How To Ship Products From China & Avoid Unexpected Costs.

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Hi Guys welcome back to quick tips from Running with China . Today we are going to talk about How To Ship Products From China and How To Avoid Unexpected Costs at Customs.

We are going to take the example of an Amazon Seller. Say you find a profitable product on Alibaba and you have seen the sample, tested it and you are confident with the supplier, you’re going ship an order of 2000 pieces - small and light products, you want to ship it by air.

So there are two things to consider when shipping from China.

First, What's the cost of Shipping?

Second, What is the duty rate that’s going to be applied and are there any customs clearance costs as well when the product arrives?

So usually when you are shipping by air most of the stuff is taken care of by the Freight Forwarding Company as in your Express Company and they will charge you a Premium for that.

But it's easy, simple and uncomplicated. So your duty rate is going be determined by the country you are going to ship in to, like US has a different duty rate for plastic phone cases compared to South Africa or Australia.

Duty rates are all public information, and you can easily find out what the right duty rate is.

Duty rate will be dependent on what you declare the value of your products. So if you have a phone case and you are buying it from china for 3 dollars, then you need to state that the product is worth 3 dollars, and you will be charged a duty rate on that.

Some people might declare 1 dollar for their phone cases, you might be fine there but if you state that all these phone cases are only worth 5 cents, just because you don't want to the pay duty rate, that can trigger a RED FLAG with customs and they may assess you with a higher duty rate then you were expecting to pay.

These are all the things, that need be taken into consideration and it’s very easy to find a freight forwarder or an express company that will take care of all the paperwork for you.

Usually the Express Companies or Freight Forwarders will specialize in a region or types of products and they will know all the ins and outs. They charge a very small fee and they make everything very easy.

My advice for people starting out: find a good Freight Forwarder or Small Express Company, set up a company account with them and rely on them to do most of the importing for you.

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[CT-fhcq]

Thanks for info. I ordered 5 glasses I paid $15 for also paid $25 for shipping. Two weeks later ups sends me a bill for $36 for disbersment fee and FDA clearance fee. My duty fee was only
$ .30. WTF. So I paid $76.30 for 5 glasses. Dont work with ups they're crooks. Shouldn't these fees be included in shipping?

[MarkHakeScottsdaleAZ]

How do I avoid paying twice on the FBA shipping method portion of the plan when my supplier quotes me a price incl. Fedex for the product. I have to send him him the Shipping labels which require me to pay for Fedex on the Method of Shipping portion of the plan?

[yellowberrypie]

Sounds like air ship is worth it since it's not a headache. Thank you for your clear explanation, I've been having headaches over this.

[TheMindofRobert]

Great videos! I’m buying 2 large inflatable tents from China (cost $2300). I have a shipping agent to send them to LAX where I will pick them up. They say I will need to declare IFS myself. Do you have advice on that? Is there a fee to do this? Do I file that before it ships or after it arrives? Thank you!

[cdypelletier]

What are the types of "trade terms" one should choice? FOB, CNF/CFR, CIF, CPT, EXW, DDP, or DDU. I might have my logo printed on the product, most likely. If that helps.

[gsusoriginal]

Do I have to go through all this if I order just 1 small 2'x2' box that weighs nearly nothing? It only has a resell value of $300, I can't justify $900 in customs fees.

[kabylkas]

Hey! Thanks for the video! Quick question: If I want to order 100 pieces of a product that worth under a dollar each, do I still have to worry about customs clearance? I ordered items from aliexpress many times and never had issues with customs. Thank you.

[gsusoriginal]

Where do I find these "freight forwarder" or "express company"?

[intralitefitness]

if iam shipping from china to us using express fedex delivery my supplier has arrange shipping. How do I pay duty when it arrives in US?

[murtazamamdani]

I have goods in zhongshan i want to transport it to ningbo how do i do it??
the manufacturer in zhongshan is asking $1300 for transportion with in china.
can u plz help.

[imranfarooqui]

Please help me buddy. From where can I buy badminton Shafts in China? Only Shafts not the whole Racket. Please provide some good factory names.

[marlenetoo]

my seller is offering shipping with DHL to my door, for a small order of 20 scarves. does that take care of all fees associated w shopping/cosumes?

[jonathanmasta]

Hi hows it going! Thanks for the great info, but I have one question.
How would you go about the shipping part of the sale. After sourcing your supplier and getting ready to pay, how can you know what you truly pay for shipping and fees? If its free for them, how will we receive it to our address? Do we have to hire a shipping company to pick it up at the sea/airport? Thanks.

[RefaetHR]

i m from bangladesh which one will good forr me??

[sabiaislam]

could anyone tell me how can I buy beauty products without shipping charge as like as backpack system

[christianforero.]

I am shipping 8 boxes ( 21kg each) by air express ( first time importing goods) and its going to cost me about 2000 dollars including prep of the product, 1 pallet, wrap, taxes and the shipping tothe amazon warehouse. What do you guys think? is it a fare quote?

[thebikestunt]

In customs they only see the price we declare or they ll see retail price ?
Ex: huwaei mate 8 phone is 50 dollars in alibaba but the retail price of mate 8 is 500 dollars so which one they ll see in customs office the price I declare (50 dollar )or the retail price of mate 8 (500 dollar)?

[vanessajones]

any suggestions on good air or freight forwarding companies to use?

[juslostone]

could you recommend an import company in the States?

[jaeeversole]

I have a question... If it says worry free shipping does it mean the alibaba supplier is shipping?