{"id":386,"date":"2026-09-20T07:58:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2026-09-20T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T14:43:25","slug":"furniture-shipping-and-consolidation-from-china","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/de\/furniture-shipping-and-consolidation-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Furniture Consolidation in China: Combine Multiple Foshan Factory Orders Into One Container"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group sf-key-takeaways\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"sf-key-takeaways__title wp-block-paragraph\">Key takeaways<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One shipment, not eight: we collect from every Foshan and Dongguan supplier on your order and consolidate into one container or LCL booking.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Every piece is inspected and photographed before it is wrapped, so damage is caught at the factory instead of at your door.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>You choose how much we manage: FOB for your own forwarder, CIF to your port, or DDP door to door with duties and delivery included.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Shipments we manage are insured for the full invoice value and delivered to 18 countries so far, with transit of 2\u20136 weeks by sea depending on the route.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Your quotation is a delivered price: product, packing, freight, insurance, customs coordination and delivery itemised in one document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-furniture-freight-is-different\">Why furniture freight is harder than ordinary cargo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furniture is the cargo that freight systems were not designed for. It is bulky but light, so a container fills by volume long before it reaches its weight limit. It is fragile in specific, predictable ways: stone tops crack at the corners, veneer chips at the edges, upholstery marks under pressure, lacquer scuffs against anything that touches it. And a real project rarely comes from one factory. A furnished apartment typically involves six to ten suppliers across <a href=\"\/de\/foshan-furniture\/\">Foshan<\/a> and Dongguan, each with its own packing habits, its own idea of a delivery date and, often, no export licence of its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A general freight forwarder books the container and waits for the goods to arrive at the warehouse. Everything that happens before that, which is where most furniture damage and most delays originate, is left to the buyer to coordinate from another time zone. That gap is what this service closes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Volume, not weight: a 40-foot high-cube holds roughly 65\u201368 m\u00b3 of well-packed furniture, and a whole-home order of 25\u201345 m\u00b3 decides whether you ship FCL or LCL.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Fragility by material: stone, glass, mirrors, lacquer and veneer each need a different packing method, and a factory&#8217;s standard carton is rarely enough for export.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Many suppliers, one deadline: pickups have to be sequenced so that nothing waits in a factory yard and nothing holds the container open.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Paperwork by market: fumigation for Australia, ISF filing for the United States, conformity certificates for the Gulf, VAT and EORI in Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sf-callout\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What &#8216;collaborative&#8217; means here<\/strong> You are not handing a packing list to a stranger. We plan the shipment with you: which pieces travel together, which term you want, when the container should land relative to your move-in or opening date, and who does what at destination. The plan lives in one shared document and one chat group, and the same project manager who placed your orders sees them onto the ship.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-we-work-together\">How shipping works when we plan it together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of our clients are furnishing a home, a villa, a boutique hotel or a restaurant, and they are buying from several factories at once. The shipping plan therefore starts on the day the orders are placed, not on the day production finishes. Here is the division of labour that we agree with every client before the first deposit is paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table sf-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Stage<\/th><th>Source Foshan<\/th><th>You<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Order placement<\/td><td>Confirms lead times per supplier and builds one production and pickup calendar<\/td><td>Approves the calendar and the target delivery window<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Production<\/td><td>Tracks each factory weekly and reports slippage early<\/td><td>Decides whether to hold the container for a late piece or ship it later<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Final inspection<\/td><td>Inspects and photographs every piece against the confirmed specification<\/td><td>Reviews the QC report and approves packing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Packing &amp; consolidation<\/td><td>Export-packs, labels by room and item, stores and loads at one warehouse<\/td><td>Nothing, unless you want to see the load plan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Freight &amp; documents<\/td><td>Books sea or air freight, prepares invoice, packing list, fumigation and origin documents<\/td><td>Provides importer details and, where required, a customs bond or EORI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Customs &amp; delivery<\/td><td>Coordinates clearance and books the delivery slot; arranges a local crew where available<\/td><td>Confirms access details and is