Dongguan Zeyuan International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. ("Zeyuan Logistics") has completed a door-to-door sea DDP shipment of 147 pieces (over 40 CBM) of commercial furniture for an importer in Sofia, Bulgaria (postal code 1220). From the moment the order was placed to the moment the goods were unpacked at the customer's premises, the entire chain — collection, inspection, packing, container loading, export declaration, ocean carriage, EU customs clearance and final delivery — was handled by a single logistics partner in approximately 50 days. The customer responded with a set of on-site photographs of the delivered goods — bar stools, tables, chairs and a curved reception counter — to express their thanks.
Order No. |
8000472701 |
Destination |
Sofia, Bulgaria (postal code 1220) |
Cargo |
147 pieces / 40+ CBM — mixed commercial furniture |
Trade Term |
Sea freight DDP (Delivered Duty Paid), door-to-door |
Cargo Received At |
Fuhai Warehouse, Shenzhen, China |
Port of Loading |
Yantian Port, Shenzhen, China |
Carrier / Vessel |
CMA CGM RIO GRANDE, voyage 0R114W1MA |
Arrival Port |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Customs Clearance |
Completed at Antwerp, Belgium |
Overseas Handling Hub |
Unna, Germany |
Total Order-to-Door Transit |
Approximately 50 days |
— shipment tracking record for order 8000472701, showing every milestone from order placement to overseas warehouse arrival.
The shipment is a good illustration of what "one-stop" actually means in practice, and why it matters for importers who would rather not coordinate three or four separate suppliers.
The order was placed on August 11, 2026. The goods were collected from the supplier and received into Zeyuan's Fuhai Warehouse in Shenzhen on August 12 — within 24 hours. Suppliers that ship to multiple addresses are consolidated into one handling point, which means one set of documents, one set of packing standards and one set of export procedures instead of several.
In the warehouse, the shipment was counted piece by piece against the packing list, checked for visible transit damage, and packed for a long-haul sea voyage. Products with frames, glass tops and metal legs — the most fragile categories in furniture shipping — were wrapped and reinforced individually. Packages were weighed, labelled with the destination mark and stacked on pallets before loading, so that the paper trail and the physical cargo matched before the container was sealed.
— inspection, weighing, labelling and packing inside the Shenzhen warehouse.
Loading onto the container was completed and the cargo was handed to the carrier on August 14, with export documentation following immediately: the customs declaration was released at Yantian Port on August 15. Consolidating the load in-house allowed the container to be built around the actual mix of carton sizes rather than around pallet counts, which is how a 40+ CBM, 147-piece shipment of irregular furniture stays inside one box without wasted space.
— loading the consolidated shipment at the Shenzhen warehouse.
The vessel sailed from Yantian and arrived at Rotterdam on September 22, then discharged and completed customs clearance at Antwerp on September 23 — under DDP terms, with duties and taxes settled by Zeyuan and no customs action required from the customer.
On September 24 the container was de-stuffed and the cargo arrived at Zeyuan's overseas handling centre in Unna, Germany, where it was sorted and prepared for onward delivery. The shipment then moved on to Bulgaria and was delivered to the customer's address in Sofia — roughly 50 days after the order was placed.
Sea freight in 2026 has not been a straight line, and this shipment proves the point. The tracking record shows two separate congestion events inside a single voyage:
August 20 — the sailing was postponed from the 18th due to port congestion at Yantian.
September 11 — a congestion notice pushed the ETA from September 13 to September 18.
September 17 — a second congestion notice pushed the ETA again, from September 18 to September 22.
At no point did these became the customer's problem to solve. Every change was notified in advance with the revised date and the reason, and the downstream steps were re-sequenced rather than simply delayed: the import clearance was completed at Antwerp within a day of the vessel's arrival, the container was de-stuffed at the Unna hub on the same day it was handed over, and the goods moved on to Bulgaria without sitting in a queue. The customer never had to chase an update, file a customs document, or contact a second supplier.
— unloading and onward handling of the shipment in Europe.
The most useful review is the one that arrives after the money has changed hands. After the goods were delivered and unpacked in Sofia, the customer sent back a set of photographs taken at their own premises: bar stools with gold frames, glass-top tables, dining and side chairs, and a black curved reception counter — all unpacked, assembled and in good condition.
Their message was short and to the point: they were satisfied with the delivery, and sent the photos as a way of saying thank you.
— the customer's own photos of the goods unpacked at the destination. Insert image: 66.jpg — the delivered reception counter, at the customer's location.
For an importer, that is the whole test. Not the sailing schedule, not the rate per cubic metre — but whether the goods turn up at the door in the condition they were sold in, with nothing left to resolve.
Bulgaria sits at the crossroads of the EU's eastern border, and for furniture and bulky goods the economics of sea DDP are difficult to beat:
Duty and tax settled upstream. Under DDP, Zeyuan acts as the importer of record for clearance purposes; the customer receives goods, not paperwork.
One invoice, one tracking number. Consolidation, freight, clearance and last-mile delivery are quoted and tracked as a single shipment — no handoffs between agents and no gap where responsibility gets lost.
Handling built for fragile, oversized cargo. Weight verification, reinforced packing and label control at the origin warehouse are what stop damage claims three weeks later at the destination.
European hub infrastructure. The Unna, Germany handling centre allows containers to be de-stuffed, sorted and re-dispatched to destinations such as Bulgaria without waiting on a single port's congestion.
Chinese export flexibility. Zeyuan supports FCL and LCL departures from Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen and Qingdao, with sea, air, rail and express options under one roof.
Dongguan Zeyuan International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. has been operating as a China-based international freight forwarder since 2012, with a service network spanning more than 200 countries and regions and more than 500 Chinese cities, and with first-class freight forwarding qualifications. For this Bulgarian importer, the result was straightforward: 147 pieces, over 40 CBM, 50 days, one partner, and a customer who sent photos when the goods arrived.
For importers looking for reliable, transparent and genuinely door-to-door logistics between China and Bulgaria — and the rest of Europe — Zeyuan Logistics is ready to support your next shipment.
Contact Zeyuan Logistics today for a free quote within 24 hours.
About Dongguan Zeyuan International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Dongguan, China, Zeyuan International Logistics is an authorized agent in mainland China for major international carriers including UPS, TNT, DHL, EMS and FedEx. The company provides international express, air freight, sea freight (FCL and LCL), European rail, FBA transport, customs clearance, overseas warehousing and procurement supply chain services. Its proprietary DO2DO logistics system provides one-click ordering and real-time shipment tracking. More information: www.guangdonglogistics.com
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