{"id":599,"date":"2026-06-20T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/blog\/foshan-furniture-shipped-to-australia-carried-upstairs-installed-same-day\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T14:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:46:54","slug":"foshan-furniture-shipped-to-australia-carried-upstairs-installed-same-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/fr\/blog\/foshan-furniture-shipped-to-australia-carried-upstairs-installed-same-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Foshan to Australia: Crates on the Driveway at 11:26, Every Piece Carried Upstairs, Assembled and Set by 19:58"},"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\">En bref<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A two-storey house in Australia ordered dining, kitchen and bedroom furniture in Foshan: a marble-top dining table, a black dining table with six chairs, a marble kitchen island with green stools, an upholstered bed with mattress and a clothes rack, plus a slab table and cabinets.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Every piece travelled in a braced timber crate. Crates came off the container onto a tail-lift, were opened on the driveway at 11:26 and carried in by a three-man crew \u2014 the heavy slab pieces up the staircase by hand.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>By 19:58 the same day the tables, island, bed and rack were assembled and in their rooms and the packaging was gone.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Stairs are the part of a delivery nobody quotes for. On this job they were in the scope, with the crew sized for them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Two floors, no lift, and a slab table that does not bend.<\/strong> This Australian delivery is a good picture of what &#8220;door delivery&#8221; has to include when the door is at the bottom of a staircase: a crew that unloads, uncrates, carries, assembles and clears \u2014 not a pallet at the kerb. Photographs from the delivery crew, 6 June 2026. Source Foshan consolidated the order in Foshan and scoped the carry-in, the stairs and the packaging removal before the ship sailed.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"sf-source-note\">Photographs taken on site by the delivery crew; the clock and location stamps are from the site camera. Client details are withheld. Published by Source Foshan as a project note.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sf-post-stats\">\n  <div><b>11:26<\/b><span>Crates opened on the driveway<\/span><\/div>\n  <div><b>3<\/b><span>Crew on the stairs for the slab pieces<\/span><\/div>\n  <div><b>19:58<\/b><span>Last room set; packaging removed<\/span><small>Same day<\/small><\/div>\n  <div><b>100%<\/b><span>Pieces crated in braced timber before sailing<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"timeline\">The day<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"sf-timeline\">\n  <li><time>Foshan \u00b7 May<\/time><b>Crated and consolidated<\/b><p>Dining, kitchen and bedroom pieces from their factories collected at one warehouse, checked and rebuilt into timber crates.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li class=\"is-gap\"><time>Sea freight<\/time><b>Sailing to Australia<\/b><p>Timber packaging treated to ISPM 15 for Australian quarantine; tracking shared weekly.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li><time>6 June \u00b7 11:26<\/time><b>Container to driveway<\/b><p>Cartons and crates handed down from the container to the truck tail-lift; crates lined up and opened outside.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li><time>6 June \u00b7 16:08\u201317:02<\/time><b>Carry-in and stairs<\/b><p>Wrapped pieces and the slab table carried up the staircase by three people; floors covered.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li><time>6 June \u00b7 19:56\u201319:58<\/time><b>Assembled and set<\/b><p>Kitchen island and stools, both dining tables, bed, mattress and clothes rack in place; wrap and crates removed.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delivery-day\">Photographs from the day<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"sf-figures sf-figures--4 sf-figures--portrait\">\n  <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foshan-furniture-crates-on-driveway-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Timber crates from Foshan lined up on the driveway beside the truck, 11:26\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption><b>11:26.<\/b> Crates from Foshan lined up on the driveway beside the truck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foshan-furniture-container-unloading-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Cartons handed down from the container to the tail-lift\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption><b>Off the container.<\/b> Cartons handed down to the tail-lift.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foshan-wrapped-piece-carried-upstairs-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Wrapped piece carried up to the first floor, 16:08\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption><b>16:08.<\/b> Wrapped piece up to the first floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foshan-furniture-carried-up-stairs-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Two movers carrying a crated piece up a staircase, 17:02\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption><b>17:02.<\/b> The slab table on the stairs \u2014 three people, one step at a time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sf-figures sf-figures--4 sf-figures--portrait\">\n  <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foshan-marble-dining-table-installed-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Marble-top dining table and chairs from Foshan installed, 19:57\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption><b>19:57.<\/b> Marble-top dining table and chairs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foshan-black-dining-table-installed-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Black dining table with six upholstered chairs installed, 19:57\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption><b>19:57.<\/b> Black dining table with six upholstered chairs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foshan-kitchen-island-stools-installed-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen island with marble top and green stools from Foshan, 19:56\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption><b>19:56.<\/b> Kitchen island with green stools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <figure><img src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foshan-bed-and-clothes-rack-installed-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Upholstered bed, mattress and clothes rack in place, 19:58\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption><b>19:58.