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7 Best Digital Freight Forwarding Companies to Expand Your Ecommerce Business’s Global Reach

Ralph Tkatchuk — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:37:12 +0000

Freight forwarding can be the key to expanding your ecommerce business. Predicted to reach a value of $285.15 billion by 2031, the global freight forwarding market is transforming the way companies and consumers access goods around the world. With the right freight forwarding solution, ecommerce vendors can connect with consumers in new countries, expand their …

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How Non-Americans Can Sell Their Products on Amazon FBA

Dave Bryant — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 21:31:54 +0000

This blog tends to attract a lot of international readers, and one of the most common questions I get is from non-Americans asking how they can sell their imported and private label products in the United States. Readers are eager to access the more than 330 million consumers in the states, and understandably so—the American …

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How to Get Your Shipments from China to Amazon FBA

Dave Bryant — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:44:09 +0000

If you're selling on FBA, you want to try to send your products into Amazon directly as often as possible and avoid 3PLs. Why? Because 3PLs are expensive. While shipping products from China to Amazon warehouses isn't incredibly difficult, it's also slightly more complex than asking your supplier to stick a UPS label on a …

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Guide to Yiwu Market: The Largest Wholesale Market in the World

Dave Bryant — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:45:12 +0000

Many importers, even those new to the business, have heard of the twice-yearly Canton Fair in Guangzhou. But less well-known is Yiwu Market, a city home to the largest wholesale market in the world. This market contains nearly 40,000 shops wholesaling nearly every commodity you can think of. One of the best things about it …

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Canton Fair to Resume Physical Activities After 3 Years

Christine Gerzon — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:00:18 +0000

The largest and most comprehensive trade show in China will finally go back offline in 2023 after a pandemic-induced hiatus of 3 years. Also Read: Canton Fair 2023 Trade Show Guide (Post-Zero COVID Updated) The Canton Fair, a major Chinese trade event usually held in the Spring and Autumn seasons, is set to return to …

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Canton Fair 2023 Trade Show Guide (Post-Zero COVID Updated)

Dave Bryant — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:10:33 +0000

The Canton Fair is finally back for 2023 after years of being closed! There's a couple of catches (mostly regarding visas, see below) but otherwise The Canton Fair is back. For those unaware, The Canton Fair is the mecca for importers, and every year over 180,000 buyers make the pilgrimage to Guangzhou to source products from over …

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A Secret Weapon for Doing Competitor and Supplier Research

Dave Bryant — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:21:25 +0000

If you've been importing long enough, you've probably found a competitor (probably on Amazon) selling the exact same product as you, but at a lower price. You might be wondering if your competitor is simply sacrificing margins or if they're getting their products for cheaper, and if so, from whom. Or perhaps you're just beginning …

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What Shipping Incoterms Are and Why They Matter to Importers

Dave Bryant — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:45:33 +0000

This article contains affiliate links that will allow us to earn commissions without any extra cost to you. Read our full disclosure here. In international trade, there is something referred to as Incoterms. These are three-letter terms that outline who bears certain transportation costs and other risks. The most common ones you are going to …

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FCL Freight vs. LCL Freight

Dave Bryant — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:00:53 +0000

When shipping your goods from China (or nearly any other country) you have a couple of options in terms of sea freight: you can fill up an entire container, which is called Full Container Load (FCL) or you can fill up part of a container, called Less than Container Load (LCL), in which case, you …

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Customs Examinations: What Sellers Need to Know

Dave Bryant — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:00:58 +0000

This article contains affiliate links that will allow us to earn commissions without any extra cost to you. Read our full disclosure here. There are some things in ecommerce that you just accept as a painful part of business. One of those things is a customs examination, which can cost you anywhere from a few …

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