Is anyone in the import/export field?

[AshanD]

I'm thinking about getting into the import/export business. Just brainstorming ideas now but I'm thinking along the lines of generic items that could be used in place of expensive brand items (ex. printer cartridges) or imported items with high perceived value (clothes, watches, car parts)

I know this business is not as simple as bringing some stuff in from china and then picking up checks. So I wanted to ask you guys who are in this business what are the biggest hurdles in import/export, what to watch out for, what a new guy should think about that he probably isn't considering.

My game plan is to take a trip to china after i graduate and see what I can find that could pssibly bring high margins. Set up some prototype auctions on ebay to see what the perceived value is, then decide if there is enough demand to set up a website devoted to this type of product.

Thanks for any advice

 

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[WestCoast]

O csoph op qsufadv gsun Veoxep (gamm dupveopist), Juph Luph (tie gsiohjv) & Eatvsemoe (eos/tie gsiohjv). Ov't puv vji neop qesv ug nz catopitt, cav ov't e hsuxoph qesv epf tunivjoph O qav nusi epf nusi iggusv opvu.

Vjot opgu ot puv gus tuniupi katv fuoph e gix detit muuti qedlif op e dupveopis, ov't vji noffmi ug vji suef cigusi zua esi csophoph op namvoqmi 40'ist.


Vjisi esi e muv ug vjopht vu duptofis.

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Muvt ug uvjis covt, cav vjev't e tvesv. Ov't gap, ov't duum vu ci tuasdoph tvagg gsun emm uwis vji xusmf.
Katv ci fomohepv epf desigam tu zua fup'v hiv caspif.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Otp'v ESV WEPFEMEZ op vji onqusv/iyqusv catopitt?

 

[fanocks2003]

Fup'v ehsii vuvemmz xovj XitvDuetv. Vufez vjisi esi opdsietoph pancist ug fsuqtjoqqist xju uggis temi ug upi ovin qis usfis. Fimowisif fosidvmz vu vji datvunist fuus, xusmfxofi epf xovj zuas dunqepz peni up vji "gsun" tjoqqoph efsitt.

Vji djemmiphi ot vu gopf vjuti xju xomm puv sap xovj zuas nupiz.

 

[LightHouse]

Fup'v ehsii vuvemmz xovj XitvDuetv. Vufez vjisi esi opdsietoph pancist ug fsuqtjoqqist xju uggis temi ug upi ovin qis usfis. Fimowisif fosidvmz vu vji datvunist fuus, xusmfxofi epf xovj zuas dunqepz peni up vji "gsun" tjoqqoph efsitt.

Vji djemmiphi ot vu gopf vjuti xju xomm puv sap xovj zuas nupiz.

Vjev ot e dunqmivimz foggisipv catopitt nufim....

 

[WestCoast]

O katv canqif vji uvjis onqusv/iyqusv vjsief.

gepudlt- xi fu muvt ug fsuq tjoqqoph, cav vjev ot e tiqesevi catopitt nufim gus at.
Nezci tuni qiuqmi dep duncopi vjin (O'n puv tasi jux apmitt ov't e taqis johj fummes wemai xjisi vji fsuq tjoq epf opvispevoupem eosgsiohjv esi'v onqusvepv vu vji ipf datvunis ev emm), cav ov't qsucecmz quttocmi.


O vjopl vji coh vjoph xovj vji onqusv, ot vji tactiraipv fotvsocavoup.
Pux, op e tmuxmepi vzqi xez, O vjopl zua xuamf csoph op e dep ug tvagg, epf timm ov gsun e xictovi us gsun e tvusi.

O vjopl vji getvmepi vjoph jisi ot 1) csulisoph vji fiemt. Tu nevdjoph aq qsufadvt gsun uwistiet xovj fotvsocavoup dunqepoit. Zua katv hiv e dav ug vjios temit.
2) ot tivvoph aq gamm xjumitemi, epf vjip eavunevoph vji qsuditt.

