what's up guys if you're Abbas on FBA seller where you're importing product to
your own retail shop once in a while you may have to air freight in the product
even though the air freight costs a lot more money than the ocean freight but if
you're running out of stock or you are doing a product lunch you may have to
air freight in the product so there's a lot of people have been asking me are
there are ways to save money we're not air freight in the product in this video
I'm gonna share with you five tips to save you some money when you air freight
the product let's get started
for those of you first time watching my video my name is Yu Ping Wong I have
helped small medium large even fortune 500 companies sourcing product from all
around the world I am here to share the best sourcing tips and tricks to help
you build success for your business tip number one ship loose what do I mean by
that when you have a many boxes to ship you
can put these many boxes on one pallet so you have the option to either ship
one pallet or ship many cartons loose which one is cheaper in my experience
when I quote with the free folders or free carriers I often find the loose
cartons cost a lot less than the pilothouse load because the loose
cartons will give the airline more flexibility to find space within their
cargo space to find space for your cartons versus they have to find one
designated spot for your pallet so that's why the loose cartons I found
often cost a lot less money than the palletized load so ship loose tip number
two is to get three quotes to door don't worry guys is very simple first get a
quote from your supplier say your a product from China to the United
States as your Chinese suppliers to give you every quote because they could use a
cheap Chinese free forwarder to move the freight why don't you ask the air
freight quote from them so you can compare the second quote you should get
is from the East breast carriers FedEx DHL UPS doesn't matter these rest
carriers have designated clients to move the freight from one airport to the
other this is especially needed when your air
freight load is less than 200 kg make sure you get a quote from these best
carriers their quote is two-door all-inclusive no surprise their rate
could be super competitive when your load is small the third quote you should
get it from your Freight folder because each freight forwarder when they move a
lot of air freight shipment from one Airport to the other they negotiate a
good discount with the particular airlines you never know if your freight
forwarders quote is better or not so get three quotes from your supplier from the
spreads carrier and you're freed folder and compare the only thing I need to
point out is when you ask the quote from your supplier or your forwarder make
sure you ask all-inclusive to two are quote because the area's best carriers
quote is to door you want everybody quote to be Apple to Apple to Apple so
you know which one gives you the most savings so you if you want it to save
money let them compete so you can win that's your tip number two get three
quotes to door tip number three is ask when you get a quote from your freight
forwarder don't take it as is ask them shop for a different airline
shop for a different flight schedule some times a day where to delay could
save you a few hundred dollars this is just like
if you're buying ticket for yourself the different flights get you different
airline the ticket price could be hugely different so if you wanted to save money
to air freighter your product make sure you ask tip number four is timing why
fight with the crowd you know during the Christmas and the new year the airline
ticket prices way more expensive than usual if it's possible at all trying not
to arrange the air freight during the major holidays not only the u.s.
holidays but the Chinese holidays as well Chinese New Year Chinese made
autumn festivals if you don't know all these Chinese holidays go to sourcing
warriors Facebook group download the beautifully laid out holiday schedule so
you can be prepared and organized so to save money on the air freight try to
avoid these major holidays tip number five is to be smart with your air
freight quantity what do I mean by that say you are F rating a thousand pieces
you get a quote from your supplier from FedEx from freed forwarder all of them
are very spensive now you're very frustrated let me ask you a question
have you thought about it - air freight 1,500 pieces or even 2,000 pieces the
reason is when you increase the air freight quantity the total air freight
cost may only increase marginally because a big portion of the air freight
cost are fixed cost pick up documentation clearance they're the same
cost it doesn't matter whether you air a thousand pieces or a two thousand pieces
so by balancing the total aired quantity and the total air freight cost you might
find a position where the margin impact makes the most sense for your air
freight case so be smart about your air freight quantity there you have it guys
five tips to save you some money when you air freight but I have one more
thing to share with you when you air freight please don't forget to ask your
supplier double-triple protect your product because the risk of damage
during air transportation increased dramatically there is no bigger waste of
money than spending a lot of money on air freight but receiving the shipment
damaged so this is especially important if you're sending the shipment directly
to Amazon warehouse you're not even seeing it so there you have it guys I
hope you enjoyed this video don't forget to give me a thumb up and by the way if
you have more questions feel free to message me in the facebook the sourcing
warriors Facebook and I will be happy to answer your questions until then i'll
see you soon have a brilliant day guys