DDP Sea Freight Case: Shipping from Shenzhen to an Amazon FBA Warehouse in California

This representative case is based on a typical China-to-USA shipment handled under a standard DDP logistics process.

A U.S.-based Amazon seller needed to ship home storage products from three suppliers in Guangdong, China, to an Amazon FBA warehouse in California.

The customer wanted one freight forwarder to manage the complete shipment. The required services included supplier pickup, cargo consolidation, export handling, ocean freight, customs clearance, duty handling, and final delivery.

After reviewing the cargo size, delivery schedule, and shipping budget, Efan Logistics prepared an LCL sea freight solution with DDP door-to-door service.

Shipment Overview

• Origin: Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Foshan, China

• Destination: Amazon FBA warehouse in California, USA

• Cargo: Plastic home storage products

• Number of Suppliers: 3

• Number of Cartons: 186 cartons

• Total Gross Weight: 3,920 kg

• Total Volume: 18.6 CBM

• Shipping Method: LCL sea freight

• Service Type: DDP door-to-door delivery

• Port of Loading: Yantian Port, Shenzhen

• Destination Port: Port of Long Beach

• Warehouse Receiving Date: May 6, 2026

• ETD: May 12, 2026

• ETA: June 1, 2026

• Customs Release Date: June 4, 2026

• Final Delivery Date: June 8, 2026

• Total Door-to-Door Transit Time: 33 days

What Problems Did the Customer Face?

The customer purchased products from three different suppliers. Each supplier had a different production schedule and pickup address.

The first supplier was located in Shenzhen. The second supplier was located in Dongguan. The third supplier was located in Foshan.

The customer did not want each factory to arrange a separate international shipment. Separate shipments would increase the total freight cost and create more customs and delivery work.

The customer also needed to meet Amazon FBA receiving requirements. Each carton needed the correct FBA label. The carton quantities also needed to match the shipment plan.

The customer was not familiar with U.S. customs clearance and local warehouse delivery. Therefore, the customer wanted one logistics company to manage the shipment from China to the final Amazon warehouse.

How Did Efan Logistics Plan the Shipment?

Efan Logistics first collected the packing lists, commercial invoices, supplier addresses, carton dimensions, product information, and Amazon warehouse details.

Our operations team created a pickup schedule for the three suppliers. The team arranged for all goods to be delivered to our China warehouse and consolidation facility.

The warehouse team checked the carton quantities after each batch arrived.

The first supplier delivered 68 cartons. The second supplier delivered 74 cartons. The third supplier delivered 44 cartons. The final total was 186 cartons.

The warehouse team also checked the outer packaging and shipping labels. Two cartons had damaged outer packaging. The team informed the customer and replaced the damaged cartons before export.

Because the total volume was 18.6 CBM, the customer did not need to book a full container. Our team recommended LCL ocean freight, which allowed the customer to pay for the space used by the cargo.

How Was the Shipment Handled?

1. Supplier Pickup

Efan Logistics contacted each supplier and confirmed the cargo-ready date.

The Shenzhen shipment was collected on May 4. The Dongguan shipment was collected on May 5. The Foshan shipment was collected on May 6.

All cargo arrived at the consolidation warehouse by May 6.

2. Cargo Consolidation

The warehouse team placed the products from the three suppliers into one shipment.

The team measured the final cargo volume and checked the total gross weight. The final shipment contained 186 cartons, with a total volume of 18.6 CBM and a gross weight of 3,920 kg.

The team also checked the FBA carton labels before the cargo left the warehouse.

3. Export Documents

The operations team reviewed the commercial invoice, packing list, product descriptions, declared value, consignee details, and destination information.

The customer confirmed the final documents before export.

The cargo was then delivered to the export warehouse near Yantian Port.

4. Ocean Freight

The shipment departed from Yantian Port on May 12, 2026.

The cargo was loaded into a shared container under an LCL shipping arrangement. The vessel arrived at the Port of Long Beach on June 1, 2026.

Efan Logistics provided updates after cargo pickup, warehouse receiving, container loading, vessel departure, vessel arrival, customs release, and final delivery.

5. Customs Clearance

After the cargo arrived in the United States, the customs clearance process started.

The shipment documents had been reviewed before departure. Therefore, the customs broker did not need to request major document corrections.

The cargo was released on June 4, three days after arrival.

The shipment was handled under the agreed DDP service scope. The customer did not need to contact a separate customs broker or arrange duty payment independently.

6. Amazon FBA Delivery

After customs clearance and LCL deconsolidation, the cargo was transferred to the local delivery warehouse.

The local team confirmed the Amazon delivery requirements and arranged the delivery appointment.

The shipment was delivered to the Amazon FBA warehouse in California on June 8, 2026.

The driver completed the delivery and provided proof of delivery.

What Was the Result?

The shipment was completed in 33 days from warehouse receiving in China to final delivery in California.

The customer combined goods from three suppliers into one shipment. This reduced the need for separate export bookings, separate customs entries, and separate final deliveries.

The final shipment results included:

• All 186 cartons were delivered.

• No cartons were reported missing.

• Two weak cartons were replaced before export.

• The customs clearance process was completed without a major document correction.

• The Amazon delivery appointment was completed as planned.

• The customer received shipment updates during each important stage.

Why Was LCL DDP Shipping Suitable for This Shipment?

LCL shipping was suitable because the shipment volume was not large enough to require a full container.

Supplier consolidation also helped the customer combine several factory orders into one international shipment.

The DDP service reduced the number of logistics companies that the customer needed to manage. Efan Logistics coordinated the shipment from supplier pickup in China to final delivery in the United States.

This solution was suitable for an Amazon seller that wanted a clear door-to-door shipping process and did not want to manage customs clearance and local delivery separately.

Do You Need to Ship from China to Amazon FBA?

Efan Logistics provides supplier pickup, cargo consolidation, sea freight, air freight, customs clearance coordination, U.S. warehousing, and final delivery services.

Our team supports shipments to Amazon FBA warehouses, commercial warehouses, business addresses, and distribution centers across the United States.

To receive a shipping quotation, please provide the following information:

• Product name

• Number of cartons

• Total weight

• Total volume

• Supplier pickup address

• Destination warehouse address

• Expected cargo-ready date

Efan Logistics will review your shipment details and prepare a suitable China-to-USA shipping plan.