Portal: Importing – EcomCrew https://www.ecomcrew.com Start and Grow Your Ecommerce and Amazon Business Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:26:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecomcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/favicon-36x36.png Portal: Importing – EcomCrew https://www.ecomcrew.com 32 32 An eCommerce podcast for store owners, hosted by 7-figure store owners Mike Jackness and Dave Bryant. We cover everything in eCommerce from Shopify, to Amazon FBA. From email marketing, to Facebook Ads. Never before has there been a podcast with store owners who are so candid. Subscribe to the EcomCrew podcast today! Mike Jackness clean Mike Jackness jackness@mac.com jackness@mac.com (Mike Jackness) 2019 EcomCrew The EcomCrew Ecommerce Podcast Portal: Importing – EcomCrew http://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/d/b/9/edb97b89fcf18835/ecomcrewpodcastmikedavepic.jpg https://www.ecomcrew.com/category/sourcing-importing-portal/ support@ecomcrew.com San Diego, CA Twice Weekly 226445030 [2024 Updates] Amazon Seller Fees https://www.ecomcrew.com/amazon-seller-fees-2024/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/amazon-seller-fees-2024/#respond Sun, 11 Feb 2024 15:01:24 +0000 https://www.ecomcrew.com/?p=55887 Aside from the usual increases, Amazon introduced a few completely new fees in 2023 that will take effect in 2024. Let’s cover these changes in Amazon seller fees so you’ll know how to adjust your prices accordingly. Related Reading: How to Reduce Amazon FBA Fees: 10 Effective Strategies 2024 Changes in Amazon’s Product Size Tiers …

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]]> https://www.ecomcrew.com/amazon-seller-fees-2024/feed/ 0 Amazon Hack #7: REDUCE Amazon Fees by Remeasuring Your Items nonadult 55887 How to Import From China to Sell Profitably in 2024 https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-import-from-china/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-import-from-china/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:56:31 +0000 /?p=11041 This mega guide will give you all of the information you need to get started importing from China: Everything from finding the perfect product, negotiating with suppliers, to figuring out the best way to ship your items. Why Import from China? If you're thinking about importing from China, it's probably because you want to start …

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]]> https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-import-from-china/feed/ 74 11041 Episode 77: Doing Business In and With China – Part One https://www.ecomcrew.com/episode-77-doing-business-in-and-with-china-part-one/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/episode-77-doing-business-in-and-with-china-part-one/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2017 03:52:40 +0000 /?p=10633 Hello, it’s Mike and Dave! This is our first official podcast together. We figured a good first episode was to compare notes about our experiences with doing business in and with China. Dave and I both import our products from China and for the most part, we’ve both had great results from it. This topic …

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]]> https://www.ecomcrew.com/episode-77-doing-business-in-and-with-china-part-one/feed/ 0 Hello, it’s Mike and Dave! This is our first official podcast together. We figured a good first episode was to compare notes about our experiences with doing business in and with China. Dave and I both import our products from China and for the most pa... This topic will be a two-parter. Today we answer some questions about China. If you are thinking about getting into importing from China or any other foreign country, this two-part series will hopefully prepare you for what to expect.
Here are some of the points we discussed today:

* When did we start importing from China?
* How the market has changed since we started our importing.
* Why China really is “the factory of the world.”
* What it is like to import from other countries, besides China.
* Dave’s tips for optimizing your inventory costs.
* The benefits of having a large product catalog.
* What we hate about doing business with China.
* What we love about doing business with China.

Just a reminder, I am speaking at some events this year. Here is a list of those events.

* Ecommerce All Stars — Austin, TX, August 4-5.
* Global Sources — Hong Kong, October 17-19.
* EcommerceFuel Live — Laguna Beach, CA, January 11-13, 2018.

