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| Psi:
So often I get charged high amounts for shipping from china suppliers for DHL/FEDEX/UPS. For example. I was getting large 10KG box from China to NZ and they say shipping is USD$500 If I go into my local DHL account and check how much it would cost to ship the same size/weight in other direction (from NZ to china) it's NZ $200 which is around USD $110 so 1/5 the price. I'm sure they are adding onto their shipping cost for pnp so I wouldn't expect it to match but it seems very excessive. So my question is, does the cost to send DHL/FEDEX/UPS change drastically depending on the direction between the same two countries? I know DHL china is pretty overloaded so maybe they have a high cost to send in china? |
| ataradov:
It absolutely does. There is an imbalance. A lot more stuff gets shipped from China than to China. But the ships and planes must go back anyway, so it is better to have a cheaper price and get something out of it rather than have empty containers going back. It is hard to tell if the price difference would be that drastic though. |
| mairo:
--- Quote from: Psi on September 30, 2022, 01:36:05 am ---... If I go into my local DHL account and check how much it would cost to ship the same size/weight in other direction (from NZ to china) it's NZ $200 which is around USD $110 so 1/5 the price. ... --- End quote --- Why not also check online how much it will cost from China to NZ with your DHL account? This of course will be based on your DHL contract prices. |
| Psi:
--- Quote from: mairo on September 30, 2022, 02:18:22 am --- --- Quote from: Psi on September 30, 2022, 01:36:05 am ---... If I go into my local DHL account and check how much it would cost to ship the same size/weight in other direction (from NZ to china) it's NZ $200 which is around USD $110 so 1/5 the price. ... --- End quote --- Why not also check online how much it will cost from China to NZ with your DHL account? This of course will be based on your DHL contract prices. --- End quote --- Yeah, i can't do that because my DHL account does not allow me to set a "From" address in another country. Otherwise i would try it. I would need to get my DHL account changed to a different plan that allows for doing that One thing i could try is giving the china supplier my DHL account so they can charge shipping to me. Then at least i would see how much it actually costs because i would get the bill However i have no idea how that system works, anyone done it? How does someone else charging to your DHL account get approved etc.. I did ring DHL up once to ask this but it was very confusing and i don't think he was vary familiar with the process either. I was trying to figure out what sort of protection there was to stop the china supplier using my DHL account to send random stuff to others. |
| tautech:
--- Quote from: Psi on September 30, 2022, 01:36:05 am ---So often I get charged high amounts for shipping from china suppliers for DHL/FEDEX/UPS. For example. I was getting large 10KG box from China to NZ and they say shipping is USD$500 --- End quote --- How big is large ? :-// I've dumped DHL when I have a choice and instead now use FedEx although those we deal with do the arranging and charge us the freight. Unless the 10KG is really quite large $500 is certainly OTT. What's the frequency as maybe you could be better served placing larger orders and getting it sea freight. I have some contacts so pop me an email if you need other options. |
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