Shipping & markets
Specified for where it is going.
How long an order takes to reach your port, and what it has to be built to when it gets there. Voltage, frequency, plug, cord and the printing on the box all change from market to market — and getting them wrong is the most expensive mistake in this trade.
Transit times from China.
Indicative sea and rail transit from Ningbo and the Yiwu railhead. Hover a country or pick a region; every market, region by region has its own page.
Double-tap or pinch the map to zoom in and drag it to move around — or pick a destination from the search above it.
- Under two weeks5–12 days
- Two to three weeks12–21 days
- Three to four weeks20–30 days
- Four to six weeks28–42 days
- Six weeks and beyond40–55 days
- Overland by rail10–21 days
- Overland or multimodalquoted case by case
Transit time is not lead time. We hold ready goods for the majority of the range, and a ready-goods order normally ships within a week of the deposit. Anything made to order — another voltage, a colour, a plug type we do not stock — needs thirty to forty days of production first, and a branded or custom order around thirty-five days after the deposit is paid and the artwork confirmed. Every figure on this page starts from the day the box is loaded.
China–Europe Railway Express — the Yiwu–Madrid freight train — 13,052 km from Yiwu to Madrid in 18–21 days, via Alashankou, then Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France. The headline figures — eleven days to the Polish border — are full-timetable block trains from inland railheads. A Yiwu-origin consignment on an ordinary service is more honestly 16–22 days door to door, and dwell at the border crossing is the variable that moves it.When rail is the wrong answer: Low-value, high-volume lines, where freight is a large share of the landed cost. Market rates for rail run at roughly twice the sea rate, which on a cheap line costs more than the three weeks are worth. Your own freight is quoted with your order either way.
Mains voltage by country.
What an order has to be built to, country by country. Where a country runs two standards it is hatched.
183 markets confirmed. Countries we cannot confirm are left unshaded rather than guessed at.
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Point at a country to preview it, or press one to hold it here — press it again to let it go. Every market on the map is also written out in the table below.
- 100–127 V The 60 Hz world, broadly
- 220–240 V Most of the world
- Both in use Two voltages in one country
- Hatched Two voltages, two frequencies, or mid-transition
- Unshaded Not confirmed — ask the export desk
Supply figures follow IEC — World Plugs and the national standards it cites; outlines are Natural Earth 1:50m, drawn into the page rather than loaded from anyone else’s server. National requirements change and several markets are mid-transition, so the plug, cord and voltage for your order are confirmed in writing with the quotation.
Every market we can confirm — 183, by region
Europe49 markets
| Country | Voltage | Frequency | Plug type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | |||
| Andorra | |||
| Austria | |||
| Belarus | |||
| Belgium | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Bulgaria | |||
| Croatia | |||
| Cyprus | |||
| Czechia | |||
| DenmarkType K is the Danish standard; E and F sockets are now common. | |||
| Estonia | |||
| Finland | |||
| France | |||
| Germany | |||
| Greece | |||
| Hungary | |||
| Iceland | |||
| Ireland | |||
| Italy | |||
| Latvia | |||
| Liechtenstein | |||
| Lithuania | |||
| Luxembourg | |||
| Malta | |||
| Moldova | |||
| Monaco | |||
| Montenegro | |||
| Netherlands | |||
| North Macedonia | |||
| Norway | |||
| Poland | |||
| Portugal | |||
| Romania | |||
| Russia | |||
| San Marino | |||
| Serbia | |||
| Slovakia | |||
| Slovenia | |||
| Spain | |||
| Sweden | |||
| Switzerland | |||
| Türkiye | |||
| Ukraine | |||
| United Kingdom | |||
| Armenia | |||
| Azerbaijan | |||
| Georgia | |||
| GreenlandDanish standard, including the Type K socket. |
Middle East & Africa64 markets
