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Air freight price calculation method:

（1） Air freight charge weight

According to the provisions of the airline、 when the cargo is small and heavy、 it shall be calculated according to the actual weight; In case of large volume and small weight of goods、 it shall be calculated by volume. A batch of goods consists of several different goods、 including light goods and heavy goods. The billing weight shall be the total gross weight or total volume weight of the whole batch of goods、 whichever is higher.

（2） Air freight price calculation and cost category

1. Rates;

2. TRANSPORTATIONCHARGES;

3. The airlines charge the international air freight according to the three regional rates set by the International Air Transport Association;

4. There are four main types of air freight: (1) general freight; (2) Freight rate of special goods or designated goods; (3) Class freight rate of goods; (4) Freight rate of container cargo

（3） Minimum freight

The minimum freight that the airline can accept for handling a batch of goods、 regardless of the weight or volume of the goods、 and the minimum amount that should be charged for transporting a batch of goods between two points. Different regions have different minimum freight rates.

（4） Other provisions on air freight price calculation

All the different air freight rates and charges have the following common points: the freight rate refers to the transfer from one airport to another. It is only applicable to a single direction; Other additional costs are not included. Such as picking up、 customs declaration、 delivery and warehousing expenses. Freight rates are usually published in local currency. Freight rates are generally calculated in kilograms or pounds. The freight rate in the air waybill is based on the applicable freight rate on the date when the air waybill is issued.

FBA air transportation is a common way of international logistics transportation. In the first transportation of fba、 many sellers are willing to choose air transportation to transport their goods to the destination、 because in terms of timeliness、 air transportation is relatively stable. In the case of the special line to fba in the United States、 the timeliness is generally about 2 days、 but if you choose sea transportation、 it may take 15-20 days、 and sometimes it will be more affected by the weather So it's good to choose air transportation.

UPS special line to the United States、 which can be reached in 3-5 days at the earliest、 is more suitable for transportation of slightly larger products; For smaller products、 DHL can be selected. The cost and effectiveness are guaranteed、 and the cost performance ratio will be higher.

If you want to save transportation costs、 you can choose American special line logistics. The cost is lower than that of international express、 and you can get there in 6-8 days; The special sea transportation line is suitable for the transportation of large quantities of products、 with the lowest cost and the fastest 30 days.

There are five physical steps and two document steps in the process of international shipping from the shipper to the consignee: export consignment、 origin processing、 export customs clearance、 shipping、 import customs clearance、 destination processing and consignment import.

According to the query of market sales big data、 stores use optimization algorithms to predict and analyze local sales before customers submit orders、 and enter relative regional warehouses in advance to save storage、 distribution and transportation costs.