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    Difficult things import from china

    It's an experience sharing post to list your business stories in the past. Just share the difficult things you met and your measures doing business from China.
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    Shipping from china

    You need to find shipping agent in Zhejiang province to help you shipping from China as 鄞州 is located in Zhejiang, if you choose agent in Zhejiang Ningbo city which would greatly save your shipping cost in China. There are a few tips for you. Firstly you can confirm with factory about the...
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    Import from China to UK

    To get quote shipping from China to UK, you should offer information such as what kind of goods you are import from China, goods weight and volume, then it is easier to get quote. As for the VAT, there has one formula for you as a reference. VAT= (declare value+shipping fee+ tax duty)*20%.
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    Need help, regarding importing via sea shipping, China to UK

    If you are running business for the first time I suggest you source a few agent and compare their service and price then select one to help you deal with the quality control, consolidate packging, customs clearance issues by pay some service fee. It could greatly save your time and money, more...
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    Hello to all and some advice re manu in China

    Sample price is usually 100 times as the goods normal price. $2 for 2 big cardboard boxes isnt expensive, when you need bulk of those boxes you can order from the cardboard box factory for cheaper price. So it isnt a big issue at the beginning.
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    Shipping From China to UK, Expensive!

    £80 shipping is kinda expensive for volume 3kg goods shipping from China to UK. You can choose shipping agent to ship around 45 usd, check the shipping cost via http://www.jfbees.com/shippingcost.html. The shipping cost depends on 3 parts, what kind of goods it is, weight and volume as well as...
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    Buying office hardware from a chinese supplier through paypal, what are my terms?

    The supplier will agree you pay via paypal for the samples but they will not agree the order upto 10000 to 20000 pounds due to it is a little risky to charge back. So if you order bulk you may need to pay via T/T or the 3rd party escrow as the payment terms. Also if you order bulk you should...
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    Buying fabrics from India, China or Turkey

    China has the biggest fabric manufacturers and market as well as complete supply chain for accessories thus it is competitive enough to keep low price with quality fabric production process technology. You can source many quality suppliers on Alibaba.
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    Looking for paypal alternatives

    I am running a phone acessories wholesale business in China, the clients are mainly in the EU and USA. It's a startup business so the rate is high, later I can apply 3.9%+$0.3, if my monthly sales exceed $100,000 the rate is 3.4%+$0.3. That's too expensive, I may think about international Alipay...
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    Looking for paypal alternatives

    Paypal might be the most easy way for e-commerce website transaction, however, the transaction fee is a little too high. For example, currently it charges me 4.4%+$0.3, that's too much. When I withdraw money, it charges $30 and the bank also charges $10. Are there any alternatives for e-commerce...
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    Wondering differences between China EMS and China Post

    EMS is a courier service by the Postal Union of countries all over the world, it has the priority in the Postal, customs, airline department worldwide. Unlike EMS, China Post only offers commonly parcel shipping service, it is relatively slower and cheaper than EMS. If your parcel is clothing...
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    DHL, FedEx et al variability of prices...

    Yes it is but a powerful forwarder shipping agent may also be the agent of UPS, FedEx and other international courier service.
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    DHL, FedEx et al variability of prices...

    The international courier service shipping fee isn't the same for individuals and agents, your case has explained. Usually the net weight and volume weight decise the shipping fee, but if you ship via DHL agent, the shipping fee would be much more cheaper, usually 50% to 70% discount.
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    Buying from China and drop shipment

    For small business overseas it is better to start with commodities are light weight because the shipping fee is expensive. Thus electorics, clothing, crafts would be suitable for fast courier delivery service. If you have only one supplier from China, drop ship from his factory directly, if you...
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    Sourcing Agent/ Purchasing Agent

    Yeah you'd better contact a conslidate shipping agent to help you source and check product quality as well as consolidate your packages into big one to save your shipping fee.
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