Cheap air freight is mission critical if you are using air cargo as a primary means of logistics and importing goods from China.  Please consider that airfreight can be 10% to 20% of your total cost of import so it is wise to shop around for cheap air freight.

Once the order is ready with overseas supplier one has to choose a shipping method to import. The choosing right shipping method is daunting task even for seasoned importers as freight agent routinely gives you an incomplete quote for shipment. The major factors that influence shipping decisions are prices, delivery time, safety of goods and ease of delivery to your warehouse. It can done by following the steps:

1. Find total cost of shipment
2. Speed verses Cost of shipment
3. Analyze the total cost of each method
4. Negotiate with freight agent
5. Build relationship with your freight forwarding agent