present, or nominates someone, on delivery day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>After delivery<\/td><td>Handles any transit damage against the QC record within 48 hours of your report<\/td><td>Sends photos of any issue within 48 hours of delivery<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Who does what on a managed shipment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large sf-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"907\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/factory-sofa-frame-check-907x1024.webp\" alt=\"Source Foshan team measuring a sofa frame at the factory before it is approved for packing\" class=\"wp-image-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/factory-sofa-frame-check-907x1024.webp 907w, https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/factory-sofa-frame-check-266x300.webp 266w, https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/factory-sofa-frame-check-768x867.webp 768w, https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/factory-sofa-frame-check-1360x1536.webp 1360w, https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/factory-sofa-frame-check.webp 1594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Final inspection at the factory: measured against the confirmed drawing before anything is wrapped.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you already have a freight forwarder you trust, that is fine. We hand over export-ready, labelled cargo at the port of loading on FOB terms and share the packing list and photos with your forwarder directly. Many importers use us this way for the origin side alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"six-steps\">Six steps from the factory floor to your door<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supplier pickup: our trucks collect from each factory in Foshan, Shunde, Longjiang and Dongguan as pieces finish, so nothing sits exposed in a factory yard.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Inspection: every piece is checked against the confirmed drawing and finish sample, counted against the packing list and photographed front and back before it is wrapped. Our <a href=\"\/de\/qualitat-und-versand\/\">quality process<\/a> covers the checkpoints.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Protective packing: foam lining, corner guards and moisture barriers on every piece; plywood crates for casegoods, glass, mirrors and stone; stone tops on A-frames; upholstery in breathable covers.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Storage and consolidation: goods from all suppliers gather at one warehouse, a load plan is drawn, and the cargo is lashed and braced before the container is sealed. Smaller orders travel as LCL.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>International freight and documents: sea freight to your nearest port as standard, air freight for urgent pieces, with commercial invoice, packing list, fumigation and origin documents prepared for your market and marine cargo insurance for the full invoice value.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Delivery and placement: cleared, delivered to your address on the agreed date and, where a local crew is arranged, carried in, unpacked and placed by room with the packaging taken away.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large sf-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/052-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"Furniture factory yard in Foshan with plywood crates and stone slabs staged for collection\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/052-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/052-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/052-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/052-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/052.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Collection day at a stone-top factory: crated pieces staged for our truck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suppliers without an export licence are common in Foshan, especially smaller workshops that sell mainly to the domestic market. We act as the exporter of record for those pieces, so a factory&#8217;s paperwork never decides whether you can buy from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fcl-lcl-or-air\">FCL, LCL or air: choosing the right method for furniture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right method depends on volume, urgency and how fragile the order is. As a rule of thumb, a full container becomes cheaper than LCL somewhere between 15 and 20 m\u00b3, which is roughly a living room plus two bedrooms of export-packed furniture. Air freight only makes sense for small, urgent or very high-value pieces, because furniture is charged on volumetric weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table sf-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Method<\/th><th>Best for<\/th><th>Typical volume<\/th><th>Transit (port to port)<\/th><th>Watch out for<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>FCL 20-foot<\/td><td>One or two rooms, dense casegoods<\/td><td>Up to about 28 m\u00b3<\/td><td>2\u20135 weeks by sea<\/td><td>Fills by volume; sofas and beds waste space if not knock-down<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FCL 40-foot high-cube<\/td><td>Whole homes, villas, small hotels, restaurants<\/td><td>Up to about 65\u201368 m\u00b3<\/td><td>2\u20135 weeks by sea<\/td><td>Load plan matters: heavy stone low, upholstery high, nothing touching the doors<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LCL (shared container)<\/td><td>A few pieces or a single room<\/td><td>1\u201315 m\u00b3<\/td><td>3\u20136 weeks by sea<\/td><td>More handling at both ends; crate anything fragile; fixed charges add up under 5 m\u00b3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Air freight<\/td><td>Samples, urgent replacements, lighting<\/td><td>Under 2 m\u00b3<\/td><td>3\u20137 days<\/td><td>Charged on volumetric weight; a sofa by air can cost more than