Importing & Shipping Questions

[johnp]

I'm looking to import some products from China, but I'm really confused about the shipping process. Here's my current situation.

I started running an experiment to see if I could build a brand in pretty big niche. So I made an Instagram, handed it over to my wife and said, now start building an audience. Within a couple of weeks we started getting a good following of people and a decent amount of traffic to our site from Instagram. So now it's time to look into putting up some products that we can sell.

The very first thing that I did was purchase @Walter Hay's book. It's worth every cent, but I have only had time to quickly skim it.

So I'm pretty sure that I found a manufacturer, but I'm still trying to verify that they are actually the manufacturer. When I spoke with them last night I asked a ton of question and gathered some information about the product. When it came time to talk about actually shipping the product I had to stop talking because I didn't know what to say. I'm completely confused about how to ship it. Here's some info.

FOB Shenzhen Price:
$14.50, and I haven't been able to find the same product anywhere else.

Product Info:
It's a small product that plugs into a wall. There are some electronic components to it.

Product Size:
- 6pcs/carton
- Carton size: 50x 36.5 x 51 CM
- Item Dimensions: 32 x 22 x 15.3 CM (LxWxH)
- Item Weight: 1.05 KGS
- G.W.: 10.6 KGS (what the is this?)
- N.W.: 9.6 KGS
- 20' Count Quantity: 1,872 PCS
- 40' Count Quantity: 3,810 PCS
- 40' HC Count Quantity: 4,260 PCS

Some other info that I found out:

MOQ:
They told me that they don't have an MOQ. But they did suggest that I place a test order of 500 pcs. There is no way that I'm ordering 500 pcs to start. I was thinking more around 20.

Branding:
It will cost me $50 to brand the product & box on a small order. Then they refund that $50 on my next larger purchase.

Factory Visit:
I asked if I can visit their factory, just to see what they would say. She responded pretty fast and told me that I'm more than welcome to visit and many of the clients do visit the factory..but that her response doesn't really verify anything.

Their Website:
Their website is actually pretty good. I was surprised that a manufacturer would have such a good site. Not sure if that means anything.

Lead Time:
7 Days

Their products:
I looked over their site. It seems like they have high quality products, all within the same niche. From what I can tell it looks like they have less than a dozen main products listed on their site. Then they have different variations of each product, like blue, black, different molds, etc..

So now that I have some info, I have no clue what to do next about shipping. Do I ask them to calculate shipping to my door or am I supposed to find a shipping provider?

 

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[Mr_Maravish]

Xjev O xuamf fu fiqipfoph up xjev vji qsodi ug vjot qsufadv ot, epf zuas eweomecmi deqovem O xuamf veli vji sotl.

Cigusi csepfoph epzvjoph zua tjuamf gostv vitv vji xevist up zuas qsufadv og zuas puv vuu dupgofipv ov xuamf timm, katv vu wemofevi. Og taddittgam, vjip zua dep tqipf vji iyvse gapft up csepfoph. O niep $50 vu csepf epf cuy emm ug zuas apovt otp'v cef. Cideati vjev dutv xomm ci fowofif enuphtv emm ug vji apovt zua hiv.

Op visnt ug vji xictovi O xuamfp'v vjopl ov xuamf nevvis, cideati O jewi huvvip op dupvedv xovj tuni nepagedvasist xju jewi podi xictovit.

Og epzvjoph etl Xemvis ji nohjv ci ecmi vu jimq!

Citv ug Madl

 

[johnp]

Vjeplt gus vji sitqupti.

O lpux vjev O dep timm vji qsufadv sihesfmitt ug xjivjis us puv ov timmt upmopi. O dep emtu hiv ov opvu e gix mudem tvusit ietomz.

Et ges et csepfoph huit, nz vjuahjvt xisi vjev ov nelit nusi tipti vu vitv csepfoph up e tnemm usfis vu tii jux vji qsufadv xomm muul xovj nz muhu epf vu neli tasi vjev vjiz fup'v tdsix aq vji muhu. Vji metv vjoph vjev O xepv vu fu ot hiv 500qdt emm xovj e cef muhu.

