Shipping & tracking tools
Estimate chargeable weight before you book, or find carrier schedules, cargo updates and China customs status for shipments on the move.
Sailing schedules
Choose a shipping line to check departures, arrivals and transit times between your origin and destination ports.
What to enter on the carrier site
Choose Point to Point or Port to Port, then select your ports and departure date.
All schedule sources
Sea freight tracking
Enter your container number and we’ll suggest the shipping line when its prefix is recognised. For a bill of lading or booking number, choose the line on your paperwork.
Why might the shipping line differ?
The four letters in a container number identify its registered owner or operator. If the box is leased or your bill of lading names a different line, choose the line on your paperwork.
All sea tracking sources
Air cargo tracking
Enter your master air waybill number (MAWB). The first three digits identify the issuing airline so you can go straight to its cargo tracking page.
Only have a house air waybill (HAWB)?
Ask your freight forwarder for the master air waybill. Use Flight status if you only want to check whether a flight has departed or landed.
Planning a new shipment? Estimate its chargeable weight with the air freight calculator.
Supported airline prefixes
- 784 · China Southern Air Logistics
- 880 · Hainan Airlines Cargo
- 731 · Xiamen Airlines Cargo
- 999 · Air China Cargo
- 112 · China Cargo Airlines
- 160 · Cathay Cargo
- 081 · Qantas Freight
Courier tracking
Enter the parcel tracking number. We’ll suggest a courier when the format gives us a good match, and pass the number to its tracking page where supported.
When a courier needs you to paste the number
If a courier’s page doesn’t accept the number in its link, use Copy number & open, then paste it into the tracking field. Some couriers also ask for phone verification.
Preparing parcels for dispatch? Estimate their chargeable weight with the courier calculator.
China customs status
Check the clearance progress of sea or air cargo entering or leaving China through China’s International Trade Single Window.
How to check
- Select 进口 (import) or 出口 (export).
- Select 水运 (sea) or 空运 (air).
- Enter a declaration number, unified reference or transport document number, then complete the official verification step if shown.
Enter customs references directly on the official site. This lookup covers China’s side of the shipment.
Vessel position
Enter the vessel name or number from your shipping documents. ShipFinder (ShipXY) opens with that vessel or its search results.
What a vessel position tells you
The map shows the ship’s last reported AIS position. To see whether your own container was loaded, discharged or delivered, use Sea freight tracking.
Flight status
Check departures and arrivals on FlightAware or FlightStats. Their public flight status pages work without a paid trial.
Public flight status sources
Checking whether your shipment is on the flight?
Use Air cargo tracking with your master air waybill to confirm cargo events.
Air freight calculator
Compare the shipment’s total actual weight and total volumetric weight. The higher one is the estimated chargeable weight.
Include packaging. Use one line for pieces with the same dimensions and gross weight.
Complete all dimensions, quantity and gross weight to see your results.
Complete all cargo details to see which weight applies and the estimated chargeable weight.
— pieces · Total volume m³ / CBM
This is an estimate before carrier rounding and minimum charges. Final billing depends on the service rules and the carrier’s measurements.
Drag the dog, or tap it for a little run. You can also use the arrow keys.
Courier calculator
For each parcel, we use whichever is higher: its actual weight or its volumetric weight. We add those weights to estimate the total chargeable weight.
Include packaging. Use one line for pieces with the same dimensions and gross weight.
Complete all dimensions, quantity and gross weight to see your results.
Complete all cargo details to see which weight applies and the estimated chargeable weight.
— pieces · Total volume m³ / CBM
This is an estimate before carrier rounding and minimum charges. Final billing depends on the service rules and the carrier’s measurements.
Drag the dog, or tap it for a little run. You can also use the arrow keys.