Overview of international logistics transportation methods: air transportation, shipping and express services

1. International logistics transportation method

In international logistics, air transportation, sea transportation and express delivery are three main ways of transportation. They are suitable for different types of cargo transportation needs.

Air transport

Air transportation is a fast -speed and time -effective transportation method, which is suitable for fast transportation of urgent, high -value or easy -to -rot goods. It arrives at the designated airport through the airline's freight aircraft, and then the recipient or agent handle the customs clearance and pickup.

Shipping

Sea transportation is the most common way of transportation of cargo transportation, especially suitable for large goods and unnecessary cargo transportation. It arrives at the destination port through the freighter, and then the recipient or agent handle the customs clearance and pickup.

Express delivery

Express service, also known as Expressant or Door to Door service, is provided by international express companies. It is suitable for small batches of goods weighing between 0.5kg and 300kg. For more than 300kg of goods, you can choose to ship the ticket, or consider air or shipping. The Four International Express DHL, Fedex, TNT, and UPS provide such services.

2. International e -commerce logistics

With the rise of international e -commerce platforms such as Amazon and EBAY, the export methods of air transportation and sea transportation have expanded to more special line channels, and these special lines usually provide dual -clean tax services. Common dual -clear taxi channels include US, European lines, and Japanese lines. These channels provide one -stop logistics services from domestic to destination countries, including customs clearance, exports, import taxpayers, etc.span>

3. Method of billing

In international transportation, different transportation methods have different billing standards.

The size of the volume of aviation transportation is generally 1cbm equal to 166.67kg (or 167kg).

The volume weight conversion standard for express delivery is 1CBM equal to 200kg.

The volume weight calculation method of single -piece goods is also different. Aviation transportation usually uses a formula of length, width, height (CM)/6000, and express delivery uses the formula of length, width, height (CM)/5000.

In addition, the cost of large express delivery can be queried through the official website, including freight routes, fuel surcharges and remote areas.

When choosing an international logistics transportation method, enterprises need to comprehensively consider the type, weight, volume, value and emergency level of the goods. Understand the characteristics and billing methods of various transportation methods, helping enterprises optimize logistics costs and improve transportation efficiency. With the development of international e -commerce, the number of special line channels has increased, providing enterprises with more logistics choices and flexibility.