Air Freight.
Express and consolidated air cargo out of major Chinese gateways — for time-critical, high-value, and launch-phase shipments.
When transit time is everything, our air freight services move cargo from major Chinese gateways into Europe and North America in days, not weeks. We book scheduled capacity with all major carriers, arrange block space for regular volumes, and charter full freighters for peak surges.
Daily cutoffs + tonnage by Chinese gateway
| Airport | Network | Cutoff (local) | Capacity | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong (HKG) | Daily freighter | 18:00 | 120 t / day | DG · pharma cool-chain |
| Shanghai (PVG) | Daily freighter + belly | 16:00 | 80 t / day | Tech · perishables |
| Shenzhen (SZX) | Daily belly + freighter | 14:00 | 60 t / day | E-commerce · electronics |
| Guangzhou (CAN) | Daily freighter | 15:00 | 50 t / day | Apparel · seafood |
| Beijing (PEK/PKX) | Mon · Wed · Fri | 14:00 | 40 t / day | OEM · industrial |
| Chengdu (CTU) | Mon · Wed · Fri | 12:00 | 25 t / day | West-China inland |
↳ Express door-to-door 3–5 d · standard consol 5–8 d · IATA DGR + cool-chain certified
Capabilities
Express door-to-door (3–5 days)
3–5 day door-to-door express via DHL, FedEx, UPS partner agreements with cleared duty options.
Consolidated air (5–8 days)
Daily consolidations PVG, PEK and CAN to FRA, AMS, LHR, JFK, ORD, LAX — competitive kg rates above 100kg.
Charter and block-space agreements
Full and part-charter aircraft for AOG, project cargo, NPI launches, or peak-season overflow.
Cool-chain and perishables
+2 to +8°C and -20°C lanes for pharma, biologics, and perishables with passive and active containers.
IATA DGR (dangerous goods)
IATA DGR-certified handling for batteries, cosmetics, lithium and class 2-9 hazmat with full UN packing.
Door-to-door pickup and delivery
Pickup at the factory, customs at both ends, and delivery to the consignee — one airwaybill, one invoice.
Export and import clearance
Airport-side brokerage at origin and destination — pre-clearance and immediate uplift on arrival.
Real-time flight-level tracking
AWB-level milestone tracking: booked, received, departed, arrived, customs cleared, delivered.
How we’ve delivered
for clients like yours.
Product launch uplift
A consumer electronics brand needed 18 tonnes of launch-day inventory in a European DC within three days. We blocked space on a scheduled freighter, pre-cleared customs on arrival, and hit the DC dock 14 hours before the launch window opened.
Before you book.
We tender cargo out of all the major freight gateways in China — PVG (Shanghai), PEK/PKX (Beijing), CAN (Guangzhou), SZX (Shenzhen), HKG (Hong Kong), and CTU (Chengdu) — with daily uplift capacity across the major freighter and belly networks.
Express air runs 3–5 days door-to-door; standard consolidated air runs 5–8 days. For context, sea freight typically runs 30–38 days port-to-port, so air is the right call for time-critical, high-margin, or launch-phase cargo.
Yes. Our team is IATA DGR certified and routinely handles Class 9 lithium batteries, pharmaceuticals, and perishables. Cool-chain lanes out of South China for seafood and pharma are available on request.
Yes. For regular high-volume shippers we arrange block-space agreements with preferred carriers, and for peak events (product launches, seasonal surges) we can broker full or partial freighter charters.
Across our managed lanes in the past 12 months we've averaged 97% on-time uplift. When a flight rolls we proactively rebook onto the next available service at our cost where the delay is within our control.
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