
What kind ofair transportIs the agent reliable?
Choosing an air carrier needs to focus on three core competencies:
- Coverage of Aircraft ResourcesA quality agent should hold IATA qualifications and maintain long-term cooperation with at least3 mainstream airlines (such as National Airlines, Lufthansa, Emirates)
- Special Goods Handling ExperienceProfessional packaging, declaration and transportation for dangerous goods/cold chains/high value goods
- Capacity for Digital Services:2025 Industry standard requires agents to provide real-time cargo tracking systems (such as WebTrack) and electronic delivery services
What Key Expenses Should Air Transport Offer Include?
The normative offer should clearly distinguish between the following costs:
- Basic shipping charges (per size/heavy weight)
- Additional costs :
- Fuel supplement (2025 year Q2 airline average charge $0.45/kg)
- Safety Insurance Premium (usually 0.3% of the cargo value)
- Airport operating charges (for example, Hong Kong HACTL charges are lower than Shanghai Pudong12%)
- Prepaid port charges (including clearance, storage, shipping, etc.)
How to Avoid Air Freight Detention by Customs?
In accordance with the latest trade compliance requirements of 2025, special attention should be paid to:
- The HS code declaration must be accurate to8-10 bits, especially in relation toSemiconductors and medical equipmentGoods of sensitive categories.
- The accompanying documents must includeDeclaration of Origin(Especially exports to the EU require compliance with CBAM border carbon tax declaration requirements)
- Lithium batteryGoods must provide UN38.3 test reports and1.2 Meter Drop Test Certification
What are the common causes of delayed flights?
Industry data for the past three years showed that the main delay factors include:
- Flight meltdown (2025 still implements a dynamic meltdown mechanism, it is recommended to choose a multi-hub port solution)
- Cargo security inspection anomalies (accounting for 38% of delay cases, requiring advance X-ray pre-inspection)
- Non-match of single certificate (especially business invoices and container data errors greater than5% will trigger an artificial audit)
How to Buy Air Transport Insurance?
Recommended adoptionAnnual Insurance + Single Ticket Additional InsuranceThe Combined Program:
- Major accidents such as fires and crashes
- Additional high value goodsAll Risks Clause (All Risks)
- Special attention is paid to the provision of exceptions for war risks, Middle East routes recommend separate insurance
How to reduce air transportation costs?
Three major enhancement strategies recommended by seniors:
- Puzzle Optimization (Using AI Distribution System to Reduce15% Volume Weight)
- Dynamic Cockpit Strategy (Please pay attention to quarterly promotions, such as2025Q4
- Customs pre-clearance processing (72-hour advance declaration for customs fast track)
How to effectively claim loss of goods damage?
must follow.The Four Steps of Evidence:
- Immediate port of arrival.Unlocked video
- Having aircraft or ground equipment.Reporting of abnormalities
- Issued by a third - party inspection agencyLoss Assessment Report
- Requests are required14 calendar daysSubmitted within
What are the special requirements for air transport in emerging markets?
Special considerations for Africa and South America:
- Nigeria is neededSONCAP certificationThe original goods.
- Brazil must provideImporter CNPJ tax numberCertificate of value added tax
- Saudi Arabia executionSABER systemCompulsory authentication, electronic certificate must be uploaded48 hours in advance
How to Choose the Best Air Transport Route?
A multidimensional assessment model is recommended:
- Date of validity: Reference airline announcedOTP on-time performance rate(2025 year for Hansa Airlines with92.7% top)
- Economics: Compare transfer costs from different hub ports (for example, save $0.8/kg by transfer from Dubai to Singapore)
- Stability: Avoiding politically sensitive areas (currently Ukraine’s airspace remains a high-risk area)
How big is the impact of digital transformation on airline operators?
The 2025 industry has achieved three major technological breakthroughs:
- Blockchain shipping bills (average shortened12 hourly clearance time)
- Intelligent early warning system (predicts the potential risk of 72% in advance)
- Digital twin warehouses (input efficiency increased40%, error rate reduced to0.3%)