When large items weighing more than 10 kg or more than 0. 1 cubic metres are sent, freight costs are often as high as $100 or hundreds. For cost savings, three core strategies are required。
Number one: look at the "dark pit" - the weight is the key
The express delivery company's billing for heavy cargo and large pieces is based on the application of a larger value between “real weight” and “volume weight”, in which the volume weight is calculated using this formula and the volume weight (kg) = long (cm) x width (cm) x height (cm) ÷6000. For example, there is a cardbox of 40 x 50 x 60 cm, the actual weight of which is 15 kg, but the volume = 40 x 50 x 60000 = 20 kg is calculated, so the box is charged according to 20 kg. For parcels weighing more than 5 kg, freight costs can be saved from 8 to 15 per cent whenever there is a backlog of 10 per cent. Here is a suggestion to compress the size of the package by using a vacuum bag to compress the clothing, and to remove the original packaging and replace it with a tight cardboard box。
Second move: a key copy of the price aggregation platform. Bottom
It has been a waste of time and has been easy to omit low-price information by using the traditional method of searching prices through a network of officials, such as debon, sun-fung and china express. The real-time offers of multiple logistics companies can be seen in the context of the use of express price aggregation platforms, such as “half discounts”, which require only input of relevant elements such as weight, volume and destination。
In the case of shipments weighing 20 kg and weighing 50 x 40 x 30 cm sent from shanghai to beijing, the price is as follows: the tebon standard express is about $98, the good stuff is about $125 and the good stuff is about $82. However, by sending half a discount to check and then down the list, the price of the same company can often be reduced to a range of $75-85, which is equivalent to an additional eight to nine discounts on the original price。
Third move: hand-held cardboard + mistop delivery
Packaging boxes for express delivery points are charged from $5 to $15 each. If you collect old boxes yourself, you have to pay attention to their load capacity, so that the cost of packing can be saved from $20 to $30. At the same time, the working day is closed at noon, from 11 to 14 p. M., and after the twenty-fifth of the month, in the light of the delivery season, during which part of the site can be negotiated. For bulk mail, a further £5 to $1 per kilogram can be reduced. If the delivery of furniture or household electricity exceeds 30 kg, preference is given to “heavy line” services instead of regular couriers, with a unit price of up to $2. 5 to $3. 5 per kilogram, which is almost half cheaper than the standard fast transport。
In practice, books and clothing weighing up to 15 kg will be organized to compress their size, then carefully priced, and finally placed. This reduced freight costs from an initial estimate of $120 to $68, resulting in savings of 43 per cent. This process should bear in mind: self-measure the objects before weighing, take a photograph and leave a background to prevent the web site from misrepresenting its size。
