{"id":730,"date":"2026-09-25T01:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/?p=730"},"modified":"2026-09-25T01:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:58:43","slug":"shipping-foshan-furniture-us-australia-buyer-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/blog\/shipping-foshan-furniture-us-australia-buyer-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping Foshan furniture to the US and Australia: what two real buyers paid, waited for and checked"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n:root{--red:#C8102E;--ink:#1F2328;--muted:#5F6368;--line:#E4E4E4;--blush:#FBF1F2;--paper:#FAF8F5}\n*{box-sizing:border-box}html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}\nbody{margin:0;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);font:17px\/1.7 \"Hanken Grotesk\",system-ui,sans-serif}\na{color:var(--red)}img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}\n.preview{background:#FFF4D6;color:#5a4300;font:600 12.5px\/1.5 system-ui;text-align:center;padding:8px 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a whole flat of Foshan custom furniture, shipped, for <b>50\u201360% of local quotes<\/b> \u2014 one local bedroom set alone was quoted at AUD 4,000+.<\/li>\n<li>Reported timelines: <b>30\u201345 days<\/b> (Sydney) and <b>one to two months<\/b> (Bay Area) of production, then <b>30+ days at sea<\/b> to the US West Coast.<\/li>\n<li>Both buyers named the same two risks: <b>what the quote includes<\/b>, and <b>who is responsible for inspection<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Neither had anyone paid by them to inspect before loading \u2014 they relied on the factory and the forwarder.<\/li>\n<li>Forwarders advertise <b>RMB 600\u20131,400 per m\u00b3<\/b> door to door; a UK buyer quoted by weight was billed by volume \u2014 <b>RMB 30,000\u201340,000<\/b> instead of under 10,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"answer\"><strong>Buying in Foshan and shipping home is realistic for a whole home: plan on two to three months from order to delivery and roughly half the local retail price. The savings survive only if the quote is landed (freight, duties, delivery) and someone working for you inspects before the balance is paid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"src\">How we wrote this (updated with comment threads): we read two detailed shipping diaries from Chinese buyers living in the US and Australia on Xiaohongshu (23 September 2026) and paraphrased their figures. Duty notes are general guidance \u2014 confirm your HS codes and rates before you order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nums\">\n<div><b>50\u201360%<\/b><span>of local price, reported by the Sydney buyer<\/span><\/div>\n<div><b>30\u201345 days<\/b><span>production, Sydney order<\/span><\/div>\n<div><b>30+ days<\/b><span>sea freight to the Bay Area<\/span><\/div>\n<div><b>0<\/b><span>breakages in the US shipment, incl. a stone table<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What did the two buyers actually do?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Both ordered in Foshan, waited for production, and paid a forwarder to ship by volume and deliver to the door.<\/strong> The Bay Area buyer went to the forwarder&#8217;s office before buying anything, to confirm the process and every fee, and the forwarder then took them round several large factories to agree designs and sizes. Production took one to two months; the goods were checked and collected together, then spent a little over 30 days at sea. Delivery included unpacking, carrying in, placement, assembly and removing all packaging \u2014 and a full-length mirror and a sintered-stone dining table arrived intact.<\/p>\n<p>The Sydney buyer ordered remotely: shortlisting factories from real-buyer photos, video-calling into the workshop to pick fabric and leather, adjusting colours to match the floor and curtains, then approving finished-goods photos and video after 30\u201345 days of production.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pair\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/us-delivery-truck.webp\" alt=\"Delivery day in California: the container load arrives and the crew unloads.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Delivery day in California: the container load arrives and the crew unloads.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/us-living-room-installed.webp\" alt=\"The same US home after delivery, assembly and packaging removal.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>The same US home after delivery, assembly and packaging removal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How much did they save?