Consolidated in China, delivered to your dock.
Consolidation as close to your factories as possible, sea, air or rail freight, customs clearance by our partners and delivery: a detailed quote, live monitoring, one point of contact.
- Europe
- UK
- United States
- Canada
- Switzerland
Multiple suppliers, one container.
Your factories deliver to a consolidation warehouse chosen based on their location and your needs. We fill the container to 100%, then handle everything through to your dock.
- Every batch received, counted and inspected before loading
- Factory release dates synchronized across suppliers
- Optimized loading plan, sealed and photographed
- One set of documents, one customs clearance, one delivery
Every transport option, decided for you.
Sea FCL & LCL
Shenzhen, Ningbo, Shanghai → Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Los Angeles, New York… 30 to 40 days door to door.
Air & express
Launches and urgent replenishments: departure within 48 hours, 5 to 8 days door to door.
Rail (Europe)
18 to 22 days to Duisburg, Lyon or Milan, reduced carbon footprint.
Customs & duties
HS / HTS classification, EORI, ISF 10+2 data for the United States; declarations by our licensed partner forwarders and brokers. Duties and taxes paid on your behalf and rebilled at cost; you, or your buyer, remain the importer of record.
3PL & e-commerce
Storage, B2B and e-commerce order preparation, Amazon FBA, returns — in Europe, the UK and the USA.
Insurance & tracking
All-risks ad valorem insurance; position, ETA and alerts in NOVASEA Bridge.
Third-party logistics: we store, prepare and ship for you.
Receiving your containers, storage, B2B and e-commerce preparation, returns: in our audited partner warehouses in Europe, the UK and the US.
- Receiving checked and scanned, stock visible in Bridge
- Pick and pack by unit or pallet, labeling, kitting
- Amazon FBA, Shopify, WooCommerce or your ERP, via API or EDI
Your containers on the map, your ETA up to date.
From loading onward, every container appears in NOVASEA Bridge: vessel, port calls, ETA at your port and at your warehouse, customs status, documents.
- Carrier and freight forwarder data, via API
- Delay alerts and automatically revised ETA
- Webhooks to your ERP or WMS
Estimate your landed cost.
Factory price, freight, duties, insurance and fees: compare sea, rail and air for your order.
- Product (factory price)81.7%$22,500
- Freight, customs clearance & delivery7.8%$2,138
- Customs duties3.5%$971
- Ad valorem insurance0.5%$133
- NOVASEA fees(8% of factory price)6.5%$1,800
Indicative estimate, excluding import VAT (recoverable). Actual freight rates and duties depend on the product, HS code and season: we confirm them in your quote.
The journey of a NOVASEA consolidated container.
One container, one document set, one delivery: every step is tracked.
Planning
Production end dates aligned, vessel booking, landed cost per unit calculated.
Warehouse receiving
Quantities, cartons and labeling checked on arrival; discrepancies handled with the factory.
Loading
Volume and stability optimized, loading photos, seal recorded in Bridge.
Transport & customs
Freight, insurance, documents; export and import clearance by our partner forwarders and brokers, duties and taxes paid on your behalf.
Delivery to your warehouse
Appointment, unloading, signed delivery note, project archived.
Incoterms, customs, VAT: the essentials.
EXW, FOB, DDP: which should you choose?
FOB to keep control of transport and pre-loading inspection; DDP for an all-inclusive landed price, duties included, if your supplier or its representative can be the importer in your market. In the US and Canada, your company remains the importer of record. We compare the options based on your volume and your organization.
How are customs duties calculated?
Based on the HS / HTS code and origin. EU and UK: most often 0 to 12% on the CIF value. US: HTS duties on the FOB value, plus possible additional duties on Chinese goods. We classify every product, for every market, from the quote stage.
Who is responsible for import compliance?
EU: an economic operator responsible established in the Union (GPSR); UK: a UK responsible person; US: the importer of record. We gather the technical documentation, check markings at inspection and coordinate an authorized representative in each market if needed.
To go further: Incoterms 2020.
Who pays for freight, who insures the goods, where the seller's liability ends: our complete guide, with a comparison table and our recommendations.
Read the Incoterms guide →Goods to ship? A detailed freight quote, line by line.
Origin, destination, volumes and ex-works dates: we compare sea, rail and air, consolidation included, all the way to your warehouse.
- Europe
- United Kingdom
- North America
- Tracking in Bridge