When it comes to shipping e-commerce small packages, the fastest means is by air freight. It should come a no surprise that it is also the most expensive means by which to ship your your cargo. There are various ways by which to ship your small packages:
Postal Mail Cargo
- Generally the cheapest way to ship your small package is by the postal service providing your package meets the postal requirements. Many buyers and sellers understand that while it may be the cheapest, it may not be the fastest or most reliable means by which to ship important packages.
Courier Cargo
- Shipping small packages via one of the many Courier companies offers a more secure, fast and traceable method. The largest and most well known to the United States are UPS, Fedex, DHL and TNT
Express Consignment
- This is a special service that combines the speed of an Express Courier with the cost of Postal mail, please contact us for assistance using this service. More and more international online purchases are being shipped by this method since buyers are looking for faster delivery times. For this method, there are package, commodity, weight, size and value restrictions.
Temperature Controlled Cargo
- Generally used for Perishable cargo, such as certain Foods with a short shelf life, Pharmaceuticals shipped in dry ice that needs to be replaced every 72 hours etc
Hazmat Cargo
- Generally used for certain Chemical shipments that require a Dangerous Goods certificate
How is Air freight rate calculated?
Airlines generally use the actual gross weight (Kgs) or dimensional weight (Kgs), whichever is greater.
How to calculate dimensional weight?
Multiply the length(CM), width(CM) and height(CM) of the package and divide by 6000 to calculate the dimensional weight in kilograms (Kgs).