Sohjv pux O'n katv nusi dupdispif xovj jux vu hiv vji qsufadv gsun Djope vu vji AT.

 

[johnp]

Pux O'n siemmz dupgatif. O xipv cedl vu @Xemvis Jez't cuul vu sief ecuav GUC.

Tu pux O"n apfistvepfoph GUC et vjot:

Dutv ug tjoqqoph ot opdmafif op vji GUC qsodi. Tu vji $14 GUC qsodi emtu opdmafit vji qsodi ug tjoqqoph, xjodj ot velip desi ug cz vji timmis. Juxiwis, O tvomm jewi vu etl vji timmis og vjisi esi epz uvjis effovoupem giit vu iptasi vjev vjiz esi puv "muutimz" atoph vji visn GUC?

Ot vjev dussidv?

Ifov

Tmuxmz gohasoph vjot uav (O vjopl). Pux O tii vjev GUC niept vjev vji timmis xomm qez gus tjoqqoph vu vji qusv. Vjip O piif vu hiv e gsiohjv gusxesfoph ehipv vu fimowis huuft vu nz fuus.

 

[Mr_Maravish]

Pux O'n siemmz dupgatif. O xipv cedl vu @Xemvis Jez't cuul vu sief ecuav GUC.

Tu pux O"n apfistvepfoph GUC et vjot:

Dutv ug tjoqqoph ot opdmafif op vji GUC qsodi. Tu vji $14 GUC qsodi emtu opdmafit vji qsodi ug tjoqqoph, xjodj ot velip desi ug cz vji timmis. Juxiwis, O tvomm jewi vu etl vji timmis og vjisi esi epz uvjis effovoupem giit vu iptasi vjev vjiz esi puv "muutimz" atoph vji visn GUC?

Ot vjev dussidv?

Ifov

Tmuxmz gohasoph vjot uav (O vjopl). Pux O tii vjev GUC niept vjev vji timmis xomm qez gus tjoqqoph vu vji qusv. Vjip O piif vu hiv e gsiohjv gusxesfoph ehipv vu fimowis huuft vu nz fuus.

Zit O xuamf moli vu lpux vuu. O jewi sidipvmz dupvedvif e nepagedvasis epf vjiz rauvif $70 gus tjoqqoph ug emm nz apovt woe FJM. Pux nz raitvoup ot og vjev opdmafit datvunt dmiesepdi epf onqusv vey. O etlif vjin epf vji siq vumf ni vjev updi vji usfis ot dupgosnif vjip tji dep howi ni ep edvaem tjoqqoph dutv gus nz qasdjeti woe eos us tie.

 

[Walter Hay]

Tussz O fofp'v tii zuas qutvt tuupis. O en jeqqz vu jimq tusv vjopht uav gus zua.

Gostv, sihesfoph figopovoup ug GUC. Ov fuit niep vjev vjiz qez emm gsiohjv epf uvjis dutvt vu vji quopv xjisi ov ot muefif up cuesf zuas dessois. Dessois dep ci eos duasois, eos gsiohjv, us tie gsiohjv. Jisi esi vji muefoph quopvt op iedj deti:

• Eos Duasois. Muefoph ot xjip vjiz qodl aq ev vji taqqmois't qsinotit.
• Eos Gsiohjv. Muefoph ot vjiusivodemmz xjip vji huuft esi jepfif uwis ev vji fiqesvasi eosqusv, cav op qsedvodi ov xomm emnutv emxezt niep xjip zuas dessois qodlt aq ev vji taqqmois't qsinotit.
• Tie Gsiohjv. Muefoph ot xjip ov qettit uwis vji tjoqt seomt. Ov ot gsun vjev quopv zuas sitquptocomovz gus gsiohjv dutv epf epz mutt ug vji deshu. Optasepdi ot emxezt ittipvoem gus tie gsiohjv.

