Containers are widely applied to ship cargo by sea, railway, etc. The cost is not low especially in cross-border and long-distance cargo transport like shipping from China to USA. So it's very important to know container volumes and choose the right one to save costs. In today's post, I share practical information on shipping containers mainly [...]
China has been a leading exporter to the rest of the world, including South Africa. So if you're planning to buy products in bulk to do business in your homeland, then you already know the best country for suppliers.But, like many potential South African importers, if you don't know how to import from China to [...]
Importing from China to Pakistan is no big deal if you know how to do it correctly. However, due to a lack of information and misguidance, people are afraid to import products as they think it's not easy. So if you want to know the important details on how to import from China to Pakistan, [...]
As consumers’ awareness of product safety is getting increasingly strong these days, more and more people are paying their attention to all kinds of product safety certification.And the market, including the online marketplaces such as Amazon, has brought some new demands for product safety certifications too. In this article, we are going to talk about [...]
As more and more consumers, retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers have put their concerns on product safety issues, product safety certifications like UL Certification are getting increasingly hot recently.UL certification cost varies greatly between different industries and product categories. In this article, I’ll introduce the common types of the fees you may encounter when applying for [...]
When purchasing on Alibaba, you must be confused about the various payment methods on the platform, have no idea about which way is better and afraid of potential risks for these Alibaba payments. Don’t worry. There are indeed many differences between various Alibaba payment methods to make you puzzle, so in this post, I will analyze 11 Alibaba [...]
AliExpress is famous for cross-border shopping and a good platform for customers to buy cheap Chinese daily necessities. Meanwhile, AliExpress is often used by e-commerce stores for dropshipping.There is an incredibly wide range of products on AliExpress with relatively lower prices. Still, there are people who think the shipping time for products bought on AliExpress [...]
There’re tons of importers purchasing on Alibaba, the worldwide largest B2B site. Have you ever had such an experience: locating the ideal product at the most favorable price but finding shipping costs are so high that inflate the overall cost?This blog takes you to have a closer look at the following key 7 aspects of [...]
Alibaba and AliExpress are two online platforms commonly used by foreign importers to source products from China. Both platforms belong to Alibaba Group, you can find tens of thousands of products at a competitive price on these two platforms. But there are many differences between them both. The biggest difference is the business model, Alibaba [...]
Shipping is an important part of the importing process, and in that part, freight forwarder plays an irreplaceable role. There are many freight forwarders on Google, and in this article, we managed to invite some of them to introduce themselves in the first-person perspective. Below are the self-introductions elaborate on their unique strengths in the forwarding [...]
