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Air Freight

Air freight is the fastest way to move cargo across long distances — typically 1–5 days door-to-door. It’s the right call for urgent, high-value, perishable or time-critical shipments where the cost of delay outweighs the freight premium.

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When air freight makes sense

Choose air for cargo that is light relative to its value, must arrive fast, or spoils — electronics, spare parts, pharma, samples, fashion drops and perishables. On many lanes, avoiding a stockout or freeing cash tied up in transit pays for the premium.

Air is usually 4–8× the price of sea per kilogram, so it rarely suits heavy, bulky or low-value cargo.

How air freight is priced

Air is billed on chargeable weight — the greater of actual weight and volumetric weight (length × width × height in cm ÷ 6000). Low-density cargo is penalised, so bulky-but-light shipments get expensive quickly.

Use our chargeable-weight calculator before you book so there are no surprises.

FAQs

How long does air freight take?

Typically 1–5 days door-to-door depending on the lane, customs and trucking on both ends. Express services can be faster; consolidated air can be slower.

Is air freight worth the extra cost?

For urgent, high-value or perishable cargo, usually yes — the avoided cost of delay, spoilage or stockout often exceeds the premium over sea.

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