Hello everyone, welcome to my channel. If you often ship goods from China, you must have met this problem: you get a very low shipping price at first, but when the cargo is almost arriving, the forwarder asks you to pay many extra fees that you never knew before. Today I will show you the 5 most common hidden fees in international shipping, explain every fee clearly, and tell you how to avoid paying extra money.
 
The first hidden fee is fuel surcharge. This fee is charged by shipping lines and airlines, because fuel price changes all the time. Many forwarders do not tell you this fee in the first quote. So you must always ask: is fuel surcharge already included in the price?
 
The second fee is warehouse handling fee. This is the cost for loading, unloading and moving your cargo in the port warehouse. It is a small but common fee. A reliable forwarder will tell you this cost clearly before you ship.
 
The third one is customs inspection fee. Sometimes customs will check your goods randomly. This fee is not controlled by freight forwarders, but a good forwarder must tell you the risk and the possible cost in advance.
 
The fourth hidden fee is delivery or trucking fee. Many cheap quotes only include shipping to the port, not delivery to your door. So you must confirm: is the service door to door, all inclusive?
 
The fifth fee is document fee. It includes invoice, packing list, customs declaration and other paperwork. Normally it is a small fixed fee. If a forwarder charges very high document fee, you need to be careful.
 
So the best way to avoid all hidden fees is very simple. Just ask your forwarder one question: please give me all in price, no extra fees later.
 
If you need a transparent, honest and reliable freight forwarder from China to worldwide, you can contact me for a free quote. I will provide clear price and stable shipping service. If you like this video, please like and subscribe for more useful shipping tips.