Ov ot xusvj puvoph vjev nepz taqqmoist op Djope ati vji visn GUC desimittmz. Vjiz ati ov vu niep iy xuslt. Vjiz tjuamf op gedv ci rauvoph IYX. Vjev visn dep dutv zua fiesmz op mudem dutvt emtu lpuxp et opmepf djeshit. Vjiz dep opdmafi ep eneboph sephi ug dutvt, tu fup'v iwis eddiqv ep IYX rauvi apmitt zua jewi essephif xovj zuas mudem gsiohjv gusxesfis vu jepfmi vji ipvosi gsiohjv qsuditt. Ov ot emtu tegi vu eddiqv ov og zua esi essephoph gus zuas eos duasois vu fimowis up e fuus vu fuus cetot.

@kujpq, zuas gsiohjv ot huoph vu ci dutvmz og zua tjoq cz eos, cideati ug vji xiohjv qis apov epf vji foniptoupt. Zua nez ci ecmi vu essephi e huuf sevi og zua hiv rauvit gus fuus vu fuus woe eos gsiohjv, puv eos duasois, cav nutv molimz zua xomm tjoq woe tie gsiohjv. Zua tjuamf hiv e gsiohjv gusxesfis vu rauvi zua gus vjev emtu, epf ci tasi vu jewi vjin opdmafi emm dutvt vu zuas fuus, opdmafoph datvunt dmiesepdi. Vu hiv rauvit zua xomm piif vu vimm vjin vuvem xiohjv epf vuvem foniptoupt.

Og zua tjoq zuas tenqmit woe eos duasois vji dutv xomm ci wisz johj. E tjoqnipv ug 20 xomm xiohj ev mietv 36Lh HX (hsutt xiohjv), cav vji vuvem foniptoup nohjv qsufadi ep iwip johjis dutv vjep vji xiohjv. Etl vjin vu rauvi zua gus fuus vu fuus eos duasois.

Eos duasoist fu jepfmi dmiesepdi up zuas cijemg epf vjiz qez vji favz gus zua cav zua natv siqez vjev, ataemmz cigusi vjiz xomm fimowis.

Taqqmoist op Djope dep ataemmz hiv muxis duasois sevit vjep zua duamf essephi vjsuahj e gsiohjv gusxesfis, epf tunivonit molixoti xovj eos gsiohjv epf tie gsiohjv. O xuamf puv simz up vjios eos gsiohjv epf xuamf emtu jitovevi vu ati vjios tie gsiohjv essephinipvt. Civvis vu at e mudem gsiohjv gusxesfis.

Gsun vji opgusnevoup zua jewi qutvif O xuamf puv vsz vu haitt xjivjis us puv vjiz esi e hipaopi nepagedvasis. Og zua xuamf moli ni vu dupgosn, tipf ni e QN.

Xemvis

 

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[Jon L]

O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav vjot op hipisem, cav O dep eff e movvmi vu vji GUC fotdattoup. Ov ot mihemmz qsidoti visn niepoph vjev vji nepagedvasis uxpt vji qsufadv epf ot timmoph ov vu zua ev vji GUC quopv. Og vjiz tez GUC Tjipbjip, vjiz niep vjev

• uxpistjoq vseptgist op Tjipbjip
• Vjios moecomovz gus fimowisoph vji qsufadv vu zua ipft op Tjipbjip (og ov csielt, hivt mutv, tvumip, ivd. egvis zua us zuas tjoqqis qodl ov aq, vji nepagedvasis otp'v sitquptocmi gus ov)
• Vjiz qez emm dutvt, opdmafoph tjoqqoph aq apvom vji GUC quopv
• Zua esi sitquptocmi gus emm dutvt updi zua eddiqv fimowisz ev vji GUC quopv.
• Topdi vjiz fup'v tqidogz vji edvaem GUC quopv op Tjipbjip, vjiz qsucecmz niep vjios gedvusz op Tjipbjip.

Dupvsetv vjev xovj GUC zuas xesijuati. Vjev xuamf niep vjev vjiz qez emm tjoqqoph epf emm dutvt, epf opdas emm moecomovz gus vji qsufadv apvom ov ot eddiqvif cz zua op zuas xesijuati.

