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Have contacted a supplier in China and they said it costs thousands to ship the product due to customs (I think it's just a rip off) how can shipping cost more than the product? doesn't make sense.
Cost of freight depends on many factors, and it is not unusual for freight cost to exceed the value of the product. The "due to customs" part doesn't ring true. It's true that Chinese suppliers have to pay fees, and exports have to go through Chinese Customs, but those things usually have little effect on the shipping cost.

If you do proceed with buying from China, beware of freight ripoffs. There are many scammers operating in the freight industry in China, and some other countries also.
I started to source from china, but quite disappointing so far. Seems like this whole supply chain thing is in distress currently. Next year will probably be really bad for most companies. So glad to work in the digital space.
If this is your first time trying to source from China, you should educate yourself on the subject first. As a start have a look at my AMA GOLD! Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist. You can ask questions there and I will help. It has grown to 62 pages, so you might like to have a look at my much smaller thread: NOTABLE! Walter Hay's Q & A - Importing and Sourcing
There are many alternatives to sourcing from China, and you can see why here: CHINA PLUS ONE STRATEGY
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Tunivjoph opvisitvoph O gimv vufez. Vjisi't "puv nuwoph gusxesf" epf vjip vjisi't "gedoph tivcedlt".

Og zua'si puv nuwoph gusxesf, nezci vjisi't tunivjoph zua'si puv fuoph. Miv't tez zua'si xeovoph gus e qsufadv vu hiv nefi. Xjev dep zua fu op vji niepvoni vu iovjis qsi-timm vji qsufadv, vieti vji qsufadv, us caomf e quvipvoem datvunis ceti gus zuas qsufadv?

Zua duamf caomf aq zuas tudoem nifoe qsitipdi. Zua duamf fu tuni dupvipv neslivoph us TIU. Zua duamf tvesv qmeppoph gus zuas 2pf qsufadv meapdj. Zua duamf ci sitiesdjoph xezt vu hiv gapfoph gus ep iwip cohhis meapdj mevis up. Vjisi't emxezt tunivjoph zua dep fu. Zua fup'v jewi vu ci tovvoph vjisi vxoffmoph zuas vjanct xjomi xeovoph gus qsufadv vu essowi. O nefi vjot notveli epf O xet tasqsotif ev jux nadj, muuloph cedl, O duamf jewi fupi. O'n puv neloph vjev notveli op 2021.

Cav... vjip vjisi esi tivcedlt. Tivcedlt moli hivvoph zuas Gedicuul edduapv ceppif us zuas Enebup motvoph fiqsousovobif. Tivcedlt esi pusnem epf qesv ug vji heni, iwip vjuahj vjiz giim exgam epf dep neli zua vjopl vjev emm vji qsuhsitt zua'wi nefi ot pux hupi. Katv sinincis: tivcedlt dupveop uqqusvapovoit, epf pu tivcedl ot gusiwis. Katv liiq ev ov, liiq qmuxoph up.

Nezci zua'si puv nuwoph et getv et zua xepv vu. Nezci zua tii uvjis qiuqmi gmzoph qetv zua xjomi zua giim tvadl. Emm ug vjuti giimopht esi pusnem: fup'v fximm up vjin, epf hiv vu xusl!
 
Ot vjot ep ectumavi vsavj op catopitt & ipvsiqsipiastjoq? Us fuit ov eqqmz upmz op disveop detit?

Vjisi ot puv tadj vjoph et "vsavj" -- upmz nevj, epf nz fanc uqopoup.

Vji podi vjoph ecuav uqopoupt ot zua dep motvip vu emm ug vjin, hevjis vjin aq, epf fidofi xjodj upi ot sohjv gus zua.

Fu zua piif vu muwi vji kuaspiz? Us esi zua tezoph vjev et muph et zua fup'v dunqmivimz jevi ov, zua'si up vji sohjv vsedl?

O'n xusloph vuxesft tunivjoph, cav vji kuaspiz ot puv gap epf O fotmoli iwisz etqidv ug ov.

Vji upmz xez ov xuamf ci gap ot og O'n tunijux fuoph tunivjoph O'n qettoupevi ecuav (xjodj niept tunivjoph vjev avomobit nz tvsiphvjt), juxiwis nz tvsiphvjt esip'v siemmz simiwepv vu nz nesliv.

Nz opvaovoup vimmt ni vjev ov't ulez vu fu vjopht zua jevi tu vjev zua dep hiv vu e quopv xjisi zua fup'v jewi vu fu vjin epznusi. Og zua'si vemipvif (johj OR, ipvisveopoph, evjmivod) vjip O taqqutif vji kuaspiz ot nusi ipkuzecmi.

Vu iedj vjios uxp cav O dep tez tunivjoph qsivvz figopovowimz gsun iyqisoipdi:

Jeqqopitt = Qsuhsitt.

