Recent content by k_los

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    Wholesale pricing and minimum qty

    Thanks everyone we decided to offer 20% and are now in negotiations for bulk prices! You have all really helped, thanks.
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    Wholesale pricing and minimum qty

    Great advice thank you, internetspaceships I like the idea of selling at a higher price as our designs are handmade and take a while, but I thought retailers always sell with a 100% mark up? All our retail prices are on our website and this customer will see that they wont make 100% if the sell...
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    Wholesale pricing and minimum qty

    Hi im after a small bit of advice, i run a handmade jewellery e-commerce website. our retail prices range from between £15-40. We have been approached by another e-commerce website who want to know if we are prepared to sell wholesale to them. We like the company and feel this would be good...
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    original bill of lading vs telex release importing goods from china

    Hi glen I sent you a PM explaining further our import details. If you get a mo i'd love to hear your advice. Thanks karl
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    original bill of lading vs telex release importing goods from china

    Thanks loads for your help, we'll have to make sure we take plenty of money to the port!
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    original bill of lading vs telex release importing goods from china

    Hi Glen thanks for your reply, so does the 'telex' get emailed to us or straight to the shipping lines uk agent. What documentation should we get? Is this a better option than original bill of landing? Re customer clearance/duty/vat we had factored in around 20-25% of the price for the...
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    original bill of lading vs telex release importing goods from china

    Hi all i have a quick question, i am importing some good from china for the first time. We are due to pick up the goods (in person) from the a UK port. The exporter has said would we prefer: "to pick up the goods with "Original bill of lading " or " telex release " when the ship arrive at the...
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    shipping from china

    Hi all can anyone help? We are importing for the first time (via sea freight) some costume jewellery components from china, around $8000 (US). The items presently arnt insured for the journey. A couple of questions: 1. Does any one have any experience of importing, is insurance worth it? 2...
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    VAT for US services

    Thanks loads for you reply, you've help me greatly!
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    VAT for US services

    Thanks loads for you prompt reply, just to clarify as im not great at accounts. you say "But as you're not VAT registered, then you don't have to worry about that." Does that mean i wont have to pay VAT on the £3700? Thanks again
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    VAT for US services

    Hi all I wonder if anyone can help, i've searched the web but no luck! I am having an ecommerce website created in the US which will be used for our company primarily for the UK market. (the software I want is only available in the US) The US web developers have quoted $6000 around £3700 and...