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Shipping container types and sizes for importers: 20ft, 40ft, and high cube dimensions, capacity and payload, special formats, and the US road-weight limit.
Demurrage, detention, and per-diem explained: which clock is which, typical free time and daily rates, the FMC billing rule, and how importers stop the charges.
FCL vs LCL for US importers: the cost stack line by line, the 13 to 15 CBM break-even, transit and handling differences, and when each mode wins.
Ocean freight rates explained: what the base rate covers, every surcharge from BAF to GRI one by one, why rates move, and seven ways to cut the cost.
Shipping time from China to every major US port: direct and all-water ranges, origin-port differences, transshipment, seasonality, and the door-to-door math.
CBM explained for importers: the cubic meter formula with worked examples, a full conversion reference, CBM to KG chargeable weight, and container capacities.
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