Shipping Services from China to USA

Shipping from China to the US has been severely impacted by the recent hurricanes. Exporters and importers are facing a variety of problems and concerns as they try to adapt their business processes to the new global environment. Now, the US is experiencing a sad reversal from a wonderful year for global trading relations. At the beginning of the year, global trade was buzzing along quite well with record trade flows. However, following Hurricane Katrina, many international shipments to the US came under scrutiny, leading to a sudden drop in shipments and imports as American citizens clamored to find alternative ways to receive food.

For shippers from China to the US, Hurricane Wilma's wreckage has been deeply destructive, causing serious delays to shipping and manufacturing. Although China's factories are almost back to normal, the COVID-19 jamming effect is causing many logistical problems at sea as well as at land ports and warehouses. Additionally, importers will pay less for crude oil due to an increase in inventory and higher demand from the hurricane. These issues have an effect on shipping from China. However, the airline industry is not being negatively affected.

China's potential trade is significant. Many importers and sellers have been looking to grow and expand their air freight business. China's status as a top producer and exporter, of consumer goods, and services, made it the obvious choice for shipping goods to and from the United States. It also has the infrastructure and regional partners necessary to facilitate the rapid expansion of its trade relations to the rest of the globe. All this has prompted the American airline industry to look to China as their most viable option for air freight and related services.

China has taken a strategic approach to develop its own customs clearing system that is based on an international standard. This strategy has seen a notable decrease in the number failed shipments that could be prevented with effective customs clearing procedures. Although all goods require clearance by Chinese customs at some point, their natures are quite different. It has taken many years for the industry's infrastructure to meet the needs of Chinese manufacturers and exporters.

Shipping from China has been greatly influenced by the development of the shipper/client relationship. The introduction and management of freight forwarding by a third party allows shippers to access an electronic customs clearing process. This removes the need to send shipments through a middleman such as an ocean cargo broker. This greatly reduces the cost per shipment, since a single payment is made directly to the shipper by the manufacturer or exporter instead of through the payment system of the carrier.

There are many signs that air freight is set to become China's primary method of shipping cargo. The recent announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration that flights between US and Chinese destinations will be able to carry freight between the two countries has caused a significant increase in the volume of shipments used by China's ocean freight brokers. China will become the most popular ocean freight destination by becoming more frequent and capable of carrying larger loads on container ships. China's recent experience using iron bars to secure ocean freight, by using a container that has a small amount of metal in it, has demonstrated that the country can ship cargo with minimal cargo.

China's port in Tianwan is expanding to allow for heavier and larger cargo shipments. Although there are signs that the expansion will increase cargo shipments for all products, it will remain a major obstacle for global cargo companies. China's Tianwan port will likely see continued growth in the future, but it will be unable to handle all of the expected demand in the years ahead. Some products may have timing requirements that could be a major factor in deciding which countries ship cargo to China.

Most of the products that can be shipped via air freight from China can be transported via trucks. However, China's increased number of ports will result in a decrease in the demand for air cargo. The loading, offloading and maintaining of container ships at Sea is subject to new regulations. These regulations have caused delays in cargo shipment and increased shipping costs. These issues will only be exacerbated by future congestion at China's port, which could lead to China being the main supplier of shipped cargo.