China is the world's largest exporter and one of Baobab's busiest origins. From Shenzhen and Shanghai to Ningbo, we coordinate factory collection, consolidation, ocean and air freight, and destination customs to move your goods out of China smoothly.
China dominates global container shipping through Shanghai — the world's busiest container port — Ningbo-Zhoushan, Shenzhen (Yantian and Shekou), Guangzhou and Qingdao. Air cargo concentrates at Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou and nearby Hong Kong. We arrange first-mile collection from factories across the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze Delta and beyond.
For full loads we book FCL direct from the nearest port; for smaller volumes we consolidate your cargo into LCL groupage. Air freight suits time-critical or high-value goods, with chargeable-weight optimisation to control cost. We also manage supplier coordination, inspection booking and the export paperwork Chinese customs requires.
Goods from China must be correctly classified under the destination country's tariff, and blanket low-value exemptions are disappearing — the United States removed its $800 de-minimis exemption in August 2025, for example. We calculate landed cost up front — freight, duty, VAT/GST and surcharges — so there are no surprises on arrival.
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