Shipping jewelry and accessories from China to the USA: cost and delivery time
Prices from our live rate card, updated
200 pieces of fashion jewelry (3 kg) cost $55.16 to ship from China to a US address by air, door to door, in 6 to 12 working days, with US customs and import duty included in that price. A few sample pieces are $12.30.
Jewelry is small and light, so air is almost always the right choice. The two things that move the price are a brand logo, which puts the same 3 kg on a branded channel at $78.98, and a high declared value, which a person checks before we confirm.
What it costs to ship jewelry and accessories from China
Prices from our China warehouse to a US address, with duty included where the row says so. Billed weight is the actual weight or the carton volume (length x width x height in cm, divided by 6,000), whichever is higher. Sea prices are shown from 100 kg; below that, ask for a sea quote.
| Shipment | Billed weight | Air |
|---|---|---|
| A few sample pieces0.3 kg | 0.3 kg | $12.306 to 12 working days, duty included |
| 200 pieces of fashion jewelry3 kg | 3 kg | $55.166 to 12 working days, duty included |
| 3 kg of goods with a brand logo3 kg · branded channel | 3 kg | $78.986 to 12 working days, duty included |
| Mixed accessories, 2 cartons20 kg, 2 x 50 x 40 x 30 cm | 20 kg | $305.166 to 12 working days, duty included |
Real jewelry and accessories requests, priced today
Shipments people recently asked us to price, with names removed, re-run through today's rates. Where no carton size was given, the price uses actual weight, so bulky cartons would cost more.
| Shipment | Billed weight | Air |
|---|---|---|
| 100 press-on nail sets, 100 bracelets, 100 necklaces from Yiwu13 kg | 13 kg | $200.996 to 12 working days, duty included |
| Sunglasses from Guangdong4.3 kg | 4.3 kg | $75.816 to 12 working days, duty included |
| Jewelry with a $300 declared value from Guangzhou0.8 kg | 0.8 kg | $20.256 to 12 working days, duty included |
How long it takes
Air, door to door
6 to 12 working days
from the day it leaves our China warehouse, up to about 35 kg, duty included
Air consolidation
10 to 14 days
from about 50 kg, duty paid at import
Sea, door to door
30 to 40 days
priced from 100 kg, duty included
Add the time your supplier needs to get the cartons to our China warehouse by domestic courier. That leg is your supplier's and is not in our price. Full shipping time breakdown ›
What changes the price for jewelry and accessories
Branded pieces ship on the branded channel
Unbranded pieces ship on the general rate, $18.39 per kg on a 3 kg parcel. We legally ship branded jewelry, watches and sunglasses on the branded channel at $26.33 per kg, with an instant price like everything else.
Declared value has a ceiling
Our door-to-door air service accepts up to $800 of declared value per recipient per day. Fine jewelry, gold, silver and anything above that is checked by a person, who confirms how it can travel before you get a firm offer.
Weight, not volume, sets the bill
Jewelry is dense, so it bills on actual weight unless the retail packaging is bulky. Gift boxes and display cards can double the billed weight; ship them flat when you can.
Duty is in the price on small orders
On our door-to-door air service (up to about 35 kg of general goods), US import duty is inside the price you see and nothing is collected at your door. Most jewelry and accessory orders sit well inside that limit.
US rules for importing jewelry and accessories
Jewelry needs a formal US customs entry with the right HS code, and it has to show where it was made. Each piece, or its retail card or package where the piece is too small to mark, should carry the country of origin. Country of origin marking.
Children's jewelry is regulated much more tightly than adult pieces, so decide who the jewelry is for before you order it.
- Children's jewelry: pieces designed for kids 12 and under are children's products under the CPSIA, with a federal lead limit, third-party lab testing and a Children's Product Certificate. Several states also limit cadmium in children's jewelry.
- Quality marks: if a piece is stamped "925", "sterling" or with a karat mark, the mark must be accurate and, under federal law, accompanied by a registered or applied-for US trademark of whoever stands behind it.
- Sunglasses: in the US, sunglasses count as medical devices. The lenses must pass an impact resistance test and the customs entry carries FDA details, so tell us when an order includes them.
- Press-on nails: nail glue is a liquid, and liquids move a carton onto a costlier channel. Ask the supplier to leave the glue out, or tell us it is included.
Packing jewelry to pay less and arrive intact
- Bag each piece or set individually so chains do not tangle and plating does not scratch in transit.
- Ship gift boxes and display cards flat and assemble them in the US; empty boxes bill on their volume.
- Keep branded and unbranded goods in separate cartons, so only the branded carton pays the branded rate.
- Put the invoice value per piece on the packing list. A realistic declared value clears customs faster than a round guess.
Get your exact price
Tell us what you are shipping, the weight and carton size. The instant offer uses the same rates as the tables above.
Common questions
How much does it cost to ship jewelry from China to the USA?
Around $18.39 per kg by air for unbranded fashion jewelry, door to door with duty included. A few samples are $12.30, and a 20 kg order of mixed accessories is $305.16.
Can I ship branded jewelry or sunglasses?
Yes. We legally ship branded jewelry and sunglasses on the branded channel, which costs a little more per kg, and the instant offer prices them on the spot.
Should I ship jewelry by sea?
Rarely. Sea prices are shown from 100 kg (below that, ask for a sea quote), and jewelry orders are usually a few kilos, where air costs little and arrives in 6 to 12 working days instead of 30 to 40 days.
What about expensive jewelry?
Our door-to-door service accepts up to $800 of declared value per recipient per day. For fine jewelry above that, a person checks the shipment and confirms how it can travel before we give you a firm price. We do not carry or sell cargo insurance; for high-value pieces read our cargo insurance guide.
When do I pay?
After your parcel arrives at our China warehouse and is counted and weighed. The invoice uses the measured numbers, you pay by ACH from any US bank account with no fee, and nothing is due at delivery.