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Sydney buyer puts the total \u2014 living-room modular sofa, upholstered bed, dining table and chairs, bedside tables, TV unit, freight included \u2014 at 50\u201360% of what local shops quoted.<\/strong> The US buyer does not give a figure but says choice and size flexibility were the main reason to buy in Foshan.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Bay Area, USA<\/th>\n<th>Sydney, Australia<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>How they bought<\/td>\n<td>In person, factories introduced by the forwarder<\/td>\n<td>Remotely, by video call and samples<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Production<\/td>\n<td>1\u20132 months<\/td>\n<td>30\u201345 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sea freight<\/td>\n<td>30+ days to the Bay Area<\/td>\n<td>Not stated; priced by volume<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Delivery<\/td>\n<td>Unpack, place, assemble, packaging removed<\/td>\n<td>Local delivery arranged after arrival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Their top tip<\/td>\n<td>Get in writing who is responsible for inspection<\/td>\n<td>Ask for CIF and tax before ordering; measure lifts and doors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"pair\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sydney-cartons-and-room.webp\" alt=\"Sydney: cartons on arrival and the finished room.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Sydney: cartons on arrival and the finished room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sydney-living-room.webp\" alt=\"The Sydney living room with the modular sofa made in Foshan.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>The Sydney living room with the modular sofa made in Foshan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"view\"><b>Our view<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Both buyers did the hard part well: fees agreed before buying, sizes checked against their homes, packaging and assembly arranged. The gap is inspection. A forwarder is paid by the cubic metre and has no reason to reject a sofa; a factory is inspecting its own work. The person who checks your order before the balance is paid should be paid by you \u2014 otherwise the first real inspection happens in your living room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What should be in a landed quote?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A landed quote adds five things to the factory price: export packing, freight, insurance, duties and taxes, and destination delivery.<\/strong> Ask for each as its own line.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Estados Unidos<\/b> \u2014 duties on Chinese-made furniture have changed repeatedly since 2018. Confirm the HS code for each item and the rate in force on your ship date; do not rely on an old quote.<\/li>\n<li><b>Australia<\/b> \u2014 imports over AUD 1,000 need a formal entry, 10% GST applies, and many furniture lines can enter duty-free under the China\u2013Australia FTA with a certificate of origin. Ask your forwarder to price CIF plus GST, as the Sydney buyer advises.<\/li>\n<li><b>Access<\/b> \u2014 measure lifts, stairs and doors. The Sydney buyer chose a modular sofa partly so it could come in in pieces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/us-dressing-table.webp\" alt=\"Fragile items \u2014 mirrors, stone and glass \u2014 need crates, not cartons. The US buyer&#x27;s mirror and stone table arrived intact.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Fragile items \u2014 mirrors, stone and glass \u2014 need crates, not cartons. The US buyer&#8217;s mirror and stone table arrived intact.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What do forwarders advertise per cubic metre?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Freight forwarders on Xiaohongshu advertise door-to-door rates from about RMB 600 to 1,390 per cubic metre, depending on destination.<\/strong> The rates below are quoted from their own posts, with the source on each row.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Destination<\/th>\n<th>Advertised rate<\/th>\n<th>What the post says is included<\/th>\n<th>Source<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sydney \/ Melbourne<\/td>\n<td>RMB 700 \/ m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>Clearance at both ends, up to 200 days&#8217; storage in Foshan, fumigation of solid wood, delivery within 30 km, tail-lift unloading, compensation for lost items<\/td>\n<td>\u9510\u6052\u8fbe\u56fd\u9645\u8d27\u8fd0\u4ee3\u7406, 2 Jan 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>RMB 680 \/ m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>Unloading and delivery included<\/td>\n<td>\u5e78\u8fd0\u56fd\u9645\u7269\u6d41, 8 Jan 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sydney \/ Melbourne<\/td>\n<td>from RMB 600 \/ m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>Clearance at both ends<\/td>\n<td>\u6fb3\u9014\u5927\u4ef6\u56fd\u9645\u7269\u6d41, 3 Jun 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>RMB 1,000 \/ m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>Warehouse in the Foshan furniture district, unloading at destination<\/td>\n<td>\u5609\u8fdc\u56fd\u9645\u8d27\u8fd0\u4ee3\u7406, 27 May 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canad\u00e1<\/td>\n<td>RMB 1,350 \/ m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>Flat rate, door to door<\/td>\n<td>\u82af\u94b0\u56fd\u9645\u8d27\u4ee3, 31 Jul 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Europe (25 countries)<\/td>\n<td>RMB 1,390 \/ m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>All fees included, delivered to the door<\/td>\n<td>\u52a0\u7f8e\u8fd0\u901a\u7269\u6d41, 7 Nov 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"table-src\">Rates as advertised on Xiaohongshu by each forwarder on the date shown; links in Sources below. Rates change with the season and the port \u2014 ask for a written quote on your packed volume.<\/p>\n<p>One Australian forwarder&#8217;s advert has more than 1,000 comments \u2014 nearly all people asking for a quote to their suburb, which tells you how many households are doing this.<\/p>\n<h2>What did three more buyers report?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Los Angeles, 22 m\u00b3.<\/b> A forwarder&#8217;s case study: RMB 80,000 of furniture plus RMB 23,000 of LCL freight (pickup, re-packing, clearance, delivery), against at least USD 30,000 quoted locally.<\/li>\n<li><b>Los Angeles, 26 m\u00b3, 62 pieces.<\/b> Another case study from the same forwarder: 58 days door to door, no damage. The headline says RMB 37,000 of freight; the breakdown underneath says RMB 45,000+. Read case studies to the last line.<\/li>\n<li><b>United Kingdom, 10.8 m\u00b3.<\/b> A buyer used a parcel consolidator that quoted by weight \u2014 under RMB 10,000 \u2014 then billed by volume on arrival: RMB 30,000\u201340,000. They moved to a second forwarder at RMB 25,000 for 10.8 m\u00b3, still paid RMB 5,000 storage to the first, and paid extra for carrying upstairs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Australia, 30 days.<\/b> A buyer used the factory&#8217;s own forwarder, insured the goods for full value, had the bed made to Australian mattress sizes and packed small items inside the furniture crates to share the freight cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pair\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/au-delivery-truck.webp\" alt=\"Australia: the delivery truck at the house, about 30 days after sailing.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Australia: the delivery truck at the house, about 30 days after sailing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/uk-dining-room.webp\" alt=\"United Kingdom: the buyer&#x27;s dining room after the second forwarder delivered.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>United Kingdom: the buyer&#8217;s dining room after the second forwarder delivered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What does the comment section add?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Comments under shipping posts are overwhelmingly practical questions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cmts\">\n<li><b>\u201cBy volume or by weight?\u201d<\/b> \u2014 the most common question under the shipping posts. The answer from the posters is always volume, which is why the UK buyer&#8217;s weight-based quote went wrong.<\/li>\n<li><b>Stuffing crates.<\/b> A commenter asks whether they can fill the furniture crates with soft furnishings. You can \u2014 but everything packed must be on the packing list, or it becomes a customs problem.<\/li>\n<li><b>Everyone asks \u201cwhich forwarder?\u201d<\/b> Readers in the US ask for names under almost every post; posters rarely answer publicly. A buyer who shipped last month adds that their forwarder crated every piece and nothing broke.<\/li>\n<li><b>A reality check on price.