Last updated: September 2026
Mingyang Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. applies this Shipping Policy to business conducted through this website, email or WhatsApp. This policy covers transport arrangements, Incoterms, shipping documents and related responsibilities.
- Incoterms
- EXW (Ex Works): buyer collects the goods from the location we designate and bears all costs and risks thereafter
- FOB (Free On Board): we deliver the goods onto the buyer’s nominated vessel at the port of shipment
- CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight): we bear freight and insurance to the destination port
- DAP (Delivered At Place): we bear freight to the buyer’s nominated destination
- Other Incoterms on request
The Incoterm for your order is confirmed in the agreed quotation and repeated on the pro forma invoice. All Incoterms follow Incoterms 2020.
- Order processing and lead time
- Production or stock preparation begins upon written order confirmation and receipt of the deposit
- Standard products are delivered within 7 to 15 days after payment, subject to specification, quantity and production scheduling
- Custom and non-standard products follow the lead time confirmed for the order
- Lead times and shipment arrangements are confirmed in the quotation or order acknowledgment
- Shipping method and port of loading
- Ocean freight is the standard export method; the port of loading is a major port in China
- Air freight and express courier are available for urgent or small-quantity shipments, quoted separately
- Destination ports served include Muscat, Sohar, Salalah, Jebel Ali, Dammam, Jubail, Doha, Manama and Kuwait
- After each shipment we send the vessel schedule, the bill of lading number, the packing list and the commercial invoice
- Packing
Plywood cases or plywood pallets for sea freight, with plastic caps on machined faces and anti-rust treatment on the surface. Each package is numbered and marked to match the packing list. Wooden packing material is heat treated and carries the IPPC mark required by the destination country. Special packing requirements are met where stated before packing. - Shipping documents
Standard shipping documents:
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Bill of lading or air waybill
- Certificate of origin
- EN 10204 3.1 material test certificate traceable to the heat number
Additional documents are available on request, including legalisation of the certificate of origin by the chamber of commerce, third-party inspection certificates and pre-shipment inspection reports. Please state any such requirement before order confirmation; additional fees may apply.
- Duties, customs clearance and risk transfer
- Import duties, destination port clearance fees and related documentation are borne by the buyer
- For reference, customs duty on pipe fittings and flanges under HS code 7307 in GCC member states is 5 percent of the CIF value, and value added tax is charged at the rate applied in the destination country. Duties and rates are set by the authorities of the destination country; the buyer confirms them with their customs broker
- Risk transfers according to the selected Incoterm, per Incoterms 2020
- The buyer inspects the quantity and condition of the goods on arrival; discrepancies are reported following the procedure in our Return & Refund Policy
Questions about shipping, ports and documents are answered within 24 hours.
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