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Re:The U.S. can now set its own rates for mail from China an... by madaxe_again on Monday June 29, 2020 @04:00AM (#23675489)
No, that's about right - containerised freight is extremely cheap. I just shipped an ATV, about 1.5m3, 250kg, from China to Europe for about $180 - and $150 of that is port handling and freight forwarding fees, the actual shipping part was $32.
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Re:The U.S. can now set its own rates for mail from China an... by hef19898 on Monday June 29, 2020 @04:15AM (#23675535)
Just last week I checked ocean freight rates again for a project of mine. Depending on ports and incoterms, handling charges, port fess, etc on both ends can almost amount to the same sum as the shipping part.
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