<\/b> A forwarder&#8217;s post claims a sofa priced USD 2,600 in New York costs RMB 4,000 bought in Foshan and shipped. Treat single-item comparisons like this with care: they rarely include duties, the buyer&#8217;s travel or the fixed cost of a small shipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"view\"><b>Our view on \u201cduty-free\u201d offers<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Several forwarder posts promise zero duty by clearing furniture as personal belongings. Exemptions for personal or household effects generally apply to used belongings you already own \u2014 not to new furniture bought for a new home. Before accepting a \u201cduty-free\u201d quote, ask your customs broker whether the goods qualify; misdeclared goods can be held, re-assessed or fined, and the risk sits with you as the importer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Source Foshan handles shipments like these<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sf\">\n<p>We receive every supplier&#8217;s goods in one Foshan warehouse, inspect each piece against its specification with photos and video, re-pack to an export standard, measure the real packed volume and book LCL or FCL. You approve the report before the balance is paid, and the quote shows factory price, our 3\u20135% fee, freight and destination charges as separate lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"arc\"><b>Prefer to choose from a ready catalogue?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We recommend Arcaya Living, which handles the whole delivery path for its clients \u2014 list confirmation, protective packing, freight, export, customs coordination, truck delivery and installation with packaging cleared \u2014 and publishes finished projects such as kitchens and dressing rooms in the Bay Area, San Jose and New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"arc-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcayaliving.com\/pages\/shipping-delivery\">Arcaya shipping and white-glove delivery<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/arcayaliving.com\/blogs\/projects\">Arcaya projects<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/arcayaliving.com\/pages\/whole-home-customization\">Whole-home furnishing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"faq\">\n<h2>Preguntas frecuentes<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>How long does it take to ship furniture from Foshan to the US?<\/summary>\n<p>Plan on two to three months from order to delivery: roughly 30\u201360 days of production, one to two weeks for consolidation and loading, and about 30\u201340 days at sea to the West Coast, longer to the East Coast or inland.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is it cheaper to buy furniture in Foshan and ship it to Australia?<\/summary>\n<p>Often, for a whole home. One Sydney buyer reported paying 50\u201360% of local quotes including freight. Single pieces rarely justify the fixed costs of shipping and customs.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do I pay GST on furniture shipped from China to Australia?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes: imports over AUD 1,000 attract 10% GST and need a formal entry. Many furniture lines are duty-free under the China\u2013Australia FTA with a certificate of origin \u2014 confirm with your broker.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Who should inspect furniture before it leaves China?<\/summary>\n<p>Someone paid by you, not the factory or the forwarder, and before the balance is paid \u2014 so a problem can still be fixed at the factory.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How much does it cost per cubic metre to ship furniture from Foshan?<\/summary>\n<p>Forwarders on Xiaohongshu advertise RMB 600\u2013700 per m\u00b3 to Sydney or Melbourne, RMB 1,000 to the US, RMB 1,350 to Canada and RMB 1,390 to Europe, door to door (2025\u20132026 adverts). Confirm what is included and that the charge is by packed volume.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"keep\">\n<h2>Keep reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/furniture-shipping-and-consolidation-from-china\/\">Furniture shipping and consolidation from China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/furniture-hs-code\/\">Import duties and HS codes for furniture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/furniture-shipping-and-consolidation-from-china\/#calculator\">Container and CBM calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/calidad-y-envio\/\">What an inspection report contains<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sources\">\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @JiaYi, \u201c\u4f5b\u5c71\u4e70\u5bb6\u5177\u5230\u7f8e\u56fd\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\uff5c\u6211\u7684\u771f\u5b9e\u6d77\u8fd0\u8bb0\u5f55\u201d (26 Aug 2026, 57 likes). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/6a8d58dd000000002802ba53\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @Nova, \u201c\u6089\u5c3c\u81ea\u88c5\uff5c\u4f5b\u5c71\u5b9a\u5236\u5bb6\u5177\u6d77\u8fd0\u7701\u4e0b\u4e00\u534a\ud83d\udcb0\u201d (14 Sep 2026, 3 likes). