Sea LCL
Your cartons share a container with other importers' cargo. The standard choice for 1688 and Taobao sourcing, sample runs and restocks.
- Transit
- 10–14 days port to port
- Priced by
- Volume (CBM), subject to a minimum charge
China → Singapore · Air & sea
Freight from China to Singapore, quoted the same business day.
We consolidate in Foshan, sail every Friday, clear customs and deliver to your door in Singapore. Sea priced by CBM, air by chargeable weight — rates are published, so you can plan before you commit.
Why importers use us
Weekly sailings
Departs every Friday. Cargo cut-off Wednesday 6:00pm at the Foshan hub.
Registered Declaring Agent
Permit declarations lodged in-house with Singapore Customs.
Cash on delivery
Pay on delivery or by PayNow. No card details, no deposit to a stranger.
One point of contact
The same person answers from quote to delivery, on WhatsApp.
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How it works
Five steps from enquiry to your door.
- 1
Send your details
Route, mode, what the goods are, roughly how big and how heavy, and when they're ready. Attach the commercial invoice and packing list if you have them. You get a reference number immediately.
- 2
We quote — same business day
A written quote with the all-in figure, the transit band and the next sailing or flight. Nothing is booked and nothing is payable until you say yes.
- 3
Collection and consolidation
We collect from your supplier, or they deliver to our Foshan hub. We check carton counts against the packing list and tell you if the numbers don't match — before it sails, not after.
- 4
Departure and transit
Your cargo departs on the next available sailing or flight. You get the departure confirmation and an arrival estimate.
- 5
Clearance and delivery
We lodge the import permit, clear customs and deliver to your Singapore address. Pay on delivery or by PayNow.
What we move
Air and sea only. LCL for a few cartons, FCL for a full container.
Sea FCL
The whole container is yours. Cheaper per CBM once you are filling most of a 20-footer, and your goods are never handled at a consolidation warehouse.
- Transit
- 7–12 days port to port
- Priced by
- Per container — 20', 40' or 40' high cube
Air freight
For deadlines, high-value goods, and anything where a fortnight at sea costs you more than the freight does.
- Transit
- 3–5 days airport to airport
- Priced by
- Chargeable weight — the greater of actual kg and volumetric kg (L×W×H cm ÷ 6000)
Door to door
Warehouse to door
Port to port
Published rates
Sea is charged by volume, air by chargeable weight. Rates are indicative and confirmed on your quote.
- Sea LCL
- S$82per CBM · Door to door
- Air freight
- kgper kg
- Sea FCL
- 20' · 40'per container
Tell us what you're shipping.
Send the details and any invoice or packing list you have. You get a reference number immediately and a quote the same business day.