China Import & Export

Handling of goods from the Far East

Our promise

Low costs

Sea freight transport is by far the cheapest transport option.

Great experience

We have been arranging sea transport, including storage and handling solutions, since 1998.

Network

With our international network, we are your Far East expert.

Customs service

As a certified customs agency, we are happy to assist you with customs declarations.

Dörrenhaus in the Middle Kingdom

China Import / Export: China is by now one of the most interesting markets for German companies worldwide and has established itself as an important trading partner. Being internationally active therefore also means being present in Asia, especially in China.

China is home to 1.3 billion people or almost 20% of the world's population - in order to be able to operate competitively and competently here, Dörrenhaus takes care of your transport to and from China. We have the expertise, the business relationships and the experience in import and export.

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Benefit from ourrelationships in the metropolises of Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and all common port locations when importing / exporting from China!

From the first contact to the export-side processing of all country-specific formalities and regulations to the import-side processing free domicile: together with our company in Hong Kong, you have aninternational service provider and business partner at your sideat your side, who professionally accompanies your flow of goods from A-Z.

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Why Dörrenhaus?

  • All in-house

    We take care of all your logistics requirements from A to Z.

  • quality

    We are constantly working on improving processes and systems in our company and our networks.

  • reliability

    We have our own warehouses, our own fleet of vehicles and stand for long-term partnerships with our customers and suppliers.

  • Expertise

    We train forwarding agents and promote the further training of our committed employees.

  • Flexibility

    We stand for short decision-making processes and flexible solutions that we can implement quickly with our own staff and equipment.

  • Financial strength

    We are an economically sound company with a very good cash flow and can therefore always accompany all your cargo flows smoothly.

  • Honesty

    We will tell you clearly where you stand - with all the advantages and disadvantages.

  • Small and medium-sized enterprise

    We live the SME sector and stand for values such as reliability, innovation, fairness, passion and sustainability.

The transit time by ocean freight

The duration of the transit time can be significantly reduced with our multimodal solution.

The transit time by ocean freight categorised according to the destination of the freight:

  • Shanghai 30 days
  • Guangzhou 31 days
  • Ningbo 33 days
  • Qingdao 34 days
  • Dalian 35 days
  • Tianjin 38 days
  • Xiamen 30 days
  • Hong Kong 28 days

Export to China

Imports from China to Germany totalled over € 61.3 billion.

Exports to China total over € 85.8 billion annually from Germany alone. Moreover, the export volumeshows asteadily increasing trend.

There is enormous potential in the increasing demand of the Chinese middle class for foreign products with a high price-performance ratio. Utilise it! We are happy to advise you and help yourealise your export to China - just fill out our enquiry form.

AEO Certification

With the status of anauthorised economic operator (AEO), we take on the associated tasks for your import clearance, for example in Hamburg.

Generally, the goods aretransferred to aCustoms procedures, which is carried out usingATLAS(Automated Tariff and Local Customs Clearance System) and its subsystems. Common customs procedures areshipping, customs warehousing and refining procedures as well as release for free circulation (customs clearance).

This involves organising handling, storage or removal - depending on the structure of the forwarding order. Find out more at zoll.de

Import from China

Trading with products from China offers enormous opportunities:cost reduction, thus increasing the margin and a potentialcompetitive advantageover your competitors.

Generate real benefits from the opportunities offered by importing from China:We support youin the procurement of raw materials and in the search for suitable suppliers as well as in the importing and loading of goods.

As an expert China importer, we will gladly assist you.

Value of goods imported and exported from China

In 2020, China imported goods worth USD 2,065.96 billion. In 2021, this figure rose to USD 2,687.53 billion . The value of goods exported from China also rose from 2020 to 2021, from USD 2,589.96 billion in 2020 to a whopping USD 3,363.69 billion in 2021.

The right solution for every transport

Air freight is ideal for transporting goods in ashort time to the most remote places in the world. Even remote areas can be reachedquickly and easily by air freight. You can rely on rapid cargo handling,high safety standards, a precise process and benefit from our service partner network.

No other mode of transport that carries goods is as fast as the aeroplane.

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Goods train transport costs are on average 50 % cheaper than air freight and transit times are 50 % shorter than for sea freight. You do not have to book a full container load for rail transport. You can book thefreight space flexibly .

We guarantee that every item arrives safely and reliably at its destination.

More about the container train

We transport FCL or LCL container loads. FCL containers (Full Container Load) are containers that are fully packed by a shipper and unpacked directly at the recipient's premises.

LCL containers (Less than container load) is the term for goods containers that transport several goods from different senders. The container must be packed or unpacked directly at the port.

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Do you have any questions about our transport destinations? Contact us now!