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Full truckload shipments across Europe. Direct delivery without transshipment on an agreed schedule.
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France
Transport from China to France
Request a quoteWe bring goods from China to an address anywhere in France, to Paris, Lyon and beyond. Our partners carry them to Europe by sea or by train, we arrange French customs clearance, and the last leg goes by our truck. One job; we confirm the date in the quote.
- Coverage
- All of France
- How we ship
- Sea container (FCL), groupage by sea (LCL), rail from China to Europe
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How your shipment travels
From China to your French warehouse. A French company pays import VAT itself in its return, not to customs, so clearance differs from other countries.
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From China to Europe
Our partners load the goods in China and carry them to Europe in a container by sea, or by train.
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Customs clearance in France
We arrange customs clearance. An import into France needs a VAT number valid in the EU and an EORI number, which is based on the SIREN number.
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By truck across France
Our truck collects the goods at the port or terminal and delivers them to the address you give us, from Île-de-France to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
We deliver onward
Paris and Lyon have their own page. But we deliver across the whole of France, from Brittany as from Alsace, and from there on across Europe.
Available services
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Groupage transport for partial shipments. An economical solution for smaller volumes.
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Frequently asked questions about importing from China to France
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Since 5 April 2023 the French EORI number is based on the SIREN number: it consists of FR and the SIREN number and must no longer be derived from the SIRET number. If you do not have one, apply in the SOPRANO-EORI online service.
A business registered for VAT in France does not pay it at clearance. It assesses and deducts it itself in the 3310-CA3 return filed with the Directorate General of Public Finances, where the base is pre-filled.
Yes, a VAT number valid in the EU is mandatory for import; you can apply for one in the professional space on impots.gouv.fr. A business on the simplified regime moves to the normal regime after its first import.
The pages on French VAT carry a verification date of 20 Sep 2022 and present the EORI change as forthcoming; treat them as a starting point and check the current position with the French administration.
As elsewhere in the Union: the amount is determined by the common customs tariff, the value and the origin of the goods, usually as a percentage of the customs value. The EU rules are summarised on the page Transport from China to Europe.