Purchasing in China
Cargo consolidation at warehouses in China
We receive your orders from different suppliers at our own warehouses in Guangzhou, Beijing, Yiwu and Hong Kong, combine them into a single batch and ship them to Ukraine as one delivery — with one set of documents and one rate. This costs less than moving every box separately, and it is more transparent, because the whole cargo passes through one pair of hands before it leaves China.
Why assemble the batch in China
A typical purchase looks like this: furniture fittings from Foshan, electronics from Shenzhen, small items from Yiwu, and something else from Beijing. Five suppliers means five separate dispatches, five sets of documents and five minimum shipping charges.
Consolidation turns this into one delivery. The benefit comes from three things:
- Rate. A small shipment always costs more per kilogram. An assembled batch counts as a single cargo, and a large volume opens the way to a container, where the price per cubic metre is lower still.
- Documents. One invoice, one packing list, one declaration instead of five. That is both the paperwork fees and the time at customs.
- Control. The whole batch physically sits at our warehouse before shipment. That is the moment when you can still recount it, check it, repack it and settle matters with the supplier.
How the goods reach our warehouse
There are three working scenarios, and all three are routine:
- The supplier ships it himself. You give him our warehouse address and your client code. He sends it by domestic Chinese delivery, and we receive the parcel in your name.
- We collect it from the factory. If the supplier will not or cannot arrange delivery, we organise collection ourselves, by dedicated vehicle or by groupage transport within China.
- We buy it and receive it. When the goods are purchased through us, they go straight to our warehouse — this is the same product purchasing service that most clients start with.
On receipt every package is recorded: recount, reconciliation against your order, weighing, measuring, photos. The status is visible in your personal account — you can see what has arrived and what is still expected without asking a manager.
What we do with the cargo at the warehouse
| Operation | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Recount and measurement | Number of packages, weight, dimensions, calculation of volumetric weight for the rate |
| Repacking | Replacing factory packaging when it will not survive the journey; compacting the batch to reduce its volume |
| Reinforced packaging | Crating, palletising, stretch wrap, edge protectors, extra cardboard for fragile goods |
| Marking | Applying shipping data, package numbers, warning symbols |
| Stickering | Labels with your article numbers, barcodes, warehouse or retail tags |
| Batch assembly | Combining packages from different suppliers into one shipment with a single packing list |
All cargo handling takes place in China — in Guangzhou, Beijing, Yiwu and Hong Kong. We do not offer storage warehouses in Ukraine: our sites here work as transit points, not as a place where goods sit.
Where the batch goes next
| Method | Transit time | When it makes sense |
|---|---|---|
| Sea, LCL groupage cargo | 70 days | Regular batches from a few boxes upwards |
| Sea, FCL container | 70 days | When the assembled volume is enough for a full container |
| Rail | 35–45 days | A compromise between transit time and rate |
| Air | from 10 days | Expensive, light or urgent goods |
Departures from the warehouses in China by air, sea and rail run daily, and by road 1–2 times a week, so an assembled batch ships without waiting. Consolidation is often exactly what moves a client from LCL to a container: when the batch is assembled at the warehouse, the volume is clear in advance, and the decision is taken before the freight is paid, not after.
How the work is organised
Warehouse address and client code
You receive the warehouse address and your client code — all of your suppliers quote it.
The goods travel to the warehouse
Suppliers dispatch the goods themselves, or we collect them from factories across China.
Receiving
Recount, weighing, measuring, photos, a record in your personal account.
Batch assembly
The goods wait at the warehouse for the rest of the batch. On your request — repacking, reinforced packaging, marking, stickering.
Documents
We close the batch, prepare a single packing list and file the export declaration.
Shipment
By the chosen method — sea, rail, air or road. The rate is fixed before departure.
Customs clearance
Handled by our brokers, or we hand the cargo over to your broker at the terminal.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Quote · free of charge
We will give you a warehouse address and assemble your batch
Tell us how many suppliers you have, which cities they are in and roughly what the goods are. We will select a warehouse, give you the address with instructions for your suppliers, and calculate the rate for the assembled batch.