Ship socks from China?

You can locate many articles talking approximately "shipping goods from China" but in relation to "ship socks from China" (and other knitted products), this article might be the nice suit for you.

Most of our long-term customers have their pointed forwarders, which means we are offering FOB fee and their forwarders will cope with the shiping process. However currently as we one way or the other appeal to many mid-sized customers, who has not been in importing from China. So that is a manual for them.

Basic knowledge for the shipment of socks

You will need to acquire these two informations in terms of the shipping.

*Weight

*Volume

• Gross weight for a pair of sock is around 20-160 grams(which is depend on the types of the socks
• The CTN for each master carton is around 250-300pairs.
• Volume for each master carton is around 0.12CBM

Below for reference:

Methods for shipping socks from China

1.Express delivery

-Duration ≈ 3-7 business days

-Door step delivery

-No docs are required by the custom of your country

2.Air shipment

-Duration ≈ 3-10 days

-Arrived at the airport which is near to your city

-Pick up the goods by yourself with custom clearance fee and import tax paid for your account

-Docs are needed（PI, PL, BL）

3.Sea shipment

-Arrived at your pointed port in 15-45 days. Take USA for example, the general arrival time is 15 days.

-Pick up the goods by yourself with custom clearance fee and import tax paid for your account

-Docs are needed（PI, PL, BL）

Which is the best way I sould choose when it comes to the shipment from China?

Sample order via courier so as to have the sock sample checked in person in a  short time

Rush/small order via Express delivery to save time

Air shipment for mid-sized order

Sea shipment for mass order

Final

Above are the basic informations you need to know when you are planing to import socks from China. Please do let us know if you have any questions. Kindly write it to simon@favoredcotton.com