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/6aa7bc39000000001203c370\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @\u9510\u6052\u8fbe\u56fd\u9645\u8d27\u8fd0\u4ee3\u7406, \u201c\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\u6fb3\u6d32\u6d77\u8fd0\u5bb6\u5177\u8d85\u5927\u4ef6 \u53ea\u9700700rmb\/\u7acb\u65b9\u201d (2 Jan 2025, 1,051 likes) \u2014 forwarder advert, 1,161 comments. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/677614f5000000001300ecf9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @\u5e78\u8fd0\u56fd\u9645\u7269\u6d41, \u201c\u6fb3\u6d32\u6d77\u8fd0\u8d85\u5927\u4ef6680\u5143\/\u65b9\uff0c\u5b9d\u5b50\u4eec\u51b2\u554a\u51b2\u51b2\u51b2\u201d (8 Jan 2026, 65 likes) \u2014 forwarder advert. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/695f7fee000000002103f1b6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @\u6fb3\u9014\u5927\u4ef6\u56fd\u9645\u7269\u6d41, \u201c\ud83d\udd25\u6d77\u8fd0\u8d85\u5927\u4ef6\u5bb6\u5177\u3001\u5bb6\u7535\u3001\u5efa\u6750\u4ec5\u9700600\u5143\/\u7acb\u65b9\u201d (3 Jun 2026, 59 likes) \u2014 forwarder advert. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/6a1fd0e0000000003701e271\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @\u5609\u8fdc\u56fd\u9645\u8d27\u8fd0\u4ee3\u7406, \u201c\u4e2d\u56fd\u5bb6\u5177\u6d77\u8fd0\u5230\u7f8e\u56fd 1000rmb\/\u7acb\u65b9 \u5305\u5378\u8d27\u201d (27 May 2026, 80 likes) \u2014 forwarder advert. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/6a1684930000000036033693\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @\u82af\u94b0\u56fd\u9645\u8d27\u4ee3, \u201c\u6d77\u8fd0\u5bb6\u5177\u5230\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u6015\u88ab\u5751\uff1f1350\/\u65b9\u4e00\u53e3\u4ef7\u66dd\u5149\u201d (31 Jul 2026, 26 likes) \u2014 forwarder advert. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/6a6cbd7c0000000022012aa4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @\u52a0\u7f8e\u8fd0\u901a\u7269\u6d41, \u201c\u4f5b\u5c71\u5bb6\u5177\u6d77\u8fd0\u5230\u6b27\u6d32\u4ec5\u97001390\/\u7acb\u65b9\u5e2e\u60a8\u641e\u5b9a\uff01\u201d (7 Nov 2025, 62 likes) \u2014 forwarder advert. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/690db95e0000000004020e96\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @DragonSea\u6d77\u8fd0\u642c\u5bb6, \u201c2.3w\u4ece\u4f5b\u5c71\u6d77\u8fd022m\u00b3\u5bb6\u5177\u5230\u7f8e\u56fd\uff0c\u7701\u4e8610w\uff01\u201d (22 Mar 2026, 10 likes) \u2014 forwarder case study. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/69bceff200000000220260fc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @DragonSea\u6d77\u8fd0\u96c6\u8fd0, \u201c\u4f5b\u5c71\u6e90\u5934\u5de5\u5382\u6d77\u8fd0\u5bb6\u5177\u5230LA\uff5c26\u7acb\u65b9\u624d\u82b13.7w\u201d (12 Feb 2025, 14 likes) \u2014 forwarder case study. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/67ac693d000000001701d9b4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @DragonSea\u6d77\u8fd0\u642c\u5bb6, \u201c\u4f5b\u5c71\u5bb6\u5177vs\u7f8e\u56fd\u5bb6\u5177\u4ef7\u683c\uff0c\u51ed\u4ec0\u4e48\u5dee5\u500d\uff1f\u201d (22 Feb 2026, 12 likes) \u2014 forwarder post. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/698d81c7000000001a0219fd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @Chen\u9673, \u201c\u771f\u7684\u8981\u8b66\u60d5\u4e00\u4e9b\u6d77\u8fd0\u516c\u53f8\u7684\u5957\u8def\ud83d\ude13\u201d (9 Sep 2026, 9 likes). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/6aa120a80000000011038098\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohongshu note by @SOMiN, \u201c\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\u4f5b\u5c71\u5bb6\u5177\u6d77\u8fd0\u5230\u6fb3\u6d32\u7684\u788e\u788e\u5ff5\uff5e\u201d (16 Dec 2024, 21 likes). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/67601e88000000001301bb8d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on Xiaohongshu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"cta\">\n<h2>Get a landed quote for your home<\/h2>\n<p>Send your floor plan or list and destination. We price factory, fee, freight and delivery as separate lines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/inicia-tu-proyecto\/\">Send My Project \u2192<\/a><a class=\"ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/8615192569580\">WhatsApp Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Field notes \u00b7 Shipping By the Source Foshan sourcing team \u00b7 Published 29 September 2026 \u00b7 Based on two Xiaohongshu shipping diaries (August and September 2026) and our consolidation work In short A Sydney buyer reports a whole flat of Foshan custom furniture, shipped, for 50\u201360% of local quotes \u2014 one local bedroom set alone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shipping-import"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":735,"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions\/735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}