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- Transit time: 9–12 business days door-to-door, China to most French metro areas — Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux. The overseas territories (DOM-TOM) like Réunion, Martinique, or French Guiana add about a week, and we'll flag that on the quote before you book.
- Dispatch: cargo picked up from your supplier and dispatched within 4 working days of booking confirmation.
- Mode: air main haul + express last mile, with UPS, DHL, or DPD depending on the commodity and the delivery address.
- Commodities: general non-dangerous goods plus dangerous goods (lithium batteries, small chemical shipments, UN-classified cargo), with the proper DG paperwork and carrier approvals.
- French-language packaging and labeling. If you're selling a product that requires consumer instructions or safety warnings — electronics, cosmetics, toys, kitchen goods — French-language text on the packaging isn't an Amazon.fr preference. It's a legal requirement. We'll flag this before your cargo ships, not after it's sitting at Roissy.
- TVA (French VAT). We offer DDP for sellers who want a single landed cost with TVA handled on the French side, and DDU for sellers already TVA-registered with their own French fiscal representative.
- EORI and IOSS. If you're shipping below the EU low-value threshold direct-to-consumer, we'll walk you through whether IOSS makes sense for your business.
- French customs filing (DGDDI). French customs files things slightly differently from German or Dutch entry points. We know which paperwork smooths the path and which questions trigger a physical inspection.
- 24/7 customer support for the 6–7 hour time-zone overlap when things move overnight.
- Customized packaging and labeling, including Amazon.fr FBA prep (SKU, carton, and pallet labels done to spec).
- Loading and unloading coordination at both ends of the flight.
- Real-time tracking tied into the air waybill and the French last-mile courier.
- Amazon.fr and Cdiscount sellers doing FBA restocks from Chinese suppliers.
- B2B exporters shipping samples or production runs to French distributors.
- DTC brands shipping direct-to-French-consumer parcels.
- Sellers moving into the French market for the first time and not sure how TVA, EORI, and French labeling actually work together.
If you've ever had a shipment to France get held up at customs because the warning labels on a beauty product were only in English, you already know: shipping to France isn't just "shipping to the EU" with a different postal code. France has its own customs, its own VAT regime (TVA), and — this is the one that catches sellers off guard — a legal requirement that many consumer products carry French-language instructions and safety warnings on the packaging itself.
That's why our air express shipping to France product is run by a team that knows French customs paperwork, not just a generic "Europe desk." We're Orient Globe (GES Global Logistics), a China-based international freight forwarder headquartered in Dongguan, and we've been moving cargo into Europe since we launched our first independent China-to-Europe shipment in 2019. We also run ocean shipping to France as part of our EU special line, but this product is for when the cargo can't wait 25–30 days on the water.
What the numbers look like
The French-specific stuff that trips people up
This is where our France lane earns its keep:
What's in the price
Because France shipping has enough moving parts, we bundle the basics rather than billing them on top:
If your supplier can't export on their own papers, we can handle the export declaration and license piece. If you need product sourcing on the China side, we have a team for that too.
Who this is for
If you're comparing this against our ocean EU special line: ocean to Le Havre or Dunkirk is cheaper for full containers but runs 25–30 days port-to-port. This air-express product is for when the FBA appointment is sooner than that.
How to book
Send us: the product and HS code (plus UN number if it's DG), the weight and CBM, the origin city, and the French destination (an Amazon.fr FBA warehouse ID, a commercial address, or a residential one). We'll come back with the 9–12 day quote, a DDP/DDU recommendation based on your TVA situation, and a flag if your packaging needs French-language labels before the cargo flies.
If you've been burned by a "Europe" forwarder who treated Paris like it was Berlin, send us your last customs delay notice. We'll show you how a China-to-France lane that's actually staffed by people who read French paperwork is supposed to run.
