Shipping Chairs: FCL vs LCL, and How to Not Overpay on Freight
If your order is over 250 units, FCL almost always wins. Under 200, LCL is usually right. The middle is the dangerous zone where both options look comparable and you can choose wrong.
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Landed Cost: What a China Office Chair Really Costs You
The FOB price is the start, not the answer. Freight, duty, last-mile and breakage all decide your actual margin. Here is a worked example with real 2026 numbers from buyers who shipped this quarter.
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Container Loading for Chairs: How Packing Decides Your Real Cost
Fitting 410 chairs in a 40HQ vs 320 chairs is a 25% freight cost difference per unit. The factory’s carton design and KD strategy decide which one you get.