Importing from China and other Countries

The following guide will navigate you how to create a booking for freight services as well as the requirements needed. To begin with, what exactly are...

Importer will order goods from a supplier, set the quantity needed, time-slot and other pertinent details Invoice is provided Purchase order is crea...

Here we get to know about: How to deliver the rewards you promised to people whom you have promised money once your campaign is successfully over; you...

Here we will cover the pros and cons of using drop shipping as a method of fulfillment. In e-commerce, Drop Shipping is a method where the business ow...

This chapter will provide you with an outline of what it is like to have an opportunity to be an Amazon seller in Europe and the requirements to get s...

There were previous mentions about the Fulfilment By Amazon network service provided by Amazon. However, this section will focus on the Amazon FBA par...

We previously read about the advantages and disadvantages of Direct Fulfillment and Outsourcing. Here we cover switching to 3PL providers. Fulfillment...

Direct fulfillment is the method of fulfillment that most new businesses start with. Here we compare its pros and cons against another one of the popu...

Even though it is not practically an import component from China, dropshipping comprises freight and order fulfillment. Before you decide on that syst...

The majority of the shippers don’t consider packaging while negotiating in their purchase agreement as the factory packing itself is quite suitable fo...

The customs department is more concerned about imports compared to exports. It is vigilant with every shipment that enters the home country or the imp...

The responsibilities of the shipper are mentioned and described in the Request for Freight Quote. All the documents sent to you must be vigilantly rea...

After completing the process of freight booking, the following step is shipment. The step of shipment helps you to import the product to the home coun...

During this stage, you might not be reasoning about cargo insurance. Still, many importers recognize the significance of cargo insurance only after so...

There are three freight modes (express, air, and ocean) for importing shipments included in this section, together with guidelines on selecting the be...

This portion includes how to go further seeking a freight quote (RFQ) and then choosing which one to accept. The appropriate time to commence seeking ...

A freight forwarder is someone who provides services for organizing international freight shipments. You can think of freight forwarders as travel rep...

It would be best to organize the freight about two weeks before the order is sent for shipment. It’s time to understand what a forwarder does so that ...

There are numerous advantages that trust brings to a business. E-commerce sellers tend to emphasize more on building trust with their customers than t...

The Ordering chapter already included most aspects of payments. This chapter gives you detailed explanations on making that payment and the most commo...

Your biggest concern while importing should be quality control. This chapter covers the primary methods by which you can inspect and manage product qu...

This chapter covers a few steps in the supplier process Approve Sample, Agree to Terms, Formalize agreement, and Pay the Deposit. It also describes th...

This chapter deals with all the elements needed to build a best-negotiating strategy. One needs to follow some cultural etiquettes, especially while w...

These are the most common steps you will use to get from the searching for supplier step to becoming shipment ready. Search for potential suppliers at...

The majority of importers prefer to find their suppliers through online marketplace searches. This chapter describes in detail the three most frequent...

The previous chapter discussed the various channels for Sourcing, one of these was visiting trade shows. This topic concentrates mainly on how one wou...

After deciding which product you want to private label, the next step is to find a fitting Chinese supplier. This chapter deals with the most viable c...

The first step you had to take was deciding which product you wanted to import and sell. Now that you’ve done it, the next step is to find the correct...

You come across certain terms such as OEM and ODM when you are sourcing products. These are the different approaches to manufacturing of products. Thi...

The United States imported about $452.24 billion worth of Chinese products as of 2019. By September of 2019, America has been imposing 25% and 7.5% ta...

The preceding section included product protection, compliance, and labelling problems. But the Customs officials lookout for other things too when you...

One should make sure that their potential import product complies with the USA and Canada safety standards and labelling requirements prior to moving ...

Product research is a background check. If you are about to establish a new business or trying to extend your product line, this chapter discusses how...

If you ever get a chance to ask the 115,000 companies that have imported from Asia to North America in the year 2016, one can easily make out that imp...