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Featured · Freight13 novembre 20265 min read

Calcul du volume en CBM : la méthode du groupage

Le calcul du volume en CBM fixe le prix d'un groupage : on paie le plus grand du volume en mètres cubes ou du poids en tonnes. La méthode et un exemple chiffré.

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1. Customs11 novembre 2026 · 5 min

   Droit antidumping : 79 % sur la céramique chinoise

   Depuis le 7 février 2026, toute la vaisselle en céramique importée de Chine paie un droit antidumping unique de 79 %. Et l'Union mène plus de soixante autres enquêtes.

   

2. Practical9 novembre 2026 · 5 min

   Black Friday : pourquoi le stock se commande en septembre

   Le Black Friday se gagne en septembre. En logistique e-commerce à l'import, le stock du pic se planifie à rebours, de l'usine chinoise jusqu'à l'entrepôt, avant la Golden Week.

   

3. Freight6 novembre 2026 · 4 min

   Conteneur 20 ou 40 pieds : dimensions et choix

   Un 40 pieds offre deux fois le volume d'un 20 pieds sans coûter deux fois plus cher, mais il n'emporte guère plus de poids. Dimensions, charge utile et calcul.

   

4. Customs4 novembre 2026 · 4 min

   Small-parcel tax: €2 more since November

   Since 1 November 2026, every parcel sold at a distance from a third country pays a €2 handling fee per item category, on top of the €3 duty.

   

5. Freight2 November 2026 · min5

   China-France air freight: the last departures before Christmas

   After 11 November, cargo holds out of China fill up. China-France air freight remains the only route for Christmas: lead time, price and preparation.

   

6. Freight30 October 2026 · min4

   Freight quote: what each line contains

   Base freight, BAF, THC, security, documentation fees: a freight quote is read line by line. Knowing what each one covers is enough to compare two offers without surprises.

   

7. Practical29 October 2026 · min3

   Chinese New Year 2027: the importer's calendar

   Chinese New Year falls on 6 February 2027. To receive goods before the factory closures, the schedule is built backwards, and it is decided now.

   

8. Freight20 September 2026 · min2

   LCL or FCL: where the tipping point lies

   Groupage is billed by volume, a full container at a flat rate. So there is a precise volume above which the container costs less than groupage.

   

9. Customs20 September 2026 · min1

   Customs value, line by line

   Duties are not calculated on the price paid to the supplier, but on a reconstructed value. Here is what is added, what is deducted, and where the errors hide.

   

10. Practical20 September 2026 · min1

    The six documents that hold up customs clearance

    A container stuck at the port incurs demurrage every day. In the vast majority of cases, the cause lies in one of these six documents.

    

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