| Country | Voltage | Frequency | Plug type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | |||
| Angola | |||
| Bahrain | |||
| Benin | |||
| Botswana | |||
| Burkina Faso | |||
| Cameroon | |||
| Congo (DRC) | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | |||
| Egypt | |||
| Ethiopia | |||
| Gabon | |||
| Ghana | |||
| Iran | |||
| Iraq | |||
| IsraelType H is Israel's own and is used nowhere else. | |||
| JordanSocket types are mixed across the market; confirm before tooling. | |||
| Kenya | |||
| Kuwait | |||
| Lebanon | |||
| LibyaBoth mains voltages are in service. | |||
| Malawi | |||
| Mali | |||
| Mauritius | |||
| Morocco | |||
| Mozambique | |||
| Namibia | |||
| Nigeria | |||
| Oman | |||
| Qatar | |||
| Rwanda | |||
| Saudi ArabiaStandardising on 230 V / Type G; 127 V equipment is still in service. | |||
| Senegal | |||
| Sierra Leone | |||
| South Africa | |||
| Sudan | |||
| Syria | |||
| Tanzania | |||
| Tunisia | |||
| Uganda | |||
| United Arab Emirates | |||
| Yemen | |||
| Zambia | |||
| Zimbabwe | |||
| Burundi | |||
| Central African Republic | |||
| Congo (Brazzaville) | |||
| Djibouti | |||
| Eritrea | |||
| Eswatini | |||
| Gambia | |||
| Guinea | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | |||
| Equatorial Guinea | |||
| Lesotho | |||
| LiberiaThe one 120 V / 60 Hz market in West Africa. A 230 V line shipped here will not run. | |||
| MadagascarBoth 127 V and 220 V are in service. Confirm the voltage for the destination town before the order is built. | |||
| Mauritania | |||
| Niger | |||
| Palestine | |||
| Somalia | |||
| South Sudan | |||
| Chad | |||
| Togo |
Americas30 markets
| Country | Voltage | Frequency | Plug type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | |||
| Bahamas | |||
| Barbados | |||
| BelizeBoth mains voltages are in service. | |||
| Bolivia230 V nationally, but La Paz runs 115 V. | |||
| BrazilBoth mains voltages are in use, by state and by city. | |||
| Canada | |||
| Chile | |||
| Colombia | |||
| Costa Rica | |||
| CubaBoth mains voltages are in service. | |||
| Dominican Republic | |||
| Ecuador | |||
| El Salvador | |||
| Guatemala | |||
| Haiti | |||
| Honduras | |||
| JamaicaOne of the few markets running 110 V at 50 Hz. | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Nicaragua | |||
| Panama | |||
| Paraguay | |||
| Peru | |||
| Puerto Rico | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | |||
| United States | |||
| Uruguay | |||
| Venezuela | |||
| GuyanaBoth 120 V and 240 V are in service, and the socket mix is British and American together. | |||
| Suriname |
Asia & Pacific40 markets
| Country | Voltage | Frequency | Plug type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | |||
| Australia | |||
| Bangladesh | |||
| Cambodia | |||
| China | |||
| Fiji | |||
| Hong Kong | |||
| India | |||
| Indonesia | |||
| Japan50 Hz east of the Fuji river, 60 Hz west of it. The only country split this way. | |||
| Kazakhstan | |||
| Laos | |||
| Macau | |||
| Malaysia | |||
| Maldives | |||
| Mongolia | |||
| Myanmar | |||
| Nepal | |||
| New Zealand | |||
| Pakistan | |||
| Papua New Guinea | |||
| Philippines | |||
| Singapore | |||
| South Korea | |||
| Sri Lanka | |||
| Taiwan | |||
| Thailand | |||
| Uzbekistan | |||
| Vietnam | |||
| Brunei | |||
| Bhutan | |||
| North Korea | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | |||
| New Caledonia | |||
| Samoa | |||
| Solomon Islands | |||
| Tajikistan | |||
| Timor-Leste | |||
| Turkmenistan | |||
| Vanuatu |
Every market on one page: the table, the map and the plug types, at their own address.
Plug types
What the socket looks like.
The four a buyer asks for most — European, British, American and Chinese — with the type letters each one runs. Drawn as the socket face, which is the side a buyer and their customer actually see. All 15 IEC types, A to O, are under the button, the most widely used first.
European plug
Types CEF
230 V · 50 Hz
Germany, France and most of continental Europe
The two-pin Europlug fits every socket but carries no earth. An earthed appliance ships on a hybrid E/F plug, which fits both the French and the Schuko socket.
