What to send for a shipping quote
A complete information checklist for comparing route, packing and final-delivery plans.
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Planning library
Answer the expensive questions before the cargo moves.
These guides turn dimensions, packing, route and final-delivery details into a shipment brief that a logistics team can actually use.
Short answer
The fastest way to improve a bulky-freight quote is to provide accurate packed dimensions, weight per piece, cargo photos, material, destination postcode, address type and unloading conditions. The guides below explain each decision in plain English.
Choose the question you need answered.
Each page covers one real planning decision, with the information HYHF needs before confirming a route or quote.
How to measure bulky cargo
Record the final packed size and weight of every piece so the route is based on real handling data.
Open pageExport packing for furniture
Choose crates, frames, moisture barriers, edge protection and reinforcement around the cargo.
Open pageDDP and door-to-door explained
What a written all-in logistics quote can include and which details still need confirmation.
Open pageOcean, air, rail or truck
Compare route availability, typical European planning times and cargo fit.
Open pageFinal delivery and unloading
Prepare access, equipment and handover responsibility at the customer-designated unloading point.
Open pageCargo acceptance and size limits
Understand the starting weight, lawful-cargo rule, total-weight boundary and packed-size review.
Open pageSend the cargo facts. Get a route built around them.
Include the destination country and postcode, packed dimensions and weight per piece, quantity, product material, photos and unloading conditions.