Compare the same cargo, service scope, currency, quote validity and timing boundaries. No carrier or gateway is assumed to be cheaper.
BEFORE YOU ENQUIRE
Service suitability and enquiry checklist
Review these conditions before preparing an enquiry. Preliminary review, carrier acceptance and a final quotation are separate steps. Options depend on complete cargo details, the requirements of each transport leg and carrier acceptance. You do not need to choose a departure gateway first.
Suitable clients
Chemical, reagent and dangerous goods shippers checking whether an existing quote includes the full scope.
Customers comparing mainland departure, routing through Hong Kong or another feasible option.
Procurement teams reviewing payer accounts, service scope and timing boundaries rather than price alone.
Documents and cargo details
Redacted quotations showing service name, currency, validity, inclusions, exclusions and rating basis.
Product information and complete MSDS documents, actual package dimensions, gross weights, piece counts and net quantities.
Origin, destination, recipient import readiness, requested delivery date and delivery scope.
Payer, proposed account and the party responsible for taxes; account eligibility requires separate confirmation.
Review steps
Check whether classification, packaging and routes can be assessed first.
Align the same cargo, scope, currency, validity and chargeable-weight basis across quotes.
List origin, international, destination and exceptional charges separately and flag unconfirmed items.
Compare full costs and timings using the same start and end points; decide after shipment-specific quotation confirmation.
Possible reasons for refusal
Withhold a lower-cost conclusion when quotes omit charges or cover different scopes.
A low price is not an executable option if cargo or account acceptance or recipient import requirements are unmet.
Do not proceed on an existing quote while dimensions, weight, validity or payment responsibilities remain unconfirmed.
Cost components
Origin: pickup, road handover, documents, packaging and storage.
International transport: freight for the applicable chargeable weight and any fuel, dangerous goods, dry ice or remote area surcharges.
Destination: clearance service, taxes, recipient handling and final delivery, with inclusions and exclusions identified.
Exceptions: inspection, storage, corrections or returns according to actual events and agreed terms; no fixed savings percentage is promised.
FedEx Hong Kong dangerous goods shippingCheck dangerous goods service and acceptance limits; confirm the actual product, quantities, destination and shipment with the carrier.
IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR)Reference for air dangerous goods classification, packing, marks, labels and documents; use the edition and variations applicable on the shipping date.
Checked on
· This date records the check of public rule sources and the service conditions described on this page. The rules in force and carrier confirmation apply to each shipment.
After preparing your cargo details, share them by WeCom or email. Acceptance and the final quotation require confirmation for the shipment.
Billable weight, fuel, dangerous goods, remote area and account charges
Origin handling
Pickup, road transport, documentation, packaging and warehousing
Destination and payment
Customs/recipient handling, taxes, payer eligibility and currency
Time
Information review, pickup, cross-border transfer, carrier acceptance, air leg, customs and final delivery
Information required
Product names and complete MSDS revisions
Origin, destination/postcode and requested delivery date
Quantity per inner packaging, piece counts and box dimensions/weights
Available packaging photographs and previous carrier responses
Fictional delivery sample — not a completed shipment
Fictional input: quote A lists international freight only; quote B includes pickup and packaging. The payer and destination charges are unconfirmed.
Example output: mark the quotes as not comparable, then clarify origin, international, destination and payment cost boundaries. No savings percentage is claimed.