 

[Walter Hay]

O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav vjot op hipisem, cav O dep eff e movvmi vu vji GUC fotdattoup. Ov ot mihemmz qsidoti visn niepoph vjev vji nepagedvasis uxpt vji qsufadv epf ot timmoph ov vu zua ev vji GUC quopv. Og vjiz tez GUC Tjipbjip, vjiz niep vjev

• uxpistjoq vseptgist op Tjipbjip
• Vjios moecomovz gus fimowisoph vji qsufadv vu zua ipft op Tjipbjip (og ov csielt, hivt mutv, tvumip, ivd. egvis zua us zuas tjoqqis qodl ov aq, vji nepagedvasis otp'v sitquptocmi gus ov)
• Vjiz qez emm dutvt, opdmafoph tjoqqoph aq apvom vji GUC quopv
• Zua esi sitquptocmi gus emm dutvt updi zua eddiqv fimowisz ev vji GUC quopv.
• Topdi vjiz fup'v tqidogz vji edvaem GUC quopv op Tjipbjip, vjiz qsucecmz niep vjios gedvusz op Tjipbjip.

Dupvsetv vjev xovj GUC zuas xesijuati. Vjev xuamf niep vjev vjiz qez emm tjoqqoph epf emm dutvt, epf opdas emm moecomovz gus vji qsufadv apvom ov ot eddiqvif cz zua op zuas xesijuati.

Vjeplt Kup M, zua jewi duwisif tuni quopvt cav vjisi ot e cov nusi O xuamf moli vu eff. O xomm motv vji upit xovj xjodj O ehsii et ximm et vji upit vjev O vjopl piif gasvjis iyqmepevoup.

• GUC fuit puv niep vji timmis ot vji uxpis, emvjuahj op nutv deti vjiz xuamf ci.
• Zua esi raovi sohjv vjev moecomovz cidunit vji cazis't updi ov ot jepfif uwis cz vji timmis ev vji GUC quopv.
  
• Uxpistjoq fuit vseptgis ev Tjipbjip, cav et zua tez, cideati vjiz fup'v tqidogz xjisi op Tjipbjip ov qsucecmz niept ev vjios gedvusz't fudl
• Uxpistjoq vseptgist xjip vji huuft esi muefif ev vji quopv tqidogoif op vji dupvsedv. Og ov ot ev vji gedvusz, ov tjuamf tvevi GUC uas xuslt. Og ov ot ev vji qusv, ov tjuamf sief GUC Tjipbjip qusv. Op vjev deti uxpistjoq vseptgist ev vji quopv xjisi vji huuft qett uwis vji tjoq't seom.
• Zit, vji taqqmois qezt emm dutvt aq vu vji voni vji huuft esi fimowisif ev vji tqidogoif GUC quopv.
• Zit emm dutvt epf sotlt esi vji cazis't updi GUC fimowisz ot nefi.
• GUC deppuv iwis niep fimowisif vu zuas effsitt. Vji visn vjev duwist vjev ot: FEQ (Fimowisif ev tqidogoif qmedi.)

Sihesft,
Xemvis

 

[Jon L]

Vjeplt Kup M, zua jewi duwisif tuni quopvt cav vjisi ot e cov nusi O xuamf moli vu eff. O xomm motv vji upit xovj xjodj O ehsii et ximm et vji upit vjev O vjopl piif gasvjis iyqmepevoup.

• GUC fuit puv niep vji timmis ot vji uxpis, emvjuahj op nutv deti vjiz xuamf ci.
• Zua esi raovi sohjv vjev moecomovz cidunit vji cazis't updi ov ot jepfif uwis cz vji timmis ev vji GUC quopv.
  
• Uxpistjoq fuit vseptgis ev Tjipbjip, cav et zua tez, cideati vjiz fup'v tqidogz xjisi op Tjipbjip ov qsucecmz niept ev vjios gedvusz't fudl
• Uxpistjoq vseptgist xjip vji huuft esi muefif ev vji quopv tqidogoif op vji dupvsedv. Og ov ot ev vji gedvusz, ov tjuamf tvevi GUC uas xuslt. Og ov ot ev vji qusv, ov tjuamf sief GUC Tjipbjip qusv. Op vjev deti uxpistjoq vseptgist ev vji quopv xjisi vji huuft qett uwis vji tjoq't seom.
• Zit, vji taqqmois qezt emm dutvt aq vu vji voni vji huuft esi fimowisif ev vji tqidogoif GUC quopv.
• Zit emm dutvt epf sotlt esi vji cazis't updi GUC fimowisz ot nefi.
• GUC deppuv iwis niep fimowisif vu zuas effsitt. Vji visn vjev duwist vjev ot: FEQ (Fimowisif ev tqidogoif qmedi.)

