China to Cargo Air Freight (Battery, Duty Paid)

China → France / Italy / Denmark / Finland / Austria / Sweden Air Duty-Paid Battery Cargo

Air freight from China to France and 5 other European destinations, quoted per KG. This is a commercial freight service for cargo moving in volume, not a parcel channel — the rate card below starts where courier pricing stops making sense.

This channel is quoted duty paid, which means the figure below already carries import duty and tax for France and 5 other European destinations — you are not asked for a second payment at the border. For reference, the underlying regime is: Import VAT 17–27%; duty 0–12% by TARIC. Duty-paid pricing is worth comparing carefully against a duty-unpaid quote, because the cheaper headline number is frequently the one that excludes the tax.

Space on this lane tightens through Sep–Nov, which is peak season for France and 5 other European destinations. Rates published outside that window are not a reliable guide to what you will pay inside it, so if your order lands in peak, book earlier rather than budgeting from an off-peak figure.

Current Rate Card

• 21+ — USD 45.17 per KG
• 45+ — USD 44.16 per KG
• 71+ — USD 43.15 per KG
• 100+ — USD 42.14 per KG
• 500+ — USD 41.63 per KG

Last refreshed 2026-08-06.

What This Rate Covers — and What It Does Not

Chargeable weight on this service is the greater of actual weight and volumetric weight, with volumetric calculated as length × width × height in centimeters divided by 6000. For anything light and bulky the volumetric figure is the one that bills, which is why carton dimensions are worth optimizing before you book rather than after the cargo is weighed at the airport.

• General commercial cargo. Battery, magnetic, liquid and powder content must be declared at booking, not on arrival
• Chargeable weight is the greater of actual and volumetric weight (divisor 6000)
• Fuel and security surcharges, remote-area delivery and oversize handling are quoted on top where they apply
• Clearance at destination is handled by the national EU customs authority
• France and 5 other European destinations de-minimis: EUR 150 — commercial consignments sit above it and are dutiable in full
• Destination conformity: CE marking + IOSS for low-value parcels

On the duty side, the applicable regime is: Import VAT 17–27%; duty 0–12% by TARIC. Those are planning references rather than a ruling: the rate that binds is the one assessed against your declared HS code at the moment of entry, and classification is where most landed-cost surprises actually originate. Duty and tax are settled in EUR at destination.

Every shipment needs a commercial invoice and a packing list that agree with each other, plus destination certification where the commodity requires it. The most common cause of delay we see is not the freight at all — it is a declared value or a goods description that does not match what is in the cartons, which turns a routine clearance into an inspection.