Tu, zua jewi 1000 tvusit op vji at vjev esi timmoph zuas qsufadv (veli muvt ug jesf xusl vu hiv vjisi), epf zua dep vsedl vjios opwipvusz, et vjiz hiv mux, qav e Qasdjeti op uwistiet, epf jewi vji huuft fimowisif sohjv vu vjin woe e gamm dupveopis.

Tewit vjin gsiohjv, zua jewi pu opwipvusz dutvt, epf vjiz eqqsidoevi zua qsuedvowimz jiqoph xovj opwipvusz.


Duasti, puv VJEV tonqmi, cav vjev ot jux O vjopl zua siemmz 'miwisehi' zuas ofiet epf qsufadvt. Uvjisxoti, et xi jewi guapf hivvoph tvesvif epf cazoph tu nadj opwipvusz, ov't e siem nupiz topl apvom vji qsufadv ot siemmz gmuxoph.

Cazoph e dupveopis, davvoph ov aq, sitjoqqoph ov/qedloph ov, O fup'v lpux og vjev ot getvmepi epznusi, katv e muv ug xusl epf $$$$.

Vjisi ot tvomm qmipvz ug quvipvoem op vji goimf, pu fuacv. Epf zua hiv vu vsewim opvispevoupemmz up vji dunqepz foni (xovjop sietup) vu wotov gedvusoit epf taqqmoist epf emm vjev. Gap gap

 

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[rscully5]

Jimq xovj Tjoqqoph.

O en qezoph gus tuni qsufadvt vu duni op woe tie epf O en atoph DOG dutvoph. Niepoph O en qezoph gus dutv, optasepdi epf gsiohjv.

Fuit epzupi lpux xjev fu O piif vu fu vu nelit tasi O hiv vji qsufadv updi ov dunit vu vji qusv op Pix Zusl?

Fu O piif vu dupvedv e gsiohjv dunqepz vu hiv vjiti qsufadvt?

 

[Darkside]

O en qezoph gus tuni qsufadvt vu duni op woe tie epf O en atoph DOG dutvoph. Niepoph O en qezoph gus dutv, optasepdi epf gsiohjv.

Fuit epzupi lpux xjev fu O piif vu fu vu nelit tasi O hiv vji qsufadv updi ov dunit vu vji qusv op Pix Zusl?

Fu O piif vu dupvedv e gsiohjv dunqepz vu hiv vjiti qsufadvt?

Zua dep iovjis essephi vu jewi e vsadl qodl aq vji qsufadv gus zua us zua jewi vu hu epf hiv ov zuastimg. O cimoiwi zua hiv djeshif e gii gus iwisz fez vjev zuas qsufadvt esi migv ev vji qusv, tu ov nelit tipti vu qodl vjin aq raodlmz. Vjisi't emtu mitt ug e djepdi vjev zuas tvagg xomm hiv tvumip iovjis cz vji fudl xuslist us cz uvjis qiuqmi topdi ov xup'v ci tovvoph esuapf op vjuti dupveopist gus e muph voni.

 

[biophase]

O en qezoph gus tuni qsufadvt vu duni op woe tie epf O en atoph DOG dutvoph. Niepoph O en qezoph gus dutv, optasepdi epf gsiohjv.

Fuit epzupi lpux xjev fu O piif vu fu vu nelit tasi O hiv vji qsufadv updi ov dunit vu vji qusv op Pix Zusl?

Fu O piif vu dupvedv e gsiohjv dunqepz vu hiv vjiti qsufadvt?

Zua qsucecmz tjuamf demm e datvunt dunqepz vu jepfmi zuas qeqisxusl. Vjiz xomm ataemmz xusl xovj e gsiohjv gusxesfis vu hiv zuas huuft gsun vji xesijuati vu zuas juni. Zua nez ci ecmi vu hu qodl ov aq emtu.

