Sea freight from China to Ghana · also called China Import, Sea Guangzhou to Tema, by sea.
The same route, the slower way, for cargo that can wait.
- From
- Our warehouse in Guangzhou
- To
- Our warehouse in Tema
- Duration
- 45–60days on average
How it runs
- Step 1Received in Guangzhou
- Step 2Shipped to Tema
- Step 3Cleared, duties paid
- Step 4Ready in Tema
What the price covers
- Pickup from your supplierYour supplier delivers to our Guangzhou warehouseNot included
- Sea shippingIncluded
- Customs clearanceIncluded
- Import dutiesIncluded
- Delivery to the doorAvailable from Tema, quoted separatelyOn request
Getting it from Tema
Delivered to your address
Anywhere in Ghana, arranged when you collect or before arrival.
Receiving it elsewhere
Collected from a parcel office
Partner offices in all major towns and cities across Ghana. You collect from there.
Shared container sea freight
Your cartons travel in a shared container with other customers’ cargo, so you pay only for the space you use rather than for a whole container. This is often called groupage or LCL.
From our Guangzhou warehouse to Tema takes 45 to 60 days, with clearance and import duties included.
How sea freight from China is priced
- Cargo is charged per cubic metre (CBM), the space it takes up.
- The minimum charge is for 0.02 CBM. Anything smaller is charged at that minimum.
- Cargo heavier than 400 kg per CBM is charged on its weight divided by 400 instead. So 500 kg in 1 CBM is charged as 1.25 CBM.
- General goods get a lower rate per CBM as the volume grows.
- Diapers and sanitary towels, phones, tablets, laptops and TVs, and resin and heavy industrial machines each have a rate of their own. Resin and heavy machines are paid for before shipping.
- Above 20 CBM, the team quotes the shipment directly.
Working out your volume
Multiply the length, width and height of one carton in metres, then multiply by the number of cartons. Ten cartons of 60 by 40 by 40 cm come to 0.96 CBM.
Use the cargo calculatorQuestions people ask
A cubic metre: the space your goods take up. Give us the size of one carton and how many you have, and we can work it out.
There is no lower limit, but the minimum charge is for 0.02 CBM.
Yes, through Container Cargo, which the team prices per sailing. The China sea service on this page is for shared space.
No. Your supplier delivers to our Guangzhou warehouse, and we take it from there.
We ship this route from our Guangzhou warehouse only. If your supplier can send the goods there, we can ship them.
Yes. On both China routes, clearance in Ghana and import duties are part of the price.
Not on this route, because alcohol cannot travel in a shared load. The team can suggest another way to move it.
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