<\/b> Bed, mattress and clothes rack in place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sf-signoff\"><div><b>Carried in, not left at the door<\/b><p>The first piece through the door at 16:29 was a crated slab. Nothing on this job could have been &#8220;kerbside&#8221;.<\/p><\/div><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/sourcefoshan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foshan-furniture-carried-into-house-australia-june-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Crew carrying a crated slab table into a house in Australia, 6 June 2026, 16:29\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-it-shows\">What this case shows about how we work<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"sf-points\">\n  <li><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M3 8l9-4 9 4v8l-9 4-9-4z\"\/><path d=\"M3 8l9 4 9-4M12 12v8\"\/><\/svg><div><b>Crated for the stairs, not just the sea<\/b><p>Braced timber around every slab and cabinet means the piece can be tilted and walked up a staircase without a corner giving way.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n  <li><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M2 7h11v9H2zM13 10h5l3 3v3h-8z\"\/><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"18\" r=\"1.8\"\/><circle cx=\"17\" cy=\"18\" r=\"1.8\"\/><\/svg><div><b>Container \u2192 tail-lift \u2192 driveway<\/b><p>Where a container cannot reach the house it is worked at the kerb and the crates staged outside \u2014 opened there, not in the hallway.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n  <li><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><path d=\"M14.5 5.5a4 4 0 0 0 4.9 4.9L21 12l-2 2-1.6-1.6a4 4 0 0 0-4.9-4.9L10.9 6 13 3.9z\"\/><path d=\"M3 21l8-8\"\/><\/svg><div><b>A crew sized for the house<\/b><p>Two storeys and no lift means three people and floor protection, written into the delivery scope before the ship sails.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n  <li><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M19 3l-8 8\"\/><path d=\"M11 11l-6 3 2 2 3 3 3-6z\"\/><path d=\"M5 14l5 5\"\/><\/svg><div><b>Packaging leaves with the crew<\/b><p>Crates, wrap and cardboard went back on the truck at 19:58.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">Questions Australian buyers ask<\/h2>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Can furniture from Foshan be delivered upstairs in Australia?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, if it is scoped. On this delivery a three-person crew carried slab tables, cabinets and a bed up a staircase with floors protected, then assembled and positioned the pieces. Confirm carry-in and stairs in writing with any shipper \u2014 a standard freight quote stops at the kerb.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Does Australia need special packaging for furniture from China?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solid-wood packaging must be treated and marked to ISPM 15 or it can be held or fumigated at the border. All timber crates on Source Foshan shipments are built from treated, marked timber, and the treatment certificate travels with the shipment.<\/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 furniture take from Foshan to Australia?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typically 12\u201320 days port to port to Sydney or Melbourne from Shenzhen, plus consolidation before sailing and one to two weeks for quarantine, clearance and delivery booking \u2014 roughly five to seven weeks door to door.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n<aside class=\"sf-read-next\" aria-label=\"Related reading\">\n  <p class=\"sf-read-next__title\">\u00c0 lire aussi<\/p>\n  <div class=\"sf-read-next__grid\">\n    <a href=\"\/fr\/livraisons-de-meubles-depuis-la-chine\/australie\/\"><span>Guide de destination<\/span><b>Shipping furniture to Australia<\/b><small>Freight bands, 20&ndash;27 day transit, ChAFTA duty, GST and ISPM 15 in one place.<\/small><\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/fr\/blog\/foshan-furniture-melbourne-container-to-box-truck-installed-evening\/\"><span>Note de cas<\/span><b>Foshan to Melbourne: whole-home order, indoor and outdoor<\/b><small>Container transloaded on the street, 25 pieces assembled by 18:01, 15 June 2026.<\/small><\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/fr\/expedition-et-groupage-de-meubles-depuis-la-chine\/\"><span>Guide<\/span><b>Groupage et exp\u00e9dition depuis Foshan<\/b><small>Plusieurs fournisseurs, un seul envoi emball\u00e9 pour l'export, d\u00e9charg\u00e9 et mont\u00e9 \u00e0 votre porte.<\/small><\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/fr\/qualite-et-livraison\/\"><span>Guide<\/span><b>Quality control and shipping<\/b><small>The 7-checkpoint inspection, export packing and the photo report before the balance is paid.<\/small><\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/fr\/buy-furniture-from-china\/\"><span>Guide<\/span><b>How to buy furniture from China<\/b><small>Dix \u00e9tapes, co\u00fbt rendu, Incoterms, d\u00e9lais de transit et conformit\u00e9.<\/small><\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/fr\/blog\/foshan-furniture-buying-traps\/\"><span>Article<\/span><b>Eight Foshan furniture buying traps<\/b><small>Kerbside delivery, toothless contracts and the clauses that close them.<\/small><\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/fr\/blog\/topics\/project-notes\/\"><span>Case notes<\/span><b>All delivery and after-sales case notes<\/b><small>Real shipments from Foshan, documented from crate to signed handover.<\/small><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vous pr\u00e9parez une commande depuis Foshan qui doit arriver mont\u00e9e, pas juste arriver ?<\/strong> Indiquez-nous la destination, les pi\u00e8ces et le nombre approximatif d'\u00e9l\u00e9ments, et nous planifierons ensemble le voyage d'achat, l'emballage et le dernier kilom\u00e8tre \u2014 <a href=\"\/fr\/commencez-votre-projet\/\">Lancez votre projet<\/a>, ou lisez comment fonctionnent <a href=\"\/fr\/expedition-et-groupage-de-meubles-depuis-la-chine\/\">le groupage et l'exp\u00e9dition<\/a> et <a href=\"\/fr\/qualite-et-livraison\/\">pre-shipment inspection<\/a> .<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In short Two floors, no lift, and a slab table that does not bend. This Australian delivery is a good picture of what &#8220;door delivery&#8221; has to include when the door is at the bottom of a staircase: a crew that unloads, uncrates, carries, assembles and clears \u2014 not a pallet at the kerb. 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