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Foshan to Los Angeles: A Whole-Home Order Loaded in a 40HQ on 13 June, Delivered, Assembled and Cleared on 17 July

Project Notes By the Source Foshan sourcing team · updated 6 min read

Living room set from Foshan installed, 17 July 2026

In short

  1. 01

    A whole-home order for a house in Los Angeles County (CA 91214): living room, dining, bedrooms, dresser and desk, a long dining table with ten chairs and a home-cinema row of recliners. Enough for a full 40-foot high-cube container of its own.

  2. 02

    We collected the pieces from their factories to our Foshan warehouse, reinforced the fragile items, had everything in by 12 June and loaded the 40HQ on 13 June.

  3. 03

    Delivered to the door on the agreed date, 17 July 2026. Uncrating started at 13:20; by 18:34 the beds, sofas, dining sets and cinema seats were assembled and in their rooms; packaging waste was cleared from the street by 18:50.

  4. 04

    A full container gives the client the whole house in one delivery, one crew and one day — if someone in Foshan has collected, checked and packed it as one shipment.

01

Collection and loading in Foshan

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The pieces came from different factories on different days. Each was checked against the order on arrival at our warehouse, and the fragile ones — marble tops, glass fronts, the long dining table — got reinforced crating rather than the factory carton. On 12 June the last piece was in; on 13 June the container was loaded with the heavy crates low and forward and the upholstered pieces braced above them.

Whole-home order collected and crated at the Foshan warehouse, 12 June 2026
12 June. The whole order crated and staged in Foshan.
Loading the 40HQ container on 13 June 2026
13 June. Loading the 40HQ: heavy crates first, braced.
02

The timeline

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  • Collection, inspection, crating

    Pieces from each factory brought to one warehouse, checked and packed as a single shipment.

  • 40HQ loaded and sealed

    Full container, the client’s cargo only — no deconsolidation handling at the other end.

  • Sea leg, clearance, delivery booking

    Delivery date agreed with the client in advance.

  • Truck on the street

    Container contents transferred to a box truck for the residential street; crates on the driveway by 12:36.

  • Uncrating and assembly

    Crates opened on the porch, pieces carried in, floors covered; sofa legs fitted, hydraulic storage bed assembled.

  • Rooms finished

    Living room, both dining sets, bedrooms and the cinema row in place.

  • Packaging cleared

    Crates, cardboard and wrap collected from the street and taken away.

03

Delivery day, hour by hour

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Delivery truck on the street in CA 91214 on 17 July 2026
12:00. The truck arrives; crates staged on the street.
Crates lined up on the driveway in front of the house
12:36. Every crate lined up on the driveway before the first one is opened.
Uncrating on the porch
13:25. Uncrating on the porch, not in the living room.
Large crate carried into the living room
13:20. A full-height crate carried in on the padded path.
Fitting sofa legs on a protected floor
14:05. Sofa legs fitted with the floor covered — the protection goes down before the first piece comes in.
Hydraulic storage bed being assembled
16:18. Hydraulic storage bed assembled and tested.
Living room set from Foshan installed, 17 July 2026
18:28. Living room: sofa, armchairs and coffee tables.
Round dining table and six chairs installed
18:29. Round dining table and chairs.
Bed and mattress installed in a bedroom
18:34. Bedroom: bed, mattress and nightstands.
Dresser and desk unit installed
18:34. Dresser and desk unit.
Long marble dining table and ten chairs installed
18:25. Long dining table with ten chairs.
Home cinema recliner seats installed
18:30. Home cinema: recliner row installed.
Cleared by 18:50

The last photo of the day is the one clients care about most: the crates, cardboard and wrap going, not staying. The street was clear before the crew left.

Packaging waste being cleared from the street after installation
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Full-height crate carried into the living room, 13:20
13:20. Full-height crate carried in.
Uncrating on the porch, 13:25
13:25. Uncrating on the porch.
Sofa legs fitted on a protected floor, 14:05
14:05. Sofa legs fitted on a protected floor.
Hydraulic storage bed assembled, 16:18
16:18. Storage bed assembled.
Living room set installed, 18:28
18:28. Living room.
Round dining table and chairs, 18:29
18:29. Round dining set.
Long marble dining table with ten chairs, 18:25
18:25. Long dining table for ten.
Home cinema recliner row from Foshan installed, Los Angeles, 17 July 2026, 18:30
18:30. Home cinema row.
Bed and mattress installed, 18:34
18:34. Bed and mattress.
Dresser and desk unit, 18:34
18:34. Dresser and desk.
05

What this case shows about how we work

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  • One warehouse, one shipment

    Forty-odd pieces from several factories are collected, checked and crated in Foshan as a single order, so the container is packed once and packed properly.

  • A delivery date you can plan around

    The container was loaded 13 June and at the house 17 July, on the date agreed. Full-container shipments avoid the shared-warehouse handling that makes LCL dates drift.

  • Assembly with protection

    Floors covered, crates opened outside, beds and sofas assembled in the room — the same crew, the same afternoon.

  • Nothing left on the driveway

    Packaging waste is part of the job. It left with the truck at 18:50.

06

Where this goes wrong without a handover plan

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Without a handover planEach factory ships its own cartons; the forwarder consolidates whatever arrives, and the marble top travels on top of the sofa.What we doOne warehouse receives, inspects and crates every piece; the container is loaded by weight and fragility.
Without a handover plan“Delivered” means a container dropped at the kerb with three hours to empty it.What we doContainer contents transferred to a box truck, carried in, assembled, positioned and the waste removed, in one scheduled visit.
FAQ

Questions buyers ask about full-container orders

How much furniture fills a 40HQ container?

A 40-foot high-cube holds about 68–76 cubic metres. Crated, that is typically a whole 4–5 bedroom house: living, dining, bedrooms, study and outdoor pieces. Above roughly 28 cubic metres a full 20-foot or 40-foot container is usually cheaper and safer than LCL, because your cargo is not handled at shared warehouses.

How long from loading in Foshan to delivery in California?

In this case 34 days: loaded 13 June, delivered 17 July 2026. Sea transit to Los Angeles is typically 2–3 weeks; the rest is export and import clearance and booking the residential delivery. Our buying guide lists typical transit times by destination.

Who assembles the furniture when it arrives?

On a Source Foshan project the delivery crew does: unload, carry-in, uncrating, assembly, positioning and packaging removal are scoped together, with floor protection laid before the first piece comes in. Confirm this in writing with any shipper — a freight quote to the door usually stops at the door.

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