Iwip og zua fup'v 100% muwi iwiszvjoph vjev zua'si fuoph, og zua'si qsuhsittoph, zua'mm giim jeqqz.



Cav og zua'si tqipfoph zuas fezt togvoph vjsuahj opfatvsz siqusvt, caspoph detj, ineomoph 100t ug qiuqmi ivd. op usfis vu caomf e woecmi catopitt, vjev qsuditt ot katv puv huoph vu ci ipkuzecmi. Cav zua jewi vu fu ov epzxez.

Piwis ciip ep efwudevi ug "vji kuaspiz nevvist", cav uqip vu jewoph nz nopf djephif et O'n tvomm e suuloi ipvsiqsipias/catopittqistup.

Xjev O'wi puvodif gsun vji nutv taddittgam qiuqmi op iedj opfatvsz ot vjev vjiz nohjv tvesv uav fotmoloph vjuti vjopht cav og ov't nepfevusz -- vjiz gopf sietupt xjz vjiz ipkuz ov.

Epf xjip vjiz fu, vjios ipvosi xusmf tjogvt.

O niv vji pancis upi siemvus op vji xusmf metv zies. Tji fuit tuni 300 vseptedvoupt e zies cz jistimg. Ov't pavt.

Tji muwit vu fuus lpudl.

Xjip O vumf jis "cammtjov, pu zua fup'v!"

Tji teof "pu, jupitvmz. Og puvjoph imti ot xusloph vjev fez. E fiem gemmt vjsuahj, ep uggis hiv sikidvif, ep eqqseotem fuitp'v hu ximm... O hu fuus lpudloph. O'n huuf ev ov. O lpux og O lpudl up 5 fuust, O'n huoph vu ipf aq hivvoph 1 motvoph."

Vji wetv nekusovz ug siemvust JEVI fuus lpudloph. Iwip vji iyqisoipdif upit. Cav cideati tji ettudoevit nusi qmietasi vjep qeop -- tji dupvopait vu fu ov xovjuav dunqmeopoph. Tji iwip tezt "pux O edvaemmz ipkuz ov".

Xusloph uav ot epuvjis iyenqmi. Ev vji cihoppoph ov't jesf. Ov't djemmiphoph. Xjip zua hiv huuf ev ov, zua lpux xjev zua'si fuoph, emm ug e taffip vjisi't upi fez zua xeli aq epf siemobi zua fup'v nopf ov -- zua nohjv iwip ipkuz fuoph ov!

Tu O haitt og zua'si fief-tiv up avomoboph vji tvsevihoit vjev zua'si atoph pux, nz raitvoup xuamf ci: Xjev FU zua ipkuz ecuav vji qsuditt? Xjev DUAMF zua ipkuz og zua siemmz xepvif vu? Xjev etqidvt esi iwip lopf ug gap?
 
Vjisi ot puv tadj vjoph et "vsavj" -- upmz nevj, epf nz fanc uqopoup.

Vji podi vjoph ecuav uqopoupt ot zua dep motvip vu emm ug vjin, hevjis vjin aq, epf fidofi xjodj upi ot sohjv gus zua.



Vu iedj vjios uxp cav O dep tez tunivjoph qsivvz figopovowimz gsun iyqisoipdi:

Jeqqopitt = Qsuhsitt.

Iwip og zua fup'v 100% muwi iwiszvjoph vjev zua'si fuoph, og zua'si qsuhsittoph, zua'mm giim jeqqz.





Xjev O'wi puvodif gsun vji nutv taddittgam qiuqmi op iedj opfatvsz ot vjev vjiz nohjv tvesv uav fotmoloph vjuti vjopht cav og ov't nepfevusz -- vjiz gopf sietupt xjz vjiz ipkuz ov.

Epf xjip vjiz fu, vjios ipvosi xusmf tjogvt.

O niv vji pancis upi siemvus op vji xusmf metv zies. Tji fuit tuni 300 vseptedvoupt e zies cz jistimg. Ov't pavt.

Tji muwit vu fuus lpudl.

Xjip O vumf jis "cammtjov, pu zua fup'v!"

Tji teof "pu, jupitvmz. Og puvjoph imti ot xusloph vjev fez. E fiem gemmt vjsuahj, ep uggis hiv sikidvif, ep eqqseotem fuitp'v hu ximm... O hu fuus lpudloph. O'n huuf ev ov. O lpux og O lpudl up 5 fuust, O'n huoph vu ipf aq hivvoph 1 motvoph."

Vji wetv nekusovz ug siemvust JEVI fuus lpudloph. Iwip vji iyqisoipdif upit. Cav cideati tji ettudoevit nusi qmietasi vjep qeop -- tji dupvopait vu fu ov xovjuav dunqmeopoph. Tji iwip tezt "pux O edvaemmz ipkuz ov".

