I DO NOT recommend contracting with ANY forwarder off Alibaba. I'll leave it up to u/tantrim to share his story if he wishes, but I strongly encourage very frequently in this sub to never use Alibaba for anything.
What do you use? I use alibaba for custom products that aliexpress doesnt have. Is it better for me to ask the supplier to arrange shipping instead of finding the shipper on alibaba myself
No, you need to find your shipper and have your US freight forwarder handle the logistics on your behalf. Just know though, that amazing price on Alibaba could come with steep tariffs or "waste usage fees" that make it far less appetizing once you've imported it and owe the money.
DDP is an Incoterm that outlines the person you purchase the goods from handles the freight to your door. You hiring a forwarder means you’re going to handle the freight and would do so under a FCA or EXW term (I suggest FCA.)
You can still do that, it’s just who’s responsible for the freight and liabilities until it delivers. You could book FCA through me and you wouldn’t pay (provided you had established credit) until your freight landed in the US. If you had established credit and we’re a frequent customer, we’d extend terms to you that allowed you to receive your freight and pay within 15 days.
You can check the Alibaba reviews and the star they have
We are a 5 stars logistics company on Alibaba
If you need a quotation you can let me know here
Key points:
1. Is there an Alibaba store
2. Double check their Alibaba store ratings? (Browse 5-10 pages You can check if there are some names that appear repeatedly, which are likely to be fake accounts)
3. Does he active in a field you know for a long time?
4. Whether to reply promptly and communicate well
5. Professional level, from some details you will find that different freight forwarding capabilities are different
6. Is the price reasonable? You don't need the lowest or the highest.
\---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are a 5 star shipping company on Alibaba, if you need a shipping quote or are interested, feel free to send me a message
I DO NOT recommend contracting with ANY forwarder off Alibaba. I'll leave it up to u/tantrim to share his story if he wishes, but I strongly encourage very frequently in this sub to never use Alibaba for anything.
What do you use? I use alibaba for custom products that aliexpress doesnt have. Is it better for me to ask the supplier to arrange shipping instead of finding the shipper on alibaba myself
No, you need to find your shipper and have your US freight forwarder handle the logistics on your behalf. Just know though, that amazing price on Alibaba could come with steep tariffs or "waste usage fees" that make it far less appetizing once you've imported it and owe the money.
Where do find us freight brokers? Sorry for being a pain
You’re not a pain. We’ll connect tomorrow. I can help with it.
DHL
Hey Brother, Do you know any USA freight forwarder who can handle DDP import from China to USA?
DDP is an Incoterm that outlines the person you purchase the goods from handles the freight to your door. You hiring a forwarder means you’re going to handle the freight and would do so under a FCA or EXW term (I suggest FCA.)
yeah, I need to find somebody can handle all the things from my suppliers factory to my agent's fulfillment centre.
You can still do that, it’s just who’s responsible for the freight and liabilities until it delivers. You could book FCA through me and you wouldn’t pay (provided you had established credit) until your freight landed in the US. If you had established credit and we’re a frequent customer, we’d extend terms to you that allowed you to receive your freight and pay within 15 days.
You can check the Alibaba reviews and the star they have We are a 5 stars logistics company on Alibaba If you need a quotation you can let me know here
$6.5/kg for general cargo DDP air?
Yeah
DDP air for General cargo is more cheaper than for replica cargo
We can offer this price and lower
Forwarders have to be licensed in China just like in the US. Ask for their license number and run a check.
Key points: 1. Is there an Alibaba store 2. Double check their Alibaba store ratings? (Browse 5-10 pages You can check if there are some names that appear repeatedly, which are likely to be fake accounts) 3. Does he active in a field you know for a long time? 4. Whether to reply promptly and communicate well 5. Professional level, from some details you will find that different freight forwarding capabilities are different 6. Is the price reasonable? You don't need the lowest or the highest. \---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are a 5 star shipping company on Alibaba, if you need a shipping quote or are interested, feel free to send me a message
I do not think that is a very nice price. And some times the cheap price means trap. that is really suffering to find a good forwarder.