Data
Freight data and reference tables
Numbers we can stand behind, dated, with the method written next to them. We run the shipments these come from, so the figures are what a real quote and a real entry look like, not a market estimate. Quote any of it with a link back.
China to USA Shipping Price Index ›
Real door-to-door prices at 12 weights from 0.5 kg to 1,000 kg, generated from our live rate card rather than typed. 20 kg was $299.20 with duty included on September 15, 2026.
Chargeable weight reference ›
How volumetric weight is worked out, 15 real carton shapes with what each one bills, and the same cartons at three divisors. Ours is 6,000 cm³ per kg.
US import rules timeline ›
Every step from the end of the $800 de minimis exemption to the entry rules in force now, each with its Federal Register or Supreme Court citation. Sources last checked September 15, 2026.
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