Delivering goods through air freight is a modern shipping method. Besides, the regulations on air freight is strict due to the importance of this shipping method. Hence, in this article, Indochinapost will share 5 goods that should be delivered through air freight.
1. Airmail, express mail
When it comes to airmail and express mail, they should be delivered through air freight mostly because of their urgency and high value. Customers can choose domestic or international services. In addition, goods should be packed with enveloped or lamipacking with sealing stamps.
2. Live animal, skeleton
In fact, the nature of these goods is delicate. Although all of them are not accepted to deliver, the packaging and storage have to be strictly complied with the regulations of the airline carrier.
3. Perishable goods (foods, frozen items with dry ice)
Perishable goods need delivering fast to ensure their freshness. The packaging and storage have to be strictly complied with the regulations of the airline carrier.
The aircraft is also equipped with aircraft galley refrigerator for these cargo
4. Valuable items (gold, silver)
All of them are high- value commodity. Besides the declaration of goods according to the procedure, customers should choose a suitable shipping method. Some carrier companies also encourage customers to buy insurance to ensure the goods’quality.
5. Technical equipment (high- tech goods, car and motorbike accessories)
These should be delivered through air freight to make sure the shipping time and goods’ quality. Besides being specially packaged to support safe transportation, technical equipment is also reserved for spacious engine compartments to store goods.
THE BENEFITS OF AIR FREIGHT
There are three considerations you should have in mind to determine when you should ship by air:
- Speed – Think five days from a factory in China to a warehouse in the United States. Airplanes are about 30 times faster than ocean liners. Passenger jets cruise at 575 mph, while slow-steaming ocean liners move at 16-18 mph. Use this transit time calculator, based on data from real recent shipments, to get estimates of transit times for air shipping. In general numbers, air freight is usually 5X the price of trucking and 16X the price of ocean freight, according to the World Bank.
- Reliability – People are pickier than packages, which has encouraged the freight market to develop more dependable freight cargo services, and combined with better air freight data movement, shipping by air provides better air freight tracking and the knowledge that your goods will get to the right place at the right time.
- Protection – While ocean piracy is on the decline, goods are more likely to be damaged in ocean freight shipping than air shipping.
Being an authorized dealer of various major courier companies which includes FedEx, DHL, TNT, UPS and lots of reliable domestic and international airport such as Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet air, Philippine Airlines, China Airlines, Indochinapost pledges to provide customers with the most reliable and cost- efficient air cargo services. Do not hesitate to contact us. Let us make you satisfied!
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