Sinotrans and China Shipping are indeed established state-owned enterprises, but it is precisely because of state-owned enterprises that their employees are lazy and their services are not good, which is a common cognition in the industry.
In fact, many local freight forwarding companies are engaged in the first-class agency of shipping companies in Chengdu. Simply put, the shipping company gives its own business to the freight forwarding company, and it can completely represent its own business, which is basically the same as the shipping company!
As for Chengdu shipping, there are basically three modes.
First, the barge was launched from Chongqing. Barges usually arrive in Shanghai and then exit from Shanghai. At the same time, you can choose Chengdu to declare in Shanghai, or you can declare directly in Shanghai. It takes about 2 weeks. In case of dry season, the container will be placed in the port indefinitely, and the daily rent and container fee will be too scary! The dry season is generally concentrated in June 10 to February of the following year, depending on the weather! This price is the cheapest.
The second mode, starting from Chengdu, is transported by train and loaded from the factory to the freight yard of the railway station. The operation mode is the same as the port mode, except that one is waterway and the other is sea. There are two shifts from Chengdu to Shanghai every week, and sometimes three shifts are added according to the cargo throughput, and it takes about 5-7 days to arrive in Shanghai. The second model is generally accepted and has the strongest operability, but the price is twice that of the first model.
The third way is to drive from Chengdu to Shanghai for three days, but it is risky and expensive. If Halo is used as bonded goods, it needs customs to supervise the car, and the price is the sum of the first and second kinds! Very expensive, this one is usually due to catching up with Shanghai's shipping schedule or high added value of the product!
You can choose a foreign freight forwarding company to operate for you. These models can be selected according to the nature of your goods and can be optimized!
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