Air freight
Air Freight for Dubai and UAE Business Shipments
When time matters. Move by air.
Arrange air cargo to or from Dubai and the UAE with collection, documentation, customs clearance and delivery coordinated around your shipment. Share your goods description, packed dimensions, gross weight and required arrival date so Mizan can confirm the available options. China-to-UAE air shipments have no minimum shipment quantity.
Chargeable weight
Chargeable weight: what air cargo is priced on.
Air freight is generally priced using whichever is greater: the shipment's gross weight or its volumetric weight. Enter the cargo dimensions and weight below to see how the two compare.
How the calculation works
Using the common air-freight conversion of approximately 1 CBM = 167 kg, volumetric weight is compared against the actual gross weight.
- Gross weight
- 80.0 kg
- Volumetric weight
- 167.0 kg
Chargeable weight
167.0 kg
In this example, the volumetric weight is higher, so it becomes the chargeable weight. Volume: 1.00 cbm.
Indicative only
Options & handling
Air cargo for urgent business shipments.
The fastest option is not always the same route. We coordinate the service around when the cargo needs to arrive, its handling requirements and the available capacity.
Routing options
- Direct or connecting flights, depending on the route and deadline
- Airport-to-airport or complete door-to-door movement
- Consolidated or dedicated capacity, depending on cargo and availability
- Routing selected around urgency, cost and service requirements
Cargo handling
- Documentation coordinated alongside the booking
- Airport acceptance and handling arranged at origin
- Special handling requirements identified before movement
- Customs clearance coordinated around arrival
- Final road delivery arranged once cargo is released
Timing confirmed per shipment
What we need from you
The right details keep the shipment moving.
Sharing the cargo and routing information early allows us to check capacity, calculate chargeable weight and prepare the booking requirements correctly.
Documentation
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Cargo description
- Gross weight
- Number of pieces
- Dimensions of each package
- HS classification, if available
- Certificates, permits or approvals relevant to the cargo
Booking details
- Origin and destination
- Cargo readiness date
- Required delivery date or urgency
- Consignee details
- Final delivery address
- Incoterm, if agreed
- Special handling requirements — fragile, hazardous, temperature-sensitive, high-value or oversized cargo
Confirmed per shipment
Missing a document or unsure about a detail?
You don't need to have everything ready before contacting us. Send us what you have. Our team will identify what is still required and guide you through the next step.
Contact our teamThe journey
From booking to final delivery.
- 01
Booking
The routing is set.
Capacity is secured against the route and flight option that best fits the shipment, readiness date and required timeline.
- 02
Origin collection
Cargo enters the journey.
The shipment is collected or delivered to the nominated cargo facility, with the required export documentation prepared.
- 03
Airport handling & export customs
Prepared for departure.
Cargo acceptance, handling and export clearance are coordinated ahead of the booked flight.
- 04
Air carriage
The main leg takes flight.
Cargo moves through the selected direct or connecting air service towards the destination airport.
- 05
Arrival & import customs
Landed. Cleared. Moving again.
Arrival handling and import clearance are coordinated through to cargo release.
- 06
Final delivery
From airport to the door.
Once released, onward road transport is coordinated through to the consignee address.
Frequently asked
Air freight FAQs.
- There is no minimum shipment quantity for China-to-UAE air or sea shipments. Share the goods description, package count, packed dimensions and gross weight so Mizan can quote the suitable service.
- No minimum quantity describes shipment acceptance. Your quotation explains the applicable charging basis and charges for the specific cargo and service. Ask Mizan to confirm these before booking.
- Yes. Mizan handles enquiries for batteries and powder materials. Share the exact product details, quantity, packaging and available technical documents so the team can confirm acceptance and suitable transport arrangements before booking.
- Transit time depends on the route, transport mode, booking availability, cargo readiness, customs processing and final delivery arrangements. Request an estimate that distinguishes main transport time from the full collection-to-delivery timeline.
- Air freight is priced on whichever is higher: the actual (gross) weight, or the volumetric weight calculated from the cargo's dimensions using an illustrative conversion of 1 CBM ≈ 167 kg, with actual carrier rules confirmed with your quote. Bulky, lightweight cargo is often billed on volume rather than scale weight.
- No. The calculator above uses 1 CBM ≈ 167 kg as an illustrative conversion so you can see how volume compares with actual weight. Carriers and routings apply their own rules, and the conversion that applies to your shipment is confirmed with your quote.
- Share the goods description, package count, packed dimensions, gross weight, origin and destination, and your required arrival date. The applicable air cargo freight options and charging basis are then confirmed in your quotation.
- Routing and transit depend on flight availability, customs and the specific origin/destination pair. We don't publish blanket delivery-time guarantees — timing is confirmed once your route and cargo are known.
- Share the product details and any special handling needs. The available options and acceptance are confirmed after review.
- Typically a commercial invoice, packing list, cargo dimensions and weight, and the readiness date. Additional certificates may apply depending on the goods, confirmed per shipment.
- Yes, customs clearance and final delivery can be coordinated inside the same air freight booking, so responsibility doesn't change hands mid-journey.
Import and export
Air freight import and export for UAE businesses
Mizan arranges air freight imports into the UAE and air freight exports from the UAE, acting as your air freight forwarder in Dubai for collection, documentation, customs and delivery. Air cargo services are quoted on chargeable weight — the greater of actual and volumetric weight — so packed dimensions matter as much as gross weight.
Comparing air freight companies in Dubai? Ask each one to quote the same cargo, the same collection and delivery points and the same stages. For a side-by-side view of air cargo and sea options, read air freight vs sea freight for UAE businesses.
Ready to move by air?
Tell us when it needs to arrive.
Share the origin, destination, cargo dimensions, weight and required timeline. We'll review the routing, calculate the chargeable weight and structure the air freight movement around the shipment.
Request an air freight quote