Geo costing

Geographic cost comparison

AI-grounded cost-to-deliver across sourcing options · 3 scenarios

Scenario

Decor & Florals delivered to Shanghai

ChinaJoy hype lounge · 16-arrangement + 1 statement install package

Cheapest

$23K

From Hong Kong

Fastest

1 days

From Shanghai

Local option

$23K

Sourced in Shanghai

Savings if cheapest

$260

vs sourcing locally

Sourcing options
Sorted by total landed cost · cheapest highlighted
Source cityBase costShippingLabor mult.DutiesLead timeTotal landedRecommendation
Hong Kong$16,500$3,4000.9×$2,64011 days$22,540
Cheapest
Shanghai$22,000$8001×1 days$22,800
Fastest
AI Recommendation
AI generated · grounded in 2 sourcing options

Sourcing from Hong Kong is $260 cheaper than the local Shanghai option, but ships in 11 days . Trade timeline for cost.

ChinaJoy program — Shanghai-local is the only plausible option once permit timing is factored in. Hong Kong shows the cheaper baseline but adds cross-border customs days that risk load-in.

Sourcing routes
Routes from each candidate source to Shanghai
Hong KongShanghaidestination

Visualization is illustrative — not to scale.