Shipping air freight out of South China on Nov 16–22? Check your booking now.

 ⚠️ Shipping air freight out of South China on Nov 16–22? Check your booking now.

The APEC Leaders’ Meeting takes place in Shenzhen on Nov 18–19. Advisories from DHL and GEODIS point to major cargo restrictions at SZX from Nov 16–20.

What to expect:

• SZX: cargo flights may be suspended or diverted. Belly cargo on passenger flights may be restricted, and extra security checks may slow trucking to airport warehouses.

• CAN: volumes may rise as cargo is redirected. Some airlines are tightening warehouse acceptance, for example within 24 hours before passenger flights or 36 hours before freighters. Please reconfirm with your airline and terminal.

• Cargo needing identification or appraisal reports, DG, batteries and liquids: don’t assume current acceptance arrangements will hold.

What we recommend:

Urgent cargo: consider departing from HKG via cross-border trucking. Confirm capacity, acceptance and schedules before you switch.

Flexible cargo: deliver earlier, book space 3–4 days ahead and prepare documents early.

Sensitive cargo: confirm acceptance with the airline and warehouse before dispatch.

The real question isn’t “is there a flight?” It’s “can the cargo be accepted, trucked in, loaded and departed on time?”

How is your team adjusting routing for mid-November?

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