Taobao sea shipping is the cheapest mode of delivering your Taobao order from China to Singapore. A typical shipping rate now in 2022 is about RMB400/cbm. This is about S$80 for a goods volume of 1 meter cube size. It doesn’t matter how heavy your goods are. They only count by the size that is occupied. This is the beauty of sea shipment.
Air shipment counts by volume as well as weight. 1Kg worth of goods will cost typically $10+. The same goods shipped by sea can be as little as $1+.
Sea shipment typically takes about 2 weeks from China to Singapore. So if your purchases are not urgent, sea shipment is a very cheap way of receiving your goods from Taobao. By air is about 1 week. It is possible that the shipment is dragged longer by another 2 weeks. This can be delayed by the custom in China or Singapore or both. It is important that the shipment does not contain illegal goods. You can check here for a list of restricted/prohibited items for sea shipment.
Besides needing 2 weeks for the delivery by sea shipping, the sea shipping operators will require a minimum goods volume of 1cbm to be willing to deliver to your place. If your goods are less than 1cbm, the operator will still be charging a minimum of 1cbm.
In order to maximize savings, Singaporean and Chinese friends living in Singapore organize themselves to consolidate their purchases in China’s warehouse and then ship their goods together as a group. This way allows them to maximize saving for their shipment.
Local Communities doing Sea Shipping in Singapore
If you think sea shipment is suitable for you, you can check out the various Taobao group shipping communities in Singapore. Join them and start group shipping together to take advantage of the low-cost shipping fee together as a community.
Current communities are available in Ponggol, Serangoon, Woodlands, Joo Seng, Tiong Bahru, etc…
Click here to check out our group shipping community in Singapore.
