Dayang Consolidation

Dayang specializes in sea freight consolidation between China and Australia. Whether you’re shopping in China or preparing items to send to family and friends in Australia, you can first ship everything to Dayang’s warehouse in China. Our team will combine the parcels into consolidated cartons and ship them to Australia by sea. Once the cargo arrives at port, it is handed over to a local delivery partner and brought to your door.

Sea freight is Dayang’s core service. Compared with air freight, it takes longer but costs significantly less per unit, making it especially suitable for heavy shipments and large numbers of items. Many Chinese people living in Australia buy a period’s worth of household goods in one go, such as seasonal clothing, bedding, kitchenware, books and small appliances. Once they have built up a batch, they send it all at once by sea, which spreads the freight cost across each item and makes it far more economical.

For first-time users

You can think of Dayang as a place in China that receives and organizes your parcels for you. Merchants don’t need to offer international shipping. They simply send your orders to the Dayang warehouse as ordinary domestic parcels. You also don’t need to deal separately with a domestic courier, an international freight forwarder and an Australian logistics company, because Dayang arranges everything from receiving your goods to final delivery.

Pricing and packing

Sea freight is usually charged based on a combination of volume and weight. The fuller and more compact the carton, the lower the cost per item. Before submitting your shipping request, you can share your item list with customer service so the warehouse can plan how to pack. Soft items such as clothing and bedding can be compressed and used to fill gaps, hard items such as books and cookware go at the bottom, and fragile items are wrapped individually and placed in the middle. This saves space and keeps your goods safer.

How it works

1. Get the warehouse’s delivery details from customer service and use them as the shipping address when you place orders on e-commerce platforms.
2. As parcels arrive, the warehouse signs for them and logs them.
3. Once you’ve confirmed that all your parcels have arrived, submit a shipping request and provide the recipient’s details in Australia.
4. The warehouse consolidates and packs your goods, weighs them, calculates the charges and arranges for them to be loaded onto a ship.
5. After the cargo arrives in Australia and clears customs, a local delivery partner delivers it to the recipient’s address.

Packing recommendations

During sea transport, cargo goes through a long journey and multiple handling stages, and the temperature and humidity inside the carton may change. How you pack matters. A safe approach is as follows: separate clothing and paper items into plastic bags to protect against moisture; keep fragile items in their original packaging with extra cushioning; fill any gaps in the carton with padding to prevent shifting; and use sturdy outer cartons secured with packing straps. When submitting your shipping request, let us know about any special items so the warehouse can handle them appropriately.

Time-sensitive shipments

For items needed by a certain date, such as supplies for the start of the school term or holiday gifts, we recommend planning well ahead and allowing ample time for sea transport and customs clearance. If a small number of items are urgent, you can also ask about other shipping methods separately.

Australian quarantine regulations

Australia has strict quarantine rules for incoming goods. Meat products, egg and dairy products, seeds, plants, some traditional Chinese medicines and items with soil on them generally cannot be shipped. Wooden items may be subject to inspection. Products containing batteries, liquids and powders must be declared in advance and may need to be sent through specific channels. If you’re unsure whether an item can be shipped, we recommend sending the product link to customer service for confirmation before you order, so that you avoid a situation where goods arrive at the warehouse but cannot be sent on.

Upon delivery

When you receive your cargo, we recommend that the recipient check the cartons in person for visible damage or moisture before unpacking and counting the contents. If there are any problems, please take photos and contact customer service promptly so that we can look into the matter.