Door-to-door service including customs clearance: ● DDP (Delivered Duty Paid / Delivery after Payment), ● DAP (Delivered At Place / Delivery at Destination). Door-to-door service excluding customs clearance: ● EXW (Ex Works / Factory Delivery), ● FCA (Free Carrier / Free Carrier).

Common international trade terms include EXW, FCA, CPT, CIP, DAP, DPU, DDP, etc. Among them, some terms are particularly suitable for door-to-door services, such as DAP (Delivered At Place), DPU (Delivered at Place Unloaded) and DDP (Delivered Duty Paid).

A clothing company shipped 500 kg of clothing from Shanghai to Dubai. The cargo volume is 2 cubic meters. ● Air freight: about $5-6/kg, a total of about $2,500-3,000. ● Airport fee: about $150-200. ● Customs clearance fee: about $100-150. ● Insurance: about 0.3% of the value of the goods. Assuming the value of the goods is $20,000, the insurance is about $60.

Goods suitable for door-to-door service: ● Small electronic products ● Fashion clothing and accessories ● Medical devices and pharmaceuticals ● High-end luxury goods ● Industrial equipment and machinery parts ● Furniture and household goods ● Fresh food

Door-to-door service is more convenient, and the shipper does not need to worry about customs clearance and delivery issues; while door-to-port service requires the consignee to have certain logistics operation capabilities.

Door-to-door shipping is a comprehensive logistics service that covers all transportation links from the departure point of the goods (such as factories, warehouses) to the final destination (such as customers or retail stores).

Door-to-door air freight is an all-inclusive logistics service that covers all transportation links from the departure point of the goods (such as factories, warehouses) to the final destination (such as customers or retail stores).