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Full Weight-Tier Rate Cards
Detailed per-weight pricing for every active route from China to Greece.
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.
⚠️ When you have not filled in the volume information, our prices may be inaccurate.
Price Trend — Greece Air Freight
Historical freight rates from China to Greece for 10 KG shipments. Data sourced from live carrier price feeds.
China to Greece — Shipping Reference Data
The country-specific numbers we plan every Greece booking around:
Main air gateways
the main international gateway airport
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
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-Greece rates open at USD 10.49/KG via EU Air Small Parcel FO-SI6-1. For a 10 KG load that works out to a freight total of approximately USD 105. 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 Greece?
Entries into Greece 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.
Which gateways are used for China shipments into Greece?
Ocean cargo into Greece 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.
What's the smallest shipment worth sending to Greece?
Floors vary by channel into Greece: managed air from about 21 KG (occasionally 12 KG), ocean LCL from roughly 1 CBM, and express courier for single parcels. Under 21 KG, express is usually the cheapest way in.
How is chargeable weight worked out for Greece?
We take the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight (L×W×H ÷ 6000 for air), rounded up to the next kilo. For 10 KG this bites hardest on light-but-bulky cargo — re-packing or consolidating cartons can pull you into a cheaper band.
What paperwork clears customs in Greece?
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.
When does demand peak on the China-to-Greece lane?
Space into Greece gets tight around Sep–Nov, layered on top of the China-side crunch at Chinese New Year (Jan/Feb) and Golden Week (early Oct). Booking a week or two ahead in those windows locks in both capacity and price.
Is my shipment to Greece trackable?
Yes. Air moves on an air waybill (AWB) that's live within 24 hours of departure; ocean tracks by bill of lading through the carrier portal. We flag the milestones that matter — departure, gateway arrival, clearance by the national EU customs authority, and final delivery.