the sofa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sea + rail or truck inland<\/td><td>Inland cities in the US, Canada and Europe<\/td><td>Any<\/td><td>Add 1\u20132 weeks<\/td><td>Inland rail and last-mile crews booked in advance; residential access confirmed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shipping methods compared for furniture from China<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knock-down versus assembled is the other decision. Beds, dining tables and shelving ship far more efficiently flat, but only if the factory&#8217;s hardware and instructions are good and someone at destination can assemble. For a whole-home delivery with a local crew we usually ship large casegoods assembled and beds and tables knock-down, and we tell you which is which on the packing list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-it-costs\">What shipping furniture from China costs, and how we quote it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freight is one line in a landed cost, and rarely the biggest one. For most projects the goods themselves are 55\u201370% of the delivered price, with packing, freight, insurance, destination charges and duties making up the rest. Our quotations itemise every line so that you can see exactly where the money goes and compare a delivered price with a local retail price like for like. Our own service fee is shown separately from factory prices; <a href=\"\/de\/mobelbeschaffung\/#how-does-our-fee-work\">how the fee works<\/a> is explained on the sourcing page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table sf-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Cost line<\/th><th>What it covers<\/th><th>Who quotes it<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Goods (ex-works)<\/td><td>The factory price of each piece, at the supplier&#8217;s own quotation<\/td><td>Factory, shown as is<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Export packing<\/td><td>Crates, foam, corner guards, A-frames, moisture barriers, labelling<\/td><td>Source Foshan, by piece or by m\u00b3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Origin charges<\/td><td>Pickup transport, warehouse handling, export customs, documents, fumigation where required<\/td><td>Source Foshan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ocean or air freight<\/td><td>Port-to-port carriage, booked at current market rates for your route<\/td><td>Source Foshan, from carrier or forwarder quotes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marine cargo insurance<\/td><td>Full invoice value, transit risk from our warehouse to your door<\/td><td>Source Foshan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destination charges<\/td><td>Port handling, customs entry, inland transport, delivery crew<\/td><td>Source Foshan (DDP) or your forwarder (FOB\/CIF)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duties and taxes<\/td><td>Import duty by HS code plus VAT or GST for your country<\/td><td>Estimated by Source Foshan, confirmed by your customs broker<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The cost stack of a delivered furniture order<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ocean freight rates move with the season and the route, so the freight line is quoted close to the shipping date and confirmed before booking. Everything else is fixed when you approve the order. For an early planning figure, a landed cost of roughly 1.4\u20131.9 times the ex-works price is the range most of our whole-home projects fall into, with the low end for dense, well-packed containers to nearby markets and the high end for fragile, high-duty categories to distant ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sf-callout\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duties are estimated up front, not discovered on arrival<\/strong> Every quotation includes an estimate of import duty and tax for your country based on the correct headings in Chapter 94. The <a href=\"\/de\/furniture-hs-code\/\">furniture HS code guide<\/a> explains how seats, casegoods and mattresses are classified and why the final decision rests with your customs broker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-we-deliver\">Where we deliver and how long it takes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have delivered to 18 countries so far. Transit below runs from container departure to your address; production and inspection in Foshan come before it, typically 1\u20133 weeks for showroom stock and 4\u201310 weeks for custom pieces, so the full calendar is agreed at order stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table sf-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Region<\/th><th>Typical cities<\/th><th>Transit, door to door<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Australia &amp; New Zealand<\/td><td>Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland<\/td><td>3\u20135 weeks<\/td><td>Fumigation and timber-packaging declarations included<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>United States &amp; Canada<\/td><td>Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Vancouver, Toronto<\/td><td>4\u20136 weeks<\/td><td>West Coast fastest; East Coast and inland via rail; ISF filing and customs bond coordinated<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Middle East<\/td><td>Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Kuwait City<\/td><td>3\u20134 weeks<\/td><td>Certificates of conformity where required<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe &amp; United Kingdom<\/td><td>London, Rotterdam, Valencia, Athens<\/td><td>5\u20136 weeks<\/td><td>Delivered duty paid available on request<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Southeast Asia<\/td><td>Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Mal\u00e9<\/td><td>2\u20133 weeks<\/td><td>LCL practical for smaller orders<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other destinations<\/td><td>Tell us the address<\/td><td>On request<\/td><td>Port to port or door to door; we quote the