Also, keep in mind we are launching an Ecom Crew course around September. If you are interested in being part of that visit www.ecomcrew.com/course, if you sign-up we’ll let you know when the course is ready. The first few people to purchase the course will receive a 25% discount.
This episode is sponsored by Stamped.io. We have recently switched to Stamped.io, so we can get the most out of our reviews, and they have a really great product. We are proud to partner with them and there is a link below to check them out.
Resources Mentioned Today:
Amazon
Chineseimporting.com
Color It
Ecom Crew Course
Ecommerce All Stars
Ecommerce Fuel Live
Global Sources
Stamped.io
If you have any questions or anything you’d like us to discuss on the podcast you can now email us directly at ecomcrew.com!  Just send those emails to support@ecomcrew.com. Also, we would really appreciate if you would leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!
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Mike: This is Mike.
Dave: This is Dave.
Mike: And welcome to EcomCrew episode number 77. It’s fun to have Dave here for our first full episode. Welcome to the show my friend.
Dave: Thank you Mike. Yeah I’m super excited to be here for I guess my third time on the podcast, but kind of the official first time as a regular member here.
Mike: Yeah, and obviously we kind of did like an intro episode last week. So everyone that listened to that episode knows that your background is in importing from China. At least you ran a site called Chinese Importing for quite a while, which we are going to be merging into EcomCrew. So we’re kind of talking that this will be like a firs...]]> Mike Jackness clean 31:16 10633 How to Avoid Crappy Products When Importing from China https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-avoid-crappy-products-when-importing-from-china/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-avoid-crappy-products-when-importing-from-china/#comments Sat, 27 May 2017 03:36:24 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=8760 In part 1 of this mini-series, I discussed how to avoid scams but I also emphasized that scams are incredibly rare when importing from China. However, as rare as scams in China may be, poor quality products are equally as common. If you're an Amazon seller, all of your efforts to try and get positive product …

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]]> https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-avoid-crappy-products-when-importing-from-china/feed/ 5 8760 [Ultimate Guide] How to Avoid Alibaba Scammers https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-avoid-being-scammed-in-china-the-five-types-of-scams/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-avoid-being-scammed-in-china-the-five-types-of-scams/#comments Sat, 13 May 2017 21:19:06 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=8568 One of the biggest fears new importers have is being scammed by a supplier out of hundreds or thousands of dollars. The idea of wiring a bunch of money to some foreign bank account in China to people they've never met or know barely anything about is scary. The good news is that scams are …

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]]> https://www.ecomcrew.com/how-to-avoid-being-scammed-in-china-the-five-types-of-scams/feed/ 21 Buying from Alibaba - How to Use It the Correct Way nonadult 8568 Episode 66: Importing Insights With Dave Bryant of ChineseImporting.com https://www.ecomcrew.com/episode-66-importing-insights-with-dave-bryant-of-chineseimporting-com/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/episode-66-importing-insights-with-dave-bryant-of-chineseimporting-com/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:00:20 +0000 /?p=1462 The Ecom Crew Podcast welcomes guest Dave Bryant to this episode. Dave is an ecommerce veteran who shares his experience with us. Dave has been importing goods for 10 years now. He grew his business to 2 million and sold it. He tells us how he did it and why he began his blog Chinese …

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]]> https://www.ecomcrew.com/episode-66-importing-insights-with-dave-bryant-of-chineseimporting-com/feed/ 0 The Ecom Crew Podcast welcomes guest Dave Bryant to this episode. Dave is an ecommerce veteran who shares his experience with us. Dave has been importing goods for 10 years now. He grew his business to 2 million and sold it. He tells us how he did it and why he began his blog Chinese Importing. Dave has been doing business in China during 2008. So, he has some really useful information for new e commerce sellers and sellers who want to expand.
Here are today’s points:

How Dave got started in ecommerce.
Why trade shows are valuable to ecommerce sellers.
The pros and cons of 3PLs.
The 3 things you should do to grow your profitability.
Dave’s opinion on Amazon and my opposing view.

Dave’s site Chineseimporting.com teaches ecom sellers how to find good products in China and the process of packaging an Amazon worthy product. He is also offering a discount to Ecom Crew listeners for his course “Importing from China.” If you enter “ecomcrew” into the promo box during checkout you’ll get 25% off the course price.
Resources Mentioned Today:
eCommercefuel
Canton Fair
Amazon
Chineseimporting.com
Ecom Crew Facebook Page
If you have any questions or anything you’d like us to discuss on the podcast please go to ecomcrew.com and fill out the contact form. Also we would really appreciate if you would leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!
]]> Mike Jackness clean 39:58 1462 Episode 25: Sourcing Inventory From China and US, Part Two https://www.ecomcrew.com/episode-25-sourcing-inventory-from-near-and-far-part-two/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/episode-25-sourcing-inventory-from-near-and-far-part-two/#respond Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:00:52 +0000 /?p=1153 This is the second part to our importing and shipping series.  Last episode we discussed the benefits of going with domestic manufacturer and all the challenges that comes with that. Today we discuss the process of ordering and shipping from overseas. When you get your shipment from overseas like from China you have two options …

