Why Shenzhen
Why ship through Shenzhen
Use Shenzhen when the factory map sits in Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan or Shenzhen and the box is ready for a mainland CY. Yantian and Shekou take the ocean load. SZX covers urgent air. Hong Kong free-port staging remains available when you need consolidation or document-heavy cargo, but a simple FCL rarely needs the cross-border truck.
Hubs
Yantian vs Shekou vs SZX
Yantian is the east-side deepwater hub for long-haul US, Europe and LATAM FCL and LCL. Shekou and western Pearl River terminals serve west-side factories and selected intra-Asia sailings. SZX is the air node for samples, peak restocks and high chargeable-weight freighter or belly space when the calendar beats ocean.
GBA factory flow
GBA factory flow
Pickup at the Dongguan, Foshan or Shenzhen factory, then truck to Yantian or Shekou CY, or to SZX cargo for air. Export docs and VGM must clear before cutoff. Missed CY cutoffs add a sailing. Cross-border to Hong Kong is a separate product when free-port staging is written into the scope.
Transit
Transit
Yantian to US West Coast about 12 to 15 days on fast service, 16 to 20 days standard, port to port. Door-to-door adds inland pickup, export and destination clearance. SZX air is airport-to-airport planning of about 1 to 3 days on major lanes when space holds.
Duty and documents
Duty and documents
HTS + Section 301 still apply. Shenzhen is China export, not a free-port rewrite of Made in China. DDP only with written IOR and ZIP. Commercial invoices and packing lists must match the factory, not the last terminal name.
What SIS does
What SIS does in Shenzhen
- Collect across Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan and Shenzhen factories
- Export docs and ocean booking at Yantian or Shekou
- SZX air booking for time-critical freight
- Coordinate destination clearance under the agreed Incoterm
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