route<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Typical door-to-door transit from Foshan by region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transit times are indicative and depend on sailings, transhipment and customs. When a project has a fixed opening or move-in date we plan backwards from it and build in a buffer, and we tell you as soon as a sailing slips rather than when the container arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"customs-and-documents\">Customs, documents and the rules that trip up furniture importers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furniture clears customs on the strength of four documents: the commercial invoice, the packing list, the bill of lading or air waybill, and the certificate of origin. Wooden packaging and solid-wood furniture add a fumigation or ISPM 15 treatment certificate for most markets, and some destinations add their own layer, such as ISF filing in the United States or a certificate of conformity in the Gulf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HS classification: seats under 9401, other furniture under 9403, mattresses under 9404; the 6-digit code is global, the extra digits and duty rates are national.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>ISPM 15: all solid-wood packaging must be heat-treated or fumigated and stamped; untreated crates can have a whole container refused or fumigated at your cost.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Importer of record: your company or you personally must be the importer at destination; we prepare the documents in that name and, in the US, coordinate the customs bond.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Valuation: the invoice value used for customs must match the price you paid; under-declaring to save duty is a customs offence and voids the insurance.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Restricted materials: some species of timber, certain foams and coated textiles have destination-specific rules; we check these at order stage, not at the port.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On DDP terms we handle destination clearance through our brokers and include the estimated duties in your quotation; on FOB or CIF terms your forwarder or broker clears, and we make sure they have every document before the vessel arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"typical-shipments\">What a typical managed shipment looks like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three patterns cover most of the shipments we run. The numbers below are the shape of typical projects rather than a price list; every order is quoted against its own packing list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table sf-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Project<\/th><th>Suppliers<\/th><th>Volume<\/th><th>Method<\/th><th>What we manage<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Furnished apartment or villa<\/td><td>6\u201312 factories: upholstery, casegoods, dining, beds, lighting, rugs, decor<\/td><td>25\u201345 m\u00b3<\/td><td>One 40-foot high-cube, DDP<\/td><td>Pickup calendar, inspection, packing, consolidation, customs, delivery with a local crew<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Boutique hotel or restaurant<\/td><td>8\u201320 factories: guest-room casegoods, seating, loose furniture, fixtures<\/td><td>2\u20136 containers, phased<\/td><td>FCL in phases to match the fit-out<\/td><td>Phased production tracking, floor-by-floor labelling, site delivery sequencing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A few high-value pieces<\/td><td>1\u20133 factories: custom sofa, stone dining table, mirrors, chandeliers<\/td><td>3\u201312 m\u00b3<\/td><td>LCL, or air for lighting<\/td><td>Crating for fragile items, insurance, LCL booking, residential delivery<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Typical shipment profiles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hotel and restaurant pattern is where collaboration matters most: the container schedule has to follow the construction schedule, and a floor that is not ready cannot receive its furniture. We label by floor and room, ship in phases and sequence deliveries with your site manager. The <a href=\"\/de\/hotelmobel-sourcing-china\/\">hotel FF&amp;E<\/a> and <a href=\"\/de\/kontraktmobel-sourcing-china\/\">contract furniture<\/a> pages cover the sourcing side of those projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-source-foshan-helps\">How to start: what to send us for a shipping plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we are sourcing your furniture, shipping is planned as part of the project and you do not need to send anything extra. If you have already bought from factories in Foshan, or are about to, send us the following and we will come back with a shipping plan and a delivered price, usually within two working days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your supplier list with contact details and what you ordered from each, or your purchase orders<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Expected completion dates per supplier, even if approximate<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Delivery address, with notes on stairs, lifts, loading docks and time windows<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Whether you want FOB, CIF or door to door, and whether you already have a forwarder<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Your target delivery window, or the date the space has to be ready<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Photos or drawings of anything oversized, stone, glass or unusually fragile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there the plan is shared, the pickups are booked and the same person stays with the shipment until the last carton is unpacked. See what that looks like in practice in our <a href=\"\/de\/projects\/\">delivered projects<\/a>, or start with a <a href=\"\/de\/starten-sie-ihr-projekt\/\">project brief<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How much does it cost to ship furniture from China?