July 2026

Chinese New Year Shipping Guide: Plan Your USA Orders Now     Every year, one date on the Chinese lunar calendar silently remakes the whole world supply chain. The date is Saturday, February 6 in 2027, the start of the Year of the Sheep, and the ripple effects will be felt in factories, ports and […]

Ship from China to Germany: Port Congestion Forecast for 2026     Anyone who booked ocean freight from China to Germany in 2026 realized the old rules of thumb no longer apply. Six months ago, a transit time was a sure thing, but now, once a vessel actually hits the North Range, it can be

How Long Does Shipping from China to UK Really Take in Peak Season?     Every year in the inbox of freight forwarders in Shenzhen, Ningbo and Shanghai is the same question: can my cargo get to the UK on time this peak season? To be honest, high season transit times are rarely a set

Bill of Lading 101: What Every First-Time China Importer Should Know     If you’ve looked at a PDF called a bill of lading and wondered whether it’s a receipt, a contract or some kind of customs form, you are not alone. Most first-time importers only discover how critical this one document is the moment

Ship from China to UK: Product Safety Standards (UKCA vs CE)     At some point, if you source items from Chinese companies for the Great Britain market, you will have to ask the same question: does this cargo need a UKCA mark, a CE mark, or both? The answer has changed more than once

Packing List Errors That Delay Your China-to-US Container by Weeks     A container leaves Yantian on schedule, crosses the ocean without a storm delay, and arrives at the Port of Los Angeles on time. Then it sits there. Not because of a strike, not because of a storm, nor because a berth wasn’t open,

Ship from China to Netherlands: REACH Compliance for Chemical Products     The Netherlands, and Rotterdam in particular, is still the single busiest point of entry for chemical cargo moving from China into the European Union. Year on year, the volume of resins, additives, coatings, cosmetic chemicals, and industrial intermediates being shipped continues to expand.

Certificate of Origin: Does It Matter Shipping from China to Canada?     Every year thousands of importers ship items from Chinese factories into Canadian warehouses, and almost all of them eventually raise the same question: does the certificate of origin really matter, or is it just another form that customs brokers ask for out

Ship from China to France: CE Marking Requirements You Can’t Skip   French customs officers pull thousands of parcels and containers off the belt every month for a closer look, and a large share of those holds can be traced back to one missing piece of paper: proof of CE conformity. For a Chinese exporter

UFLPA Explained: Why Your China Shipment Might Get Detained at US Ports   A container departs Shenzhen on time, passes through customs without difficulty and crosses the Pacific in three weeks. And then it just sits in the port of Los Angeles or Long Beach. No damage. No missing documents in the typical sense, simply