwarder China to USA Amazon FBA, we cooperated with vessel owners like MSK, COSCO, MSC, HMM, YML, ZIM, etc.
As a shipping agent by air, we cooperated with airline companies like SQ, EK, CZ, CA, etc.
Our services include :
- Pick up cargo from your Chinese factory to Chinese seaport/airport
- Make Chinese customs clearance
- Booking vessel/airline space for shipping from China to Amazon FBA in Australia/USA/UK
- Make AU/USA/UK customs clearance when vessel/airplane arrives
- Deliver the cargo from AU/USA/UK seaport/airport to amazon warehouse.
DAKA will prepare all docs for Chinese customs clearance and AU/USA/UK customs clearance. And also we will remind factories and sellers to understand Amazon shipping rules including how to make packages/put Amazon shipping labels/prepare customs docs etc.
Click here to contact DAKA International Transport to get shipping price for Amazon FBA shipping from China to Australia. (加一个超链接)
Can I ship from China to Amazon FBA?
Can I ship products directly from Chinese factory to Amazon shop in the USA?
The answer is yes.
Below are the process steps for shipping from China to Amazon FBA:
- You create a shop on Amazon. For example a shop in Australian Amazon website.
- You put an order with the Chinese factory.
- Create a shipping plan in your Amazon shop. In the shipping plan, you need to fill in the commodity name, packaging information etc.
- Amazon will allocate an FBA warehouse address and generate a shipping label.
- Extract the shipping label from Amazon seller center and let your Chinese factory paste the shipping label onto your cargo.
- Choose a best Amazon FBA freight forwarderlike DAKA International Transport Company and let your shipping agent ship the cargo from Chinese factory to your Amazon shop in Australia.
- Trace your cargo online and keep communication with your shipping agent till you get the cargo in hand.
- Once your cargo is received by the FBA warehouse, you can see them on the Amazon seller center and then you can start selling.
Shipping ways from China to Amazon FBA
Amazon is very flexible when we choose shipping from China to Amazon FBA warehouse. As long as the FBA warehouse can receive the products, you can choose any shipping agent.
For example, if you can choose DAKA International Transport Company.
Also according to the transit time and cost, you can choose Amazon FBA shipping from China by sea and by air.
By sea:
Sea shipping is good for not urgent and large shipments. Sea shipping is cost saving but transit time is much longer than air shipping. More than 70% of products for Amazon FBA shipping from China are shipped by sea.
By sea can be divided into by FCL and LCL.
FCL means Full Container Load shipping. Shipping by FCL means that we can ship a container from China and all the products in the container are yours.
LCL means Less than Container Load. Shipping by LCL means that we ship your products from China to Australia via sharing a container with others.
You can click here to fill in a form to get DAKA sea shipping cost. (创建一个海运询价表格)
By Air:
Air shipping is suitable for urgent and high-value products. Air shipping is very fast and air shipping price is usually 3 times higher than sea shipping. Around 20% of Amazon FBA shipping from China is done by air.
By air can be divided into shipping by airline and shipping by express.
By airline means that we book a sperate space on airplane from airline company like SQ, CA, etc.
By express means that we ship your cargo via our DHL/UPS/FedEx account.
You can click here to fill in a form to get DAKA air shipping cost. (创建一个空运询价表格)
By Train:
Some products from Chinese to Amazon warehouses in Europe like UK were shipped by train. But by train is only take about 10% for all shipping from China to Amazon FBA.
You can click here to fill in a form to get DAKA air shipping cost. (创建一个铁路运输询价表格)
How long is the transit time from China to Amazon FBA warehouse?
Below are the rough transit time for Amazon FBA shipping from China to Australia/USA/UK.
*Based on airplane/vessel departure date
| Shipping Way | China to AU Amazon | China to USA Amazon | China to UK Amazon |
| By express (DHL/UPS/FedEx) | 3-7 days | 4-8 days | 4-8 days |
| By airline | 5- 8 days | 6-10 days | 6-10 days |
| By FCL | 18-30 days | 20-40 days | 35-50 days |
| By LCL | 22-30 days | 25-45 days | 40-55 days |
For example, DAKA can provide fast vessel shipping from China to Amazon FBA Warehouse in Australia amazon with transit time of 20 days and slow vessel shipping of about 30 days.