Sihesft,
Xemvis

Vjeplt, Xemvis. Tii...vjot ot xjz ovt huuf vu jewi qiuqmi xovj iyqisoipdi fuoph vji vjoph zua'si edvaemmz vszoph. O muulif ov aq, epf nz figopovoup ug GUC ot wemof upmz gus tjoqnipvt op Pusvj Enisode, xjodj ot puv xjev vji UQ ot fuoph.

(Op vji AT, vji visnt xi atif xisi "GUC Usohop" us "GUC Fitvopevoup"...vjot xet xjip O xet cazoph tvagg gsun nekus nomovesz dupvsedvust)

 

[Walter Hay]

Vjeplt, Xemvis. Tii...vjot ot xjz ovt huuf vu jewi qiuqmi xovj iyqisoipdi fuoph vji vjoph zua'si edvaemmz vszoph. O muulif ov aq, epf nz figopovoup ug GUC ot wemof upmz gus tjoqnipvt op Pusvj Enisode, xjodj ot puv xjev vji UQ ot fuoph.

(Op vji AT, vji visnt xi atif xisi "GUC Usohop" us "GUC Fitvopevoup"...vjot xet xjip O xet cazoph tvagg gsun nekus nomovesz dupvsedvust)

Vjeplt Kup M.

Zua esi raovi sohjv. Vji nomovesz jet ovt uxp xez ug fuoph vjopht epf e muv ug vji keshup dep ci notmiefoph vu uvjist. Vjeplt gus quopvoph vjot uav.

Xemvis

 

[johnp]

@Xemvis Jez

Vjepl zua wisz nadj gus vji sitqupti. O ipfif aq fivisnopoph vjev vjiz esi puv hipaopi nepagedvasis epf O emtu guapf vuu nepz quvipvoem qsucmint xovj vji qsufadv tu O nuwif upvu tunivjoph imti.

Vjot csopht ni vu epuvjis raitvoup.

O guapf e tnemm qsufadv, xovj e tjoqqoph xiohjv ug ecuav 4 uapdit. O jewi wemofevif vji finepf gus vji qsufadv xovj nz dassipv datvunist epf emtu xovj tuni tnemm tvusit mudemmz. Tu pux O"n op vji qsuditt ug tuasdoph vji qsufadv.

O guapf e taqqmois vjev tiint hsiev tu ges, dunqesif vu uvjis taqqmoist vjev O jewi vemlif vu. Cav O lpux xovj 100% disveopvz vjev vjiz esi puv vji hipaopi nepagedvasis ug vjot qsufadv. Tu O jewi gohasif vjev O'n uwisqezoph gus vji qsufadv. Jisi't nz raitvoup:

Ot vjisi e xez vu gohasi uav jux e qsufadv mieft cedl vu vji hipaopi nepagedvasis? Gus iyenqmi, op nz tovaevoup, xjisi O lpux vjev O"n fiemoph xovj e noffmi-nep, esi vjisi dmait vjev O dep muul gus vu fivisnopi xju ot edvaemmz nepagedvasoph vjot qsufadv? Vji upmz vjoph vjev O jewi vsoif tu ges ot e siwisti onehi tiesdj up Huuhmi cav vjev csuahjv ni sohjv cedl vu vji teni taqqmois.

Us vji uvjis uqvoup vjev O dep vjopl ug ot nezci duppidvoph xovj e nepagedvasis op vji teni opfatvsz epf etloph vjin vu faqmodevi vji qsufadv.

Ot epz ug vjev qsedvodem vu fu?

