P.O. Box 1636, Blantyre, Malawi
China → Malawi

Weekly cargo from China, delivered to your door in Malawi.

Ellmax Cargo Link consolidates, ships and clears your goods from our warehouse in Foshan, China — by sea or by air — then hands off to our own trucks for door-to-door delivery across Malawi.

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China ⇄ MalawiOne direct route
WeeklySea & air consolidations
Door-to-doorDelivery across Malawi
End-to-endCustoms clearing included

Our rates at a glance

Simple, published prices for cargo to Lilongwe and Blantyre — so you know what to expect before you ship.

Route

China → Lilongwe / Blantyre

Air Cargo
125 RMBper kg
  • China and Malawi customs clearance inclusive
  • 10 days from flight to delivery
Sea Cargo
$230per CBM
  • 35–45 days transit

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Route

South Africa → Lilongwe / Blantyre

Bus Cargo
R6per kg
  • 2 days delivery to the border
Truck Cargo
R4.50per kg
  • 1 week delivery to the border

✓We also help you identify suppliers and handle payments.

Need a quote for your exact shipment? Contact us or WhatsApp +265 999 30 30 78.

Everything between your supplier and your shelf

From booking cargo at our warehouse in Foshan to dropping it at your door in Malawi, we run every leg of the journey ourselves — or hand it to partners we've worked with for years.

Sea Freight

Consolidated FCL and LCL sea shipments from China, landed and cleared into Malawi.

Air Freight

Weekly air cargo for time-sensitive and high-value goods, with faster transit when sea freight can't wait.

Road Freight

Our own trucks move cargo from port to warehouse and on to towns and cities across Malawi.

Customs Clearing & Forwarding

We handle documentation and clearance at both ends, so your cargo isn't the one stuck at the border.

Warehousing

Secure short and long-term storage on both ends of the route, with flexible space as your volumes grow.

Door-to-Door Delivery

From the port straight to your address — we track your shipment the whole way and deliver in person.

How your cargo gets here

Every shipment follows the same five stages, from our warehouse in Foshan, China, to your door in Malawi.

01

Source & book

Your supplier drops your goods at our Foshan warehouse, marked with your name and number.

02

Consolidate & load

Cargo is inspected, packed and loaded into containers or air pallets at origin.

03

Ship by sea or air

Weekly sailings and flights carry your goods from China toward Malawi.

04

Port & customs

We clear cargo at the gateway port and hand it to our road fleet.

05

Deliver in Malawi

Road freight carries your shipment to your door, anywhere in the country.

China (Foshan) → Malawi (Blantyre)

Where to send it, where to collect it

Give your supplier our China warehouse address exactly as written below. We'll notify you when your cargo is ready to collect — or deliver — through our Blantyre or Lilongwe offices. Shipping from South Africa? Use our Johannesburg location.

General enquiries: ellman@ellmaxcargolink.com

China — Sea & Air Cargo Warehouse

Jiaying Air Freight Warehouse

A117, Building A, Daguijia Warehouse Park,
Sanheng Road, Lishui Town,
Nanhai District, Foshan City,
Guangdong Province, China

Contact
Zhong Liying (钟利英)
Please note: ask your supplier to write your name and phone number on the outer carton as the shipping mark. No COD (cash-on-delivery) shipments are accepted.
Show address in Chinese, to send to your supplier

广东省佛山市南海区里水镇三横路大管家仓储园A栋A117嘉应空运仓,钟利英,15915761370。请在外箱上面写国外客户名字跟电话,拒收到付件。

Blantyre — Collection & Delivery

Blantyre Office

Scott Road, next to Chichiri National Bank,
Unichem Building,
Blantyre, Malawi

Contact
Maciano Maweta
Good to know: we'll call or WhatsApp you as soon as your shipment clears customs and is ready for collection or out for delivery.
Lilongwe — Collection & Delivery

Lilongwe Warehouse

Good to know: call or WhatsApp this number to arrange collection or delivery in Lilongwe and the Central Region.
South Africa — Cargo Drop-off

Johannesburg Location

52 Planet Ave,
Johannesburg, 2025,
Gauteng, South Africa

Contact
Suman John
Good to know: contact Suman John to arrange bus or truck cargo from South Africa to Lilongwe and Blantyre. We also help with finding suppliers and payments.
Warehouse staff loading a wooden crate into a shipping container by forklift

Packed and loaded the right way, every time

Fragile items go into crates, bulk cartons get strapped and palletised, and everything is photographed before it leaves the warehouse — so you know exactly what shipped.

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    Crating for fragile or oversized goods

    Furniture, machinery and awkward loads are boxed and braced for the sea voyage.

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    Palletised cartons and parcels

    Smaller orders are consolidated onto pallets to keep costs down and handling safe.

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    Labelled and addressed at origin

    Every piece is tagged with the consignee's name and Malawi address before it ships.

Why importers choose Ellmax Cargo Link

We handle the parts of importing that usually go wrong, so you don't have to think about them.

Reliable weekly schedule

Consistent sailing and flight dates mean you can plan restocking around a schedule, not a guess.

One partner, whole journey

Booking, freight, customs and final delivery all sit under one company you can call directly.

Clear communication

You'll know when cargo ships, when it clears customs, and when it's on the truck to you.

Local, on-the-ground team

Based in Blantyre, with drivers who know how to reach every corner of Malawi.

Ready to move your next shipment from China to Malawi?

Talk to us about your shipment

Tell us what you're importing and where it's coming from — we'll quote sea or air freight, door-to-door.

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