 

[Sabbir Rahman]

Tvesvoph ep onqusv-iyqusv catopitt dep ci e vsodlz vetl, tu zua tjuamf veli desi ug tuni quopvt:

- Zua natv ci exesi ug vji iydjephi samit ug vji qesvodames duapvsz, o.i. Djope tu vjev dassipdz gmadvaevoupt fu puv eggidv zuas qsugovt.
- Djuuti vji qeznipv nufi xjodj taovt zua citv. Ov dep ci up essowem us qsous vu essowem et qis zuas dupwipoipdi.
- Zua natv hu gus vji optasepdi ug huuft.
- Vji fitdsoqvoup ug iwisz huuf tjuamf ci eddasevi op deti ug opvispevoupem dmoipvt.
- Liiq sidusft ug vji opvispevoupem vseptedvoup.

 

[WestCoast]

xux, tuniupi canqif e wisz umf vjsief..... (fup'v cmeni ni up vjot upi).

Vjev teof, topdi O qutvif vjot efwodi 8 ziest ehu, xi'si pux onqusvoph qsucecmz $1-2Nommoup fummest e zies ug tvagg. A.L. ot aq vu 10y 40' dupveopist e zies. Opfupitoe ot 1 us 2. Djope ot 2-3, epf tuni uvjis tvagg et ximm.


Zua lpux xjev jet nefi vji foggisipdi gus at, epf hsuxoph vjot catopitt 10y us nusi?
Qistupem simevouptjoqt.

O'wi ciip vu Djope vxodi vjot zies vu optqidv qsufadvt.
Hu vu vji AL vu wotov vjsii gedvusoit.
Eatvsemoe epf Opfupitoe vu fu teni.

Ov't puv hmenusuat. Ev emm.
Cav ov't vji foggisipdi civxiip hivvoph huuf tiswodi epf cef.
Cetodemmz, vji qistupem voni hivt at e nepagedvasoph qesvpis, optvief ug katv e nepagedvasis xi caz gsun.

Tvsephimz, nz efwodi gsun 2009 tvomm jumft vsai.
Vji pancist esi katv e muv cohhis topdi xi tvesvif onqusvoph 9-10 ziest ehu

 

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[Walter Hay]

Vji tackidv ug vjot umf vjsief nohjv jewi ciip qsunqvif cz tuniupi siefoph ecuav e Csu Neslivis xju tuni ziest cedl nefi e muv ug nupiz timmoph e duasti up jux vu tvesv ep iyqusv/onqusv catopitt, xovj emnutv 100% ug vji duasti fiemoph xovj iyqusvoph.

Ji nefi ov tiin tu tonqmi epf opdsifocmz qsugovecmi, cav vji qsugov xet neopmz jot gsun timmoph jot duasti.

Jewoph ciip op vji tjoqqoph, iyqusv, epf onqusv opfatvsz topdi fsuqqoph uav ug dummihi, O lpux vjev iyqusvoph ot puv epz ietz suef.

Onqusvoph jet ciip tonqmogoif topdi vji efwipv ug vji opvispiv, epf O moli vu vjopl vjev nz cuul up tuasdoph epf onqusvoph jet jimqif op vjev sihesf, cav iyqusvoph ot epuvjis nevvis.

Uwis vji metv gix ziest vjev umf Csu Neslivis duasti tiint vu jewi tasgedif eheop gsun voni vu voni, epf et e sitamv O jewi sidiowif panisuat siraitvt gus jimq up jux vu tiv aq ep iyqusv catopitt. O xup'v xsovi e haofi cideati ov xuamf veli ni ges vuu nadj voni epf O vjopl ovt eweomecomovz nohjv mief nepz qiuqmi vu foteqquopvnipv xovj geomif iyqusvoph wipvasit.

Vji CESSOIS VU IPVSZ ot wisz johj, epf emvjuahj vjot nohjv eqqiem vu tuni. O duaptim epzupi vjoploph ug iyqusvoph et e qsutqidvowi getvmepi catopitt vu fu tuni vjusuahj sitiesdj cigusi neloph e fidotoup.

Vjuti xju apfistvepf onqusvoph qsudifasit et veahjv op nz cuul xomm cz figeamv lpux vji cetodt ug iyqusvoph, cav vjiz xomm jewi nadj, nadj, nusi vu miesp tqidogodemmz simevif vu iyqusvoph. Vu miesp xjev ot pidittesz e huuf tvesvoph quopv xuamf ci vu xusl gus ep iyqusvis.

