Airfreight

Fast, consistent, and reliable. Airfreight connects the world faster, cutting transit times from weeks by sea to days by air.

Businesses depend on fast turnarounds. Our airfreight solutions ensure you meet your delivery commitments and enable you to plan with confidence.

What Sets Magellan Apart?

Take control over your speed to market, respond to trends and shifting demand, reduce inventory costs and meet customer and partner commitments.

Regular services from Hong Kong, China, North & SE Asia, India, Europe, and the Americas.

Consolidation services from all airfreight hubs worldwide.

Specialist airfreight services such as triangles, oversized, Garments on Hangers (GOH) and Air/Sea services.

Complete visibility and milestone tracking including uplift, ETA, check-in and delivery.

A choice of premium, deferred, consolidated and express services.

24/7 availability.

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How your business benefits

Full range of airlines to cater to price and service needs.
Increased flexibility, including weekend uplifts and deliveries.
Complete end-to-end supply chain management, including customs clearance and transport, allows you to realise the full speed to market benefits of airfreight.
Deep operational airfreight expertise enables us to develop the right range of services to meet your specific requirements.
Our Australian Trusted Trader accreditation recognises our trade practices providing a range of trade facilitation benefits.

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Airfreight Cost

How are airfreight rates calculated?

Carriers calculate freight costs by either volumetric weight (also known as dimensional weight) or actual weight, depending on which is more expensive.

The accepted method of calculating the volumetric weight is to multiply an item’s volume in cubic meters by 167. The volume of 20 cartons (each weighing 8kgs) measuring 40cm x 40cm x 40cm is 1.28cbm. Multiplied by 167, you get a volumetric weight of 213kg, whereas the actual weight is 160kg. In this example, the volumetric weight would be charged.

What goods are typically shipped via airfreight?

Since air cargo rates are expensive, it’s usually limited to smaller, high-value goods or time-sensitive items, such as consumer electronics, fashion apparel, pharmaceuticals, documents, samples and other seasonal goods.