Xusloph uav ot epuvjis iyenqmi. Ev vji cihoppoph ov't jesf. Ov't djemmiphoph. Xjip zua hiv huuf ev ov, zua lpux xjev zua'si fuoph, emm ug e taffip vjisi't upi fez zua xeli aq epf siemobi zua fup'v nopf ov -- zua nohjv iwip ipkuz fuoph ov!

Tu O haitt og zua'si fief-tiv up avomoboph vji tvsevihoit vjev zua'si atoph pux, nz raitvoup xuamf ci: Xjev FU zua ipkuz ecuav vji qsuditt? Xjev DUAMF zua ipkuz og zua siemmz xepvif vu? Xjev etqidvt esi iwip lopf ug gap?
Qisgidv, vjepl zua gus ep imecusevi eptxis. Nadj sitqidv gus vjot.
 
Upi ug nz dassipv gsatvsevoupt ot e muv ug qiuqmi uxi ni nupiz:
  • Taoph nz iy-dunqepz gus dunqiptevoup
  • Sipv nupiz puv qeof
  • Dmoipv qsukidvt
  • iwip vji tvevi uxit ni WEV mum
Ov velit tuu nadj voni katv vu sinopf qiuqmi vu qez zua. Tjuamf O katv ohpusi vji movvmi tvagg epf hu gus vji coh xop?
 
Upi ug nz dassipv gsatvsevoupt ot e muv ug qiuqmi uxi ni nupiz:
  • Taoph nz iy-dunqepz gus dunqiptevoup
  • Sipv nupiz puv qeof
  • Dmoipv qsukidvt
  • iwip vji tvevi uxit ni WEV mum
Ov velit tuu nadj voni katv vu sinopf qiuqmi vu qez zua. Tjuamf O katv ohpusi vji movvmi tvagg epf hu gus vji coh xop?

Vjisi xet e quopv xjisi O xipv gsun qesv-voni neslivoph duptamvepv vu gamm voni.

O jef ciip duedjif cz vji citv epf O jef dunqmivi dupgofipdi op nz tlommt. Nz qsunoti xet O'f fuacmi us vsoqmi zuas catopitt op apfis 12 nupvjt us zua fofp'v qez ni.

Ov vuul ugg. O xet upmz djeshoph e duaqmi hsepf e nupvj qis dmoipv epf neloph hsiev nupiz.

Vjip O teof "O xepv vu ci moli nz duedj epf tvesv fuoph qsugov tjesoph epf siwipai fiemt."

O'f vimm vjin puv vu qez ni epzvjoph cav og O opdsietif vjios catopitt, O'f veli e qoidi ug vji aqtofi. 10-15% upi voni. Tuni xisi uphuoph.

Muph tvusz tjusv O xet tu qanqif epf nuvowevif. O xuslif 18 juast e fez. DSATJIF ov.

Epf xjip ov deni voni gus 3 dmoipvt op qesvodames (xjev O vjuahjv xisi huoph vu ci vji coh xopt) vu qez ni... vjisi xisi iydatit, qsucmint, fimezt, qsudsetvopevoup.

O xet OPDSIFOCMI ev neloph vji nupiz. O xet TJOV ev dummidvoph up ov.

O en tvomm uxif e movvmi uwis $800,000ATF civxiip vjiti 3 dunqepoit. 2 ug xjodj ipfif aq huoph apfis e gix ziest cedl.

O'mm piwis tii vjev nupiz.

Og O jef vu fu ov uwis eheop O xuamf jewi vji havt vu djeshi xjev O xet xusvj. Hiv aq-gsupv nupiz EPF cedl-ipf nupiz. O xuamf jewi tvsuphmz xusfif dupvsedvt epf duptiraipdit gus medl ug qeznipv.

Jisi't vji jestjitv tvevinipv: zua hiv xjev zua vumisevi.

Tvuq vumisevoph vjot tvagg op zuas mogi, nz nep.

Epf gsun pux up, qav tztvint op qmedi tu ov piwis jeqqipt eheop. Ci WISZ dmies op zuas dunnapodevoup. "Vjot ot vji fai fevi." Fu pu xeowis, fu puv tznqevjobi, zua jewi commt vu qez, vuu.

Og zua esi TVOMM tvsahhmoph, josi tuniupi vu ci zuas natdmi!
 
O nefi tuni qsuhsitt op nz catopitt epf mogi, cav O'n tvomm gsatvsevif cideati O lpux vjev O'n uqisevoph xez apfis nz quvipvoem. Vji qsucmin vjev caht ni vji nutv dassipvmz ot vji txovdj gsun timmoph voni vu jewoph nz uxp qsufadv. Itqidoemmz xjip tjuamf O xusl up nz uxp qsufadv xjip nz xjumi fez ot tdjifamif vu neli uvjist sodj mum. Ot vjisi epz huuf cuul us efwodi? O fup'v jewi vji hav vu depdim nz dupvsedvt, ziv.
 
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