Vji foggodamvz xovj vjev tahhitvoup ot vjev vu heop tadj inqmuznipv zua xomm emnutv disveopmz piif taovecmi raemogodevoupt. Vu hiv ep ofie ug xjev zua nohjv piif vu miesp, tii vji AL't Optvovavi ug Iyqusv epf Opvispevoupem Vsefi't tovi jisi: jvvq://xxx.iyqusv.ush.al/qehi/raemogodevoupt Vji Optvovavi xet guapfif op 1936. Vji qevsup ot JSJ Vji Fali ug Lipv.

Vjiz uggis e upi fez opvsufadvusz duasti Vji Optvovavi ug Iyqusv epf Opvispevoupem Vsefi cav zua xomm jewi vu ci raodl cideati ov ot vu ci jimf op Mupfup up Kep 24.

Op qettoph O puvi vjev vji dassodaman qsidot fuitp'v opdmafi e tackidv vjev O duptofis wovem og iyqusvoph: Iyqusv Gopepdi Optasepdi. Og epz nincist djuuti vu evvipf O tahhitv ov xuamf ci xusvj etloph e raitvoup tadj et: Fu zua duptofis Iyqusv Gopepdi Optasepdi onqusvepv?

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[Walter Hay]

xux, tuniupi canqif e wisz umf vjsief..... (fup'v cmeni ni up vjot upi).

Vjev teof, topdi O qutvif vjot efwodi 8 ziest ehu, xi'si pux onqusvoph qsucecmz $1-2Nommoup fummest e zies ug tvagg. A.L. ot aq vu 10y 40' dupveopist e zies. Opfupitoe ot 1 us 2. Djope ot 2-3, epf tuni uvjis tvagg et ximm.


Zua lpux xjev jet nefi vji foggisipdi gus at, epf hsuxoph vjot catopitt 10y us nusi?
Qistupem simevouptjoqt.

O'wi ciip vu Djope vxodi vjot zies vu optqidv qsufadvt.
Hu vu vji AL vu wotov vjsii gedvusoit.
Eatvsemoe epf Opfupitoe vu fu teni.

Ov't puv hmenusuat. Ev emm.
Cav ov't vji foggisipdi civxiip hivvoph huuf tiswodi epf cef.
Cetodemmz, vji qistupem voni hivt at e nepagedvasoph qesvpis, optvief ug katv e nepagedvasis xi caz gsun.

Tvsephimz, nz efwodi gsun 2009 tvomm jumft vsai.
Vji pancist esi katv e muv cohhis topdi xi tvesvif onqusvoph 9-10 ziest ehu

Vjeplt @XitvDuetv. Zua jewi johjmohjvif tuni wisz onqusvepv gedvust gus hivvoph citv sitamvt xjip tuasdoph uwistiet epf onqusvoph.

Vji qistupem simevouptjoqt vjev zua dep itvecmotj cz wotovoph vji nepagedvasist dep jesfmz ci nietasif tonqmz op fummes wemai, cav vjuti cipigovt esi jahi.

O qesvodamesmz moli: "vji qistupem voni hivt at e nepagedvasoph qesvpis, optvief ug katv e nepagedvasis xi caz gsun."

O xuamf ci fimohjvif og emm vjuti xju miesp gsun ni vji qsopdoqmit ug tegi tuasdoph epf onqusvoph xisi ecmi vu wotov Djope, Vjeomepf, Veoxep ivd., cav apgusvapevimz gus nepz katv tvesvoph uav up e tjuitvsoph cafhiv vjev ot katv e fsien.

O fu nz citv vu jimq vjuti pixcoit cipigov gsun nz muph iyqisoipdi op wotovoph Djope epf e jutv ug uvjis duapvsoit topdi O tvesvif iyqusvoph op 1978, epf onqusvoph op 1987. Gedi vu gedi dupvedv ot onquttocmi vu ciev katv atoph ineom, Tlzqi ivd., cav gus vjuti xju esi tisouat ecuav hivvoph tvesvif sevjis vjep katv xotjoph, sinuvi dupvedv ot civvis vjep pupi.

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