Fast vessel shipping to Australia:
Weekly vessel sailing from Shanghai and Shenzhen.Transit time of 2 weeks to Sydney and Melbourne port.About 5 to 7 days from Sydney/Melbourne port to Amazon warehouse.
Slow vessel shipping to Australia:
Weekly vessel sailing from Shanghai and Shenzhen.Transit time of 3 weeks to Sydney and Melbourne port.About 5 to 7 days from Sydney/Melbourne port to Amazon warehouse.
How much is shipping from China to Amazon FBA warehouse?
Shipping from China to Amazon FBA cost is affected by below factors：
- Chinese factory address
- Weight of your cargo
- Size of your packaging
- Your trade term with the Chinese factory (FOB or EXW)
- Cargo value (this is related to duty/tax paid to destination government)
- Detailed FBA warehouse address
- Customs inspection if any
- Other extra charges caused by port congestion, bad weather, government policy, etc
If you want to know the cheapest way to ship from China to Amazon FBA, you can fill in this form and contact DAKA. One of our colleagues will contact you within 24 hours(创建一个在线表格)
Notes for shipping from China to Amazon FBA
When you shipping from China to Amazon FBA, you must meet FBA warehouse’s rules so that your products can be received by Amazon FBA.
Below are the key points :
Product label: Every single product should have unique FNSKU bar code which is generated by Amazon seller center. The bar code should be very clear and can be scanned by machine.
Carton label: If your products are packed in cartons, you should put carton label generated by Amazon seller center. I suggest you to paste at least 2 carton labels on each carton to make sure the carton label is clear during international shipping.
Packaging requirement: Amazon’s core requirements for the packages are firmness, tidiness and compliance. Actually, Amazon has very detailed packaging rules on each kind of product like clothes, machines etc. For more detailed information, you can check this doc FBA Package Requirement on the website www.xxx.com (这里放入这本书的链接，注意英文里面的是没有书面号的，用斜体字代表书名号)
Shipping and customs: Amazon will not take care of shipping from China to Amazon FBA warehouse. And Amazon can not work as consignee on all shipping and customs docs. Amazon can not agent payment for duty/tax charged by destination government. You need the best Amazon FBA freight forwarder like DAKA International Transport Company to handle shipping and customs clearance from door in the Chinese factory to door in Amazon warehouse.
Why Choose DAKA Transport as your shipping agent?
DAKA Transport is a China FBA freight forwarder with about 10 years of experience in international shipping and customs clearance. We have team workers in both China and Australia/USA/UK. We know shipping, customs clearance and Amazon rules very well.
DAKA Transport handles the entire Amazon FBA shipping from China process including packaging /labeling/shipping/customs clearance /delivery to Amazon etc. We can take care of shipping from door in Chinese factory to door in Amazon FBA warehouse in Australia/USA/UK.
With our professionalism and experience, DAKA can provide different shipping solutions including by sea /by air /by rail. We will communicate with our customs in advance and make customized and flexible shipping solutions.
For example, if you buy from different factories in China, we can provide warehousing and consolidate different products in one shipping, which is the cheapest way to ship to Amazon FBA.
Although DAKA is based in China, we have team in Australia/USA/UK so we understand AU/USA/UK customs policy and government rules a lot for different kinds of products.
We make full preparations before cargo is shipped from China. For example, some docs will be prepared in advance in China so that cargo will not get stuck in destination customs clearance when they arrive at AU/USA/UK.
When we meet problems like vessel and airplane delays/customs inspection, DAKA will keep our customers updated immediately. We ensure transparent and reliable shipping from China to Amazon FBA. We will keep communication with our customers till we solve the problem.
FAQ
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Can DAKA deliver products to Amazon warehouse?
Yes, DAKA Transport can deliver products from door in Chinese factory to door in Amazon FBA warehouse in Australia/USA/UK.
Can DAKA repack my cargo and put on Amazon labels?
Yes, DAKA have warehouse in China. We can repack the cargo as per your introduction. And we can put on Amazon labels too.
Can DAKA collect products from different suppliers in China?
Yes, we can provide warehousing and consolidate products from different suppliers in China in one shipment. Shipping together will be much cheaper than separate shipping.
Can DAKA ship products from China to USA Amazon warehouse?
Yes, We are a reliable freight forwarder China to USA Amazon FBA, we can ship products from China to USA Amazon warehouse. Also, we can ship products shipping from china to Amazon FBA in Australia and UK too.