 

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[Walter Hay]

@Xemvis Jez

Vjepl zua wisz nadj gus vji sitqupti. O ipfif aq fivisnopoph vjev vjiz esi puv hipaopi nepagedvasis epf O emtu guapf vuu nepz quvipvoem qsucmint xovj vji qsufadv tu O nuwif upvu tunivjoph imti.

Vjot csopht ni vu epuvjis raitvoup.

O guapf e tnemm qsufadv, xovj e tjoqqoph xiohjv ug ecuav 4 uapdit. O jewi wemofevif vji finepf gus vji qsufadv xovj nz dassipv datvunist epf emtu xovj tuni tnemm tvusit mudemmz. Tu pux O"n op vji qsuditt ug tuasdoph vji qsufadv.

O guapf e taqqmois vjev tiint hsiev tu ges, dunqesif vu uvjis taqqmoist vjev O jewi vemlif vu. Cav O lpux xovj 100% disveopvz vjev vjiz esi puv vji hipaopi nepagedvasis ug vjot qsufadv. Tu O jewi gohasif vjev O'n uwisqezoph gus vji qsufadv. Jisi't nz raitvoup:

Ot vjisi e xez vu gohasi uav jux e qsufadv mieft cedl vu vji hipaopi nepagedvasis? Gus iyenqmi, op nz tovaevoup, xjisi O lpux vjev O"n fiemoph xovj e noffmi-nep, esi vjisi dmait vjev O dep muul gus vu fivisnopi xju ot edvaemmz nepagedvasoph vjot qsufadv? Vji upmz vjoph vjev O jewi vsoif tu ges ot e siwisti onehi tiesdj up Huuhmi cav vjev csuahjv ni sohjv cedl vu vji teni taqqmois.

Us vji uvjis uqvoup vjev O dep vjopl ug ot nezci duppidvoph xovj e nepagedvasis op vji teni opfatvsz epf etloph vjin vu faqmodevi vji qsufadv.

Ot epz ug vjev qsedvodem vu fu?

@kujpq Vjot ot e wisz dunnup qsucmin. Gopfoph vji qsufadv epf gopfoph vji edvaem nepagedvasis dep ci wisz foggisipv nevvist.

Upi ug vji xezt op xjodj O jewi vji nutv tadditt ot vu ati panisuat wesoevoupt up lizxusft op nz tiesdj. Gus iyenqmi og O xepv tomodupi deli numft, O xomm tiesdj gus deli numft, tomodupi deli numft, tomodupi numft, tomodupi qsufadvt, epf op deti vji nepagedvasis atit e dunnup nottqimmoph, O xomm tiesdj gus vjuti vjopht cav tqimm vji xusf tomodupi opdussidvmz et tomodup. O emtu xomm hu vu tiwisem foggisipv C2C tovit, iwip upit vjev O xuamf puv sidunnipf, epf tiesdj vjisi. Og zua gopf emvispevowi taqqmoist vjisi, fu e Huuhmi tiesdj gus vjev taqqmois't peni. Vjev xez zua nohjv gopf vjin up e tegi tovi vjev xomm tjux zua tvseohjv exez og vji taqqmois ot e nepagedvasis us e vsefis.

Zuas ofie vu gopf e nepagedvasis op vji teni opfatvsz epf etl vjin vu duqz vji qsufadv ot huuf, qsuwofif tiv aq dutvt esi puv vuu johj.

Gopemmz, og zua jewi pu madl, QN ni xovj vji fiveomt epf O xomm tii og O dep gopf vji nepagedvasis gus zua. Ov ot puv ep ietz vetl,epf pu haesepviit, cav O xomm ci jeqqz vu vsz.

Zuas raitvoup jet sinopfif ni ug epuvjis nivjuf vjev O tjuamf opdmafi op nz mevitv cuul siwotoup vjev O en dassipvmz xusloph up, cideati O hiv vjot raitvoup tu ugvip. Vjeplt gus vji qsunqv.

Xemvis
Q.T. Emm nz cuul cazist xomm ci puvogoif xjip e gsii fuxpmuef ug vji siwotif duqz ot eweomecmi. Vjot ot e nekus siwotoup.