Where in China we deliver

Asian Express International Movers runs company offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with its head office in Hong Kong. These are the cities where your shipment is handled by our own staff rather than a subcontracted agent.

We deliver throughout mainland China and Hong Kong. The difference between the cities listed here and everywhere else is who handles the shipment on arrival: in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong that is an Asian Express office, and in the Pearl River Delta — Shenzhen included — it is our Guangzhou team.

That matters most at customs. Clearance of personal effects in China is a local process involving your documents and, often, a physical inspection. Having colleagues rather than contractors at that point is the difference between a query resolved in an afternoon and a shipment sitting in bond while messages cross time zones.

Destination cities

Removals to Shanghai

Our largest China destination. Direct sea routing from UK ports and an Asian Express office in the city.

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Removals to Beijing

Sea freight via the northern ports then inland to Beijing, cleared and delivered by our Beijing office.

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Removals to Guangzhou

Pearl River Delta routing, handled by our Guangzhou office.

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Removals to Shenzhen

Served from our Guangzhou office, an hour away, with delivery across the Shenzhen districts.

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Removals to Hong Kong

A separate customs territory with its own rules, and the Asian Express head office since 1979.

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UK collection areas

Where we collect from in the UK, and how consolidation works outside the South East.

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Moving somewhere else in China?

Chengdu, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Tianjin, Wuhan, Qingdao, Dalian and Xiamen are all regular destinations. They are served from the nearest of our offices with inland delivery onward, which affects the delivery timeline rather than the process. We have not built a page for each because there is nothing city-specific we could honestly tell you that this page does not already say — ask us and we will give you the routing for your actual address.

How the destination affects your quote

What changes between destination cities, and what does not.
Factor	Varies by city?	Why
Sea transit time	Slightly	Different port pairs and transhipment patterns
Inland delivery	Significantly	Distance from the arrival port to the delivery address
Customs process	No	Mainland China applies the same national framework at every port
Clearance duration	Somewhat	Port workload and whether inspection is called
Delivery access	By building, not by city	Lift size and compound access matter more than which city you are in
Hong Kong	Entirely different	A separate customs territory with its own import rules

Questions people ask before booking

Do you deliver outside the major cities?

Yes, throughout mainland China. Delivery to a smaller city or a provincial address is handled from the nearest of our offices with inland transport onward; expect the delivery leg to add days rather than weeks.

Is it cheaper to ship to a coastal city?

Generally yes, because inland transport in China is a real cost. A shipment to Shanghai or Guangzhou avoids the inland leg that Beijing or Chengdu deliveries involve.

Can I change my delivery address after the shipment has sailed?

Within the same city, usually. To a different city, it depends how far the shipment has progressed and may mean re-entering the goods. Tell us as soon as you know.