British plug
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
The UK, Ireland, the Gulf, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia
The plug carries its own fuse, and the fuse rating is part of the specification.
American plug
Types AB
120 V · 60 Hz
The United States, Canada, Mexico, and much of Central America
A is the flat pair; B adds a round earth pin. A 120 V market — an appliance built for 230 V will not run here.
Chinese plug
Types IA
220 V · 50 Hz
Mainland China
Type I — the angled flat pins shared with Australia — is the earthed type. An appliance with no earth is sold with the flat two-pin Type A.
Most of Europe, and the widest-travelled plug there is
220–240 V
Unearthed, and only rated to 2.5 A. An appliance that needs an earth does not ship on a Type C cord — it ships on E, F or the market's own earthed type.
Germany, and most of Europe alongside C
230 V
The earthed European standard. Earth is made by clips on the top and bottom of the socket rather than by a pin, which is what makes it mutually compatible with Type E.
The UK, Ireland, the Gulf, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia
230–240 V
The plug carries its own fuse, and the fuse rating is part of the specification — a 13 A fuse in a 3 A appliance passes inspection nowhere.
The United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, much of Central America
100–127 V
Mostly 120 V markets; Japan runs at 100 V. An appliance built for 230 V will not run on either, and one built for 100–127 V will burn out on 230 V — this is the split that matters most on an order.
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and parts of Africa
230 V
The older, smaller of the two Indian patterns. India also uses the larger Type M for heavy loads, so an appliance over about 6 A is specified on M.
The same markets as A, wherever an earth is required
100–127 V
Type A with a round earth pin. A Type B socket accepts a Type A plug; the reverse is not true.
France, Belgium, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Tunisia, Morocco
230 V
The earth is a pin standing in the SOCKET, so the plug carries a hole for it. A hybrid E/F cord fits both and is what most of our European orders ship on.
Australia, New Zealand, China, Argentina, Papua New Guinea
220–240 V
China and Argentina use the same pin pattern with the polarity reversed, which matters for an appliance with a switched live.
South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, and India for heavy loads
230 V
Type D's pattern at a much larger size. A Type D plug will not carry a Type M load and must not be substituted for one.
Italy, Chile, Uruguay, and parts of North Africa
230 V
Three pins in a straight line, in a 10 A and a 16 A size that are not interchangeable. Italy also takes Type F widely.
Denmark, Greenland, Bangladesh
230 V
The earth is a pin below the pair. A Type C or F plug fits the socket, but only a Type K cord makes the earth.
Switzerland, Liechtenstein
230 V
The earth pin is offset, which is deliberate: it is what stops an earthed Type F plug entering a Swiss socket.
Israel, the West Bank and Gaza
230 V
Modern Type H sockets also accept Type C, which is why most unearthed appliances for this market ship on a Europlug.
Brazil, South Africa alongside M
127 V and 220 V
Brazil runs BOTH voltages, sometimes in the same city, so the voltage is confirmed by destination state rather than by country.
Thailand
220 V
Thai sockets commonly accept A, B, C and O, but only Type O is the national standard and only Type O is earthed.
Not on the list?
A country is absent here because we could not confirm it, not because we do not ship there. Tell us the destination with your enquiry and the export desk will confirm the voltage, frequency, plug and cord for your order in writing.
Ask the export deskMains by destination
Voltage, frequency and plug.
The specification your order is built to. Filter by region, or type a country.
