Freight Quote Checklist
A useful quote starts with complete shipment facts
A postcode and total weight are not enough for bulky cargo, customs planning, or special final delivery. Use this checklist before requesting a quote.
Cargo
- □ Commodity and material
- □ Pieces and packaging
- □ Total weight and CBM
- □ Largest and heaviest piece
- □ Special or regulated attributes
- □ Declared value and HS code if known
Route
- □ China pickup city
- □ Supplier count
- □ Destination country, city, and postcode
- □ Commercial, warehouse, FBA, or residential address
- □ Cargo-ready date
- □ Preferred mode or request a recommendation
Delivery
- □ Dock or forklift availability
- □ Liftgate or manual unloading
- □ Appointment requirement
- □ Truck access restrictions
- □ Remote-area status
- □ Indoor delivery or other special service
What should appear in the written quote
✓ Pickup and China-origin handling
✓ Main transport mode and scope
✓ Customs brokerage and importer arrangement
✓ Duty and tax treatment
✓ Destination delivery type
✓ Known surcharges and exclusions
✓ Quote validity period
✓ Insurance only when specifically requested and confirmed
A written scope improves clarity but cannot eliminate shipment-dependent events such as customs examination, reclassification, inaccurate cargo data, remeasurement, storage, waiting, failed appointments, or changed destination requirements.
Have the shipment details ready?
Use the detailed quote form and we will review route and cargo fit before confirming a written scope.