air transport
Air freight is from airport to airport, that is, the sender agrees with an air freight company to transport his cargo from the nearest airport to the airport closest to the city where the recipient is located through an available airline. In this case, the freight rate is far. The freight is lower than the express freight, but the sender shall bear the transportation cost of its goods to the airport, and the recipient shall bear the customs clearance and transportation cost of the goods from the destination airport. This method is not recommended for small packages or documents less than 100kg
air express
package-transport service using airlines but distinct from airfreight because of special scheduling, handling, billing, pickup, and delivery
also : the packages so shipped
Export Commodity Inspection
Generally speaking, international air cargo services require inspection of export commodities (some commodities do not require inspection), while international express delivery does not.
time limit
International air and express delivery time is about the same, about a few days. In some places, international air freight is fast, and some international express is fast. For example, if the goods are sent to Tokyo, Japan, international air freight will be the fastest. The speed of time is mainly related to the following three factors.
Efficiency and strength of shipping companies
Airport flight schedule
Destination customs clearance speed
What is the difference between air freight and air express?
When people visit Taobao, shopping will be delivered to your door. Of course logistics is sometimes used. Usually many people will mix air and air express, so let’s talk about the difference between express and freight logistics. The difference between air freight and air express: Carriers mainly charge air freight forwarder fees through direct mail or air freight shippers. After the goods arrive, they will be handed over to the consignee by the relevant personnel of the air freight forwarder. In addition to the connection with the airline, it also relies on the help of air freight services. Most of the airlines operating air express are multinational companies that have grown around the world through wholly-owned or joint-venture deals and built a global network. Basically, air express is carried out within multinational companies. The postal service has been adopted by the Universal Postal Union with the postal organizations of most countries in the world. Mail is sent by the cooperation of the postal authorities of two or more countries. The scope of undertaking traditional air freight business is mainly based on trade in goods, and it is stipulated that the size of each item shall not be less than 5*10*20 cm. For the postal service, private correspondence is a top priority. The packaging requirements should not exceed 20kg per piece and the length should not exceed 1m. The size of air express mainly includes documents and packages. Meanwhile, these documents mainly refer to commercial documents and various printed materials. In general, the total weight of the package does not exceed 32 kg (including 32 kg). Or the outside of the package does not exceed 102 cm, and the three sides are less than 175 cm. With competition in the air transport industry, courier companies have relaxed package size requirements in order to attract more customers. The organizational form of traditional postal transportation management theory is relay transmission. Most air express companies use the central distribution theory or dial theory to organize the global network. In short, the express company will set up a distribution center (Centre) according to its actual business situation in the central region. Picking up goods from all over the country will be distributed and installed according to their own regions. In the evening, the plane flew to the distribution center, and each plane was replaced by express and flew back. The next morning, the local branch delivers the express mail to the recipient’s desk. This approach may seem unreasonable, but because the centralized distribution theory reduces intermediate links, the express process is simple and clear, errors are reduced, operational efficiency is improved, and delivery time is shortened, which has been proven to be economical and effective. The difference between air freight and air freight is mainly in the above three aspects
