We fly one route and we fly it well: Guangzhou to Bishkek in 3–7 days. Air freight is for cargo where a delay costs more than the freight itself — samples, urgent restocks, high-value electronics and spare parts that stop a production line.
Rate and transit
Route
Rate
Transit
Minimum
Guangzhou — Bishkek
from $11.5 per kg
3–7 days
from 1 kg
Air freight to Almaty, Tashkent and Moscow is arranged case by case — usually as a flight to Bishkek followed by a road leg. Send us the details and we will quote both options.
When air makes sense
The comparison is straightforward. The same 240 kg shipment costs about $432 by road and $2,760 by air. Six times the price. So the question is not which is cheaper — it is what a three-week delay costs you.
Samples and first articles — before committing to a full order
Seasonal restock — when the season is already running and the road shipment would arrive at the end of it
Spare parts — when equipment is down and every day is lost production
High-value, low-weight goods — where freight is a small share of the value
Top-up orders — when the main shipment is already on the road and you need the missing part now
What flies and what does not
Air cargo rules are stricter than road. Lithium batteries, aerosols, flammable liquids, magnets and powders need dangerous goods documentation or cannot fly at all. Tell us what is in the box before booking — it is cheaper to find out now than at the airport.
Volumetric weight: a worked example
A shipment weighs 40 kg and takes 0.3 m³. Volumetric weight: 0.3 × 167 = 50 kg. The greater figure applies — 50 kg — so at a rate from $11.5 the freight comes to about $575. Pack the same goods tighter, into 0.2 m³, and the volumetric weight drops to 33 kg: billing switches to the actual 40 kg, roughly $460. The difference is the price of empty air in the boxes.
Air, road cargo or Urumqi: which to choose
Option
Transit
Rate
Minimum
Air, Guangzhou — Bishkek
3–7 days
from $11.5/kg
from 1 kg
Road cargo, Guangzhou and Yiwu — Bishkek
10–18 days
from $0.97/kg, dense category-1 goods
from 10 kg
Road from Urumqi
5–10 days
quoted per shipment
from 10 kg
The rule is simple: urgent and expensive per kilogram — fly it; bulky and cheap — road cargo; goods already in Urumqi — the short leg. Send weight, volume and cargo value on WhatsApp and we will price every option on your shipment.
How air shipping works
Get a client code. Issued free on WhatsApp in a couple of minutes — it is how we identify your boxes at the warehouse.
Give your supplier the air-cargo warehouse address in Guangzhou. Addresses in Chinese characters are on the warehouses page. The supplier writes your code large on every box.
We receive the goods. Count, weigh, measure, send photos and repack if that lowers the volumetric weight.
We confirm the calculation and book the next flight. You see the weight and the final price before departure.
Handover in Bishkek. From the warehouse or delivered to your address.
Packing for air freight
No empty space in boxes: air inside a carton is billed as volumetric weight.
Compress and vacuum-pack soft goods — clothing and textiles lose most of their volume in vacuum bags.
Fragile items with dividers, one unit per cell: we check packing at the warehouse, but it is cheaper to get it right at the factory.
Client code large on every box, otherwise the shipment waits at the warehouse until it is identified.
Shipping cost calculator
Enter the weight and volume of your cargo — we will show an indicative shipping cost.
Indicative—
This price is indicative. The final rate depends on the type of goods, density, season and route load. Please confirm the exact price with a manager.
