Air Freight — General Cargo

Scheduled Air Freight for Regular Shipments

Not every shipment is racing a deadline. For cargo moving on a planned schedule, general air freight delivers your goods from China to Africa significantly faster than ocean freight, at a predictable and cost-effective rate.

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CN · Origin → AF · Destination

 

General cargo air freight is what we book for the bulk of day-to-day commercial shipments — stock replenishments, machinery parts, electronics, and manufactured goods. We consolidate smaller shipments on regular scheduled routes to optimize costs, or allocate dedicated airline capacity when cargo volumes require it.

Consolidated & Scheduled Booking

Smaller shipments are grouped into regular lane consolidations to reduce freight spend. Larger shipments are assigned dedicated allotment on scheduled commercial flights.

Transparent Volumetric Pricing

Rates are strictly calculated on chargeable weight (the greater between gross weight and volumetric weight), ensuring complete cost predictability before departure.

Standard Commercial Commodities

Designed for dry commercial goods, machinery components, electronics, and textiles that do not require active temperature control or hazardous material handling.

Documentary & Customs Support

Air Waybill (AWB) issuance, export declaration filing in China, and import compliance verification coordinated by our specialist trade teams.

Milestone Tracking via myCall

Monitor key progress updates through our myCall portal, from origin warehouse receipt to airport departure, arrival, and final release.

Flexible Airport or Door Terms

Select Airport-to-Airport if managing local cartage independently, or Door-to-Door if you require CALL to coordinate origin collection and destination trucking.

When General Cargo Makes Sense

General air freight is the ideal solution for planned inventory restocking, standard commercial shipments, and orders where a short transit window is sufficient without paying premium express surcharges. If your shipment faces an immediate stockout risk, requires strict temperature control, or contains dangerous goods, please explore our Express & Time-Critical service.

Commonly Shipped Commodities

Retail & E-Commerce Stock Industrial & Machine Parts Electronics & Appliances Automotive Components Textiles & Garments