Container Freight Rates Keep Climbing: A Guide for China Shippers
SCFI is up seven straight weeks as carriers blank sailings and Panama Canal transits shrink. What the rally means for China exporters.
SCFI is up seven straight weeks as carriers blank sailings and Panama Canal transits shrink. What the rally means for China exporters.
How commercial cargo reaches Kaliningrad in 2026: rail transit via Lithuania, Baltic sea routing, customs rules and DDP door-to-door from China.
How to ship from China to Madagascar in 2026: sea to Toamasina, air to Antananarivo via hubs, 20% VAT, customs rules and DDP door-to-door options.
How to ship from China to El Salvador in 2026: sea to Acajutla via Panama, air to San Salvador, 13% VAT, import duties and DDP door-to-door options.
How to ship from China to Iraq in 2026: sea to Umm Qasr, TIR road via Iran or the Caspian, air to Baghdad and Erbil, flat 5% duty and DDP door-to-door options.
2026 guide to shipping from China to Azerbaijan: Caspian rail and TIR road via Aktau-Baku, air to Baku, sea-road via Georgia, 18% VAT and DDP door-to-door.
Ship from China to Afghanistan in 2026: rail via Uzbekistan to Hairatan, TIR road via Pakistan and Iran, air to Kabul, customs rules and DDP door-to-door options.
2026 guide to shipping from China to Russia: rail to Moscow, TIR trucking, Far East sea routes, the new Kaliningrad multimodal service, EAC certification and DDP.
How to ship from China to Turkmenistan in 2026: rail and TIR road via Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, air to Ashgabat, 15% VAT, strict customs rules and DDP options.
Ship from China to Tajikistan in 2026: TIR road via Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan, rail to Dushanbe, air freight, 15% VAT, customs rules and DDP door-to-door.