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Full Weight-Tier Rate Cards
Detailed per-weight pricing for every active route from China to Bulgaria.
Each tier reflects the published rate at that exact weight — useful for accurate budgeting at common shipment sizes.
💡 Enter the actual gross weight of your shipment in kilograms. If you're unsure, fill in the volume fields below and we'll calculate it for you.
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Non-integers rounded up. Larger of actual vs volumetric is used.
Total chargeable weight = weight per box × number of boxes.
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Price Trend — Bulgaria
Historical freight rates from China to Bulgaria for 10 KG shipments. Data sourced from live carrier price feeds.
China to Bulgaria — Shipping Reference Data
Logistics anchors for cargo arriving into Bulgaria:
Main sea gateways
Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg
Destination customs authority
the national EU customs authority
De-minimis / duty-free threshold
EUR 150 (duty-free threshold)
Import tax & duty regime
Import VAT 17–27% by member state; duty 0–12% by TARIC code
Local currency
EUR
Typical port/airport dwell time
3–6 days
Peak / busy season
Sep–Nov
Conformity & certification
CE marking + IOSS for low-value B2C parcels
Main air gateways
the main international gateway airport
Thresholds and duty bands are buyer-planning references, not formal customs rulings — confirm the exact HS-code rate for your goods before shipping.
E-Commerce Restock
Small-Batch E-Commerce Restock
The 10 KG band is the classic e-commerce restock or first trial run. Air is the default — it lands the best cost-to-speed trade-off, and most managed air channels open at around 21 KG. Functionally this is less-than-container air freight.
Most managed air channels set their floor near 21 KG
On the current feed, China-to-Bulgaria rates open at USD 9.60/KG via EU Air Small Parcel FO-SI6-1. For a 10 KG load that works out to a freight total of approximately USD 96. RateHive can manage the customs entry and import-tax step, while the duty itself follows the Import VAT 17–27% by member state; duty 0–12% by TARIC code set by the national EU customs authority.
What import duty and tax will I pay bringing goods into Bulgaria?
Entries into Bulgaria are assessed by the national EU customs authority, and the regime that applies is: Import VAT 17–27% by member state; duty 0–12% by TARIC code. On de-minimis, the position is EUR 150 (duty-free threshold). RateHive offers managed clearance and tax processing — a coordination service, not Incoterms DDP — to handle these formalities for you.
How long is transit from China to Bulgaria?
Reckon on these door-to-door windows into Bulgaria: air 5–10 business days, ocean LCL 30–50 days, ocean FCL 28–45 days, rail 18–28 days. Add roughly 3–6 days for clearance and dwell at the gateway, which RateHive can manage end to end.
How does RateHive's managed clearance into Bulgaria work?
Managed clearance into Bulgaria is a coordination service — it isn't Incoterms DDP. We file the customs entry and arrange the duty/tax owed to the national EU customs authority (the de-minimis position being EUR 150 (duty-free threshold)) so you don't have to broker it yourself.
What currency are Bulgaria rates quoted and settled in?
We quote and invoice freight in USD; the destination-side currency in Bulgaria is EUR. Payment usually falls due before departure (T/T or PayPal), and with managed clearance you settle the landed cost once rather than facing collect charges on arrival.
What paperwork clears customs in Bulgaria?
the national EU customs authority will generally want: a commercial invoice carrying HS codes and value; a packing list with weights and dimensions; the bill of lading or air waybill; a certificate of origin where it can cut duty; and any commodity-specific certification (CE marking + IOSS for low-value B2C parcels). RateHive can prepare and lodge these as part of managed clearance.
What's the best channel for 10 KG into Bulgaria?
At 10 KG into Bulgaria, Air Freight is the call — it strikes the best speed-to-cost balance (5–10 business days) at this size and clears through the main international gateway airport. Ocean minimums make sea uneconomical below about 50 KG.
Which gateways are used for China shipments into Bulgaria?
Ocean cargo into Bulgaria generally moves through Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg; air clears via the main international gateway airport. We route through whichever gateway gives the fastest onward leg to your delivery address, with clearance handled as a managed service.