The destinations we are asked for most — 33 markets
| Destination | Voltage | Frequency | Plug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, F |
| France | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, E |
| United Kingdom | 230 V | 50 Hz | G |
| Ireland | 230 V | 50 Hz | G |
| Spain | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, F |
| Italy | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, F, L |
| Netherlands | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, F |
| Poland | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, E |
| Greece | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, F |
| Russia | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, F |
| Türkiye | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, F |
| United Arab Emirates | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, D, G |
| Saudi ArabiaStandardising on 230 V / Type G; 127 V equipment is still in service. | 230 V | 60 Hz | G |
| Egypt | 220 V | 50 Hz | C, F |
| Nigeria | 230 V | 50 Hz | D, G |
| Kenya | 240 V | 50 Hz | G |
| South Africa | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, D, M, N |
| United States | 120 V | 60 Hz | A, B |
| Canada | 120 V | 60 Hz | A, B |
| Mexico | 127 V | 60 Hz | A, B |
| BrazilBoth mains voltages are in use, by state and by city. | 127 / 220 V | 60 Hz | C, N |
| Argentina | 220 V | 50 Hz | C, I |
| Chile | 220 V | 50 Hz | C, L |
| Colombia | 110 V | 60 Hz | A, B |
| India | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, D, M |
| Pakistan | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, D |
| Indonesia | 230 V | 50 Hz | C, F |
| Philippines | 220 V | 60 Hz | A, B, C |
| Vietnam | 220 V | 50 Hz | A, C, F |
| Thailand | 230 V | 50 Hz | A, B, C, O |
| Australia | 230 V | 50 Hz | I |
| New Zealand | 230 V | 50 Hz | I |
| Japan50 Hz east of the Fuji river, 60 Hz west of it. The only country split this way. | 100 V | 50 / 60 Hz | A, B |
Guidance for specification, following IEC — World Plugs. National requirements change and several markets are mid-transition, so the plug, cord and voltage for your order are confirmed in writing with the quotation.
Incoterms 2020
Where our responsibility ends.
Two quotations are only comparable once you know which term each one is on. These are the terms that come up in container trade out of a Chinese port, and you can ask for any of them.
Lexical typically works on EXW (Ex Works, at our door in Yiwu) and FOB (Free On Board, at the port of Ningbo).
The terms we quote on — EXW, FCA, FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP, DDP
Ex Works
At our door in Yiwu.
You arrange everything from collection onward, including export clearance. The cheapest line on a quotation and the most work for you.
Free Carrier
To your nominated carrier, cleared for export.
We load and clear; your forwarder takes it from the named place. Usually the cleanest term when you already have a forwarder in China.
Free On Board
On board the vessel at the port of loading.
The most common term for our shipments. We deliver to the port, clear for export and load; sea freight, insurance and import are yours.
Cost and Freight
On board, with sea freight paid to your port.
As FOB, plus the freight. Insurance is still yours, and risk still passes at the loading port.
Cost, Insurance and Freight
On board, with freight and minimum insurance paid.
As CFR with a minimum cover policy in your name. Note that the insurance is the minimum level the term requires, not full cover.
Delivered at Place
At your named address, not unloaded.
We carry it all the way. Import duty, VAT and customs clearance remain yours.
Delivered Duty Paid
At your named address, duty paid.
Everything on us, including import duty. Quoted case by case — it depends entirely on your destination's tariff treatment.
How it works
The questions we are asked most.
A full container, or less than one?
Either. A full container is the cheapest way to buy per unit and most of our regular partners order that way. If your order does not fill a box, it travels LCL: your representative in China — an agency company, a buying office or a forwarder with a depot in Yiwu — receives it from us and consolidates it. That lets you test several lines before committing a container to one of them.
Every line in the catalogue is published with its carton spec, CBM and gross weight, so you can plan the load before you ask us for a price.
Which port do you ship from?
Ningbo, roughly two hours by road from the factory in Yiwu. It is the port we ship from; another can be arranged if your carrier insists, but it is not how we normally work.
What lead time should I plan for?
For stock lines, about a week to prepare — the majority of what we publish is on the shelf — plus the sea transit to your port: four to eight weeks to Europe, for example, and two to three weeks across the Indian Ocean. Goods made to order — another voltage, a colour or a plug type we do not stock — need thirty to forty days of production first, and an order carrying your own branding or packaging around thirty-five days after the deposit is paid and the artwork confirmed. The whole process is on how we work; the transit map is at the top of this page, and every market it covers is on transit times. The figure for your order is confirmed in writing with the price.
Can you ship with our own branding?
Yes — that is a large part of what we do. Your brand on our tooling, with artwork, manuals, plug and voltage variants and retail packaging built for the market you are selling into. Start on the enquiry form and say which lines you are looking at.
Still deciding?
Send the models, the quantities and the destination port. You will get pricing, a lead time and shipping options back from the export desk as soon as possible, typically within a week.
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