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It depends on volume, route and term more than on distance. As a planning figure, most of our whole-home projects land at roughly 1.4\u20131.9 times the ex-works price once packing, freight, insurance, destination charges and duties are included. A full 40-foot container to Australia or Southeast Asia sits at the low end; fragile, high-duty categories to inland Europe or North America sit at the high end. Every quotation itemises each line so you can see the freight share on its own.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How long does it take to ship furniture from China by sea?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Door to door, 2\u20133 weeks to Southeast Asia, 3\u20135 weeks to Australia and the Middle East, 4\u20136 weeks to North America and 5\u20136 weeks to Europe, from the day the container leaves. Add production and inspection in Foshan before that: 1\u20133 weeks for showroom stock and 4\u201310 weeks for custom pieces. We agree the whole calendar at order stage and plan backwards from your move-in or opening date.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Can I buy from several Chinese suppliers and ship everything in one container?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, and that is the normal case for a furnished home or a hotel. We collect from each factory as pieces finish, inspect and export-pack them, store them at one warehouse and load a single container with a proper load plan. You receive one packing list, labelled by room and item code, and one delivery. Suppliers without an export licence are covered because we act as the exporter of record.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Should I ship furniture FCL or LCL?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full container usually becomes cheaper than LCL somewhere between 15 and 20 m\u00b3 of export-packed furniture, roughly a living room plus two bedrooms. Below that, LCL works well for casegoods and crated pieces but involves more handling at both ends, so anything fragile should be crated. Under about 5 m\u00b3 the fixed charges dominate and it is worth combining with other purchases or waiting for the next order.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Is door-to-door DDP shipping worth it for furniture?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For most first-time importers and for anyone furnishing a whole space, yes. DDP means customs at both ends, duties and last-mile delivery are handled by one team and included in one price, so there are no surprise invoices at the port and no need to find a local broker and a delivery crew yourself. Experienced importers with their own forwarder often prefer FOB, and we support both.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Do I have to pay customs duties on furniture from China?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost always, and the rate depends on your country and the HS heading: seats under 9401, other furniture under 9403, mattresses under 9404. Import VAT or GST applies on top in most markets. We estimate duties and taxes in every quotation and, on DDP terms, include them in one payment; the final classification is confirmed with your customs broker.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Do wooden furniture and crates need fumigation or ISPM 15 treatment?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wooden packaging does, for almost every destination: crates and pallets must be heat-treated or fumigated and stamped under ISPM 15, or the container can be refused or treated at your cost. Solid-wood furniture itself is subject to destination rules, and Australia and New Zealand in particular require treatment and declarations. We use certified packaging as standard and include the certificates in the document set.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What happens if something is damaged in transit?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell us within 48 hours with photos of the item and its packaging. Shipments we manage are insured for the full invoice value, and the pre-shipment inspection photos show the condition each piece left in, so there is no argument about where the damage happened. We arrange the repair, replacement part or replacement piece through the original factory; you never deal with the carrier or the insurer yourself.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sources\">Sources and further reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sf-sources\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ippc.int\/en\/publications\/640\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Plant Protection Convention \u2014 ISPM 15: Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade<\/a> \u2014 wood packaging treatment and marking requirements<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcoomd.org\/en\/topics\/nomenclature\/instrument-and-tools\/hs-nomenclature-2022-edition.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Customs Organization \u2014 Harmonized System, Chapter 94<\/a> \u2014 headings 9401, 9403 and 9404<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/border-security\/ports-entry\/cargo-security\/importer-security-filing-102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Customs and Border Protection \u2014 Importer Security Filing (10+2)<\/a> \u2014 ISF requirement for ocean cargo into the United States<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bicon.agriculture.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry \u2014 Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON)<\/a> \u2014 timber and wooden furniture import conditions for Australia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping furniture from China goes wrong at the hand-offs: between the factory and the truck, the warehouse and the container, the port and your front door. 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