Cheapest possible shipping methods during COVID

[ameszaross]

Hey everyone!

Recently I've started importing from China to Hungary, and during the beggining of this process I was facing issues by finding the best way to transport the goods, all thanks to international shipping costs that skyrocketed over the past 2 years.

With no experience, my original plan was to find a freight forwarder on Alibaba, because I thought that this would be the most cost-efficient way of doing it. But after talking to more than 20 forwarders, it turned out that the prices they offer is way too high for my budget, and also, with those costs I would be left with no profit margin at all. I did the maths, and the results said I can not pay more than $1.5/kg for shipping, and the lowest offers I got on Alibaba were around $2.8-3.8/kg.

Then came an idea. I contacted DHL directly, and they were able to meet the criteria, they offered me a $1.45/kg price, and I was extremely satistied with the service.

So my question would be, does anyone of you know any other (possibly cheaper) way to import goods to the EU? - Side note, the above mentioned prices are for LCL (Less than container load), for about 7.5CBM, 1500 kilograms.

Also, please share your experiences regarding transporting goods from one place to another during COVID times.

All the best!

ameszaross

 

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