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> Delivery to big Western markets takes about 30 days by sea Or 12 days by Sino-Europe rail. It's expensive though.
by est 8y ago
> Delivery to big Western markets takes about 30 days by sea
Or 12 days by Sino-Europe rail.
It's expensive though.
- mrweasel 8y agoThere where an article a few month back, from Norway I believe, where someone claimed that by raising shipping cost just slightly the saving by having certain products manufactured in China would be completely negated. The cost increase could be emission taxes on container ships. The take away seemed to be that right now China is very depended on keeping shipping costs low for a large number of goods. Otherwise they are no longer able to compete on price.
- est 8y agoThat's the whole point of globalization. Back in Medieval period, the Ottoman empires taxed the hell out of silk road, so Europe countries had to find alternative sea routes to India and China.