A supplier sample, a spare part, a Taobao order — small shipments follow their own rules. A short guide to weight, limits, prohibitions and paperwork.
A small shipment is not a «tiny container». Its economics are different: the rate is by weight or volume rather than per slot, there is less paperwork — but the chance of loss is higher, because the box travels with hundreds of other people's. Here is what to know before you ship.
You pay for the greater of the two. Volumetric weight is length × width × height in centimetres divided by 6000 for air and roughly 4000–5000 for road. A 60×40×40 cm box of pillows weighs 3 kg but 16 kg volumetric for air. That is why light bulky items are cheaper to send by road and worth packing tighter.
Describe the cargo — we return a full breakdown and transit time within two working hours.
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