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]]> https://www.ecomcrew.com/episode-25-sourcing-inventory-from-near-and-far-part-two/feed/ 0 This is the second part to our importing and shipping series.  Last episode we discussed the benefits of going with domestic manufacturer and all the challenges that comes with that. Today we discuss the process of ordering and shipping from overseas. When you get your shipment from overseas like from China you have two options you can go FOB (Free on Board) or EWX shipping. Free on Board is delivered to the airport or port and is loaded based on priority. EWX is loaded up by the manufacturer and available for pick up. We tend to go with FOB because it’s often included in the overall price.
Deciding which type of shipping is just the beginning. We talk about the whole process and how to approach business overseas.
The topics we cover today are:

* How to avoid unexpected charges
* The importance of inspections
* How to haggle for the best price
* Mike and Grant’s missteps in the shipping process

We have decided to make this a 3 part series. So next time we will discuss how to choose the right manufacturer.
If you have any questions or anything you’d like us to discuss on the podcast please go to ecomcrew.com and fill out the contact form. Also we would really appreciate if you would leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!
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Mike:   Hi, this is Mike.
Grant:  And this is Grant.
Mike:   And welcome to this week’s episode of the EcomCrew podcast.  This week we’re comminuting on with part two of importing.  We’re mostly going to be talking about China because that seems like the import place of choice, but we also do import from other places as well.  We’ll be talking about some of that.  Last week we talked about shipping mostly, which is interesting.  Obviously a lot of people start thinking about finding manufacturers and actually the products and all these different things, but as we mentioned, we kind of talked about shipping first just because it’s something that we didn’t really think of until it was actually time to ship and then you realize that shipping can be a pretty expensive part of the endeavor.
And yeah, now, whenever we’re looking at things from China we look at the all-in price landed to our door or landed to Amazon, depending on where we’re going to be selling it.  And that obviously gives you a much better idea of the cost.  And luckily we haven’t had a situation where we’ve run into a thing where we’re losing lots of money because of shipping because we’re always looking for at least 100% return.  So it’s stuff that’s 80% to 100% markup but it isn’t something that we ended up taking a huge risk on, with the exception of one item that had a large tax on it.  But besides that, we’ve done pretty well.
So real quick, just mentioning again, I think this is the last episode before we give away our hour of free consulting.  We might do it again next week before we close it off but if you leave a comment on this episode or the previous four episodes now, we will randomly choose a person and give away an hour of consulting if you are subscribed to our newsletter.  So please go over, subscribe to our newsletter.  We give you great stuff anyway, whether you want the free consulting or not.  Lots of good information.  And with that, let’s hit up this episode.  Grant, what do you want to start off with now after we’ve talked about shipping?
Grant:  Well, I think last time we left off, we were talking about shipping and to kind of recap, we talked about LTL and domestic shipping and why you should kind of go with a domestic supplier; even though it might not seem like it might be the cheapest route, it might actually be the most beneficial for you time.  And then we talked about going overseas and talking about getting a ...]]> Mike Jackness clean 42:10 1153 Using Import Records to Find New Suppliers in China for Private Label Products https://www.ecomcrew.com/using-import-records-to-find-suppliers/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/using-import-records-to-find-suppliers/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2016 17:30:48 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=1954 This past year, I've been using a new method to find new Suppliers – using public import records to find Suppliers. I've had extremely good success using this method to find high quality Suppliers with reasonable prices and who don't actively solicit new clients. What are public import records and how can you use these …

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]]> https://www.ecomcrew.com/using-import-records-to-find-suppliers/feed/ 13 1954 Part 1: Alibaba Unofficial Guide, Finding Suppliers https://www.ecomcrew.com/alibaba-unofficial-guide-part-1/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/alibaba-unofficial-guide-part-1/#comments Fri, 29 May 2015 22:11:19 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=819 Alibaba, for better or worse, is the starting point (and often only point) for most individuals looking for products to import. There's a temptation to equate Alibaba with other selling platforms we in the West are familiar with like eBay. But Alibaba is its own very unique monster and I'll outline some basic tips and strategies for …

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]]> https://www.ecomcrew.com/alibaba-unofficial-guide-part-1/feed/ 8 819 What’s the Difference Between Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks https://www.ecomcrew.com/all-about-patents-and-trademarks-and-avoiding-infringement-when-importing-from-china/ https://www.ecomcrew.com/all-about-patents-and-trademarks-and-avoiding-infringement-when-importing-from-china/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2015 05:58:05 +0000 http://www.chineseimporting.com/?p=606 When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, there were hopes that its title as the counterfeit capital of the world would be no more. However, if you have ever visited Nanjing Lu in Shanghai and purchased three “Rolex” watches for under $20, you know counterfeit products are still a big problem in China. …

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