NiNES. Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Does anyone import or knows anyone that imports goods from china on a bulk regular basis? whats the deal with customs? what happens if they seize the items? if i pay with credit card iam still eligible for a chargeback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 If it is seized you will get a letter from customs letting you know they have seized your stuff. Normally asking you to go collect it in person, as long as it isnt kilos you should get away without being raided. My mates have had valium and all sorts seized from India and nothing has happened to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M12 Part 2 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 I've done it a few times. It's usually more expensive than you expect because there are additional charges. As soon as the Chinese guy puts the item onto the ship it's officially yours. So ideally you need to insure against the risk of it disappearing into the sea etc. Because once they have proof it's been loaded on board. They are no longer responsible for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goddaz Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 It always depends on the following: What you are importing, how much of it or how much it is & most importantly in what capacity (business or personal). / I hate customs, slithery cunts. I've imported goods plenty of times & my experiences with them differed alot. At times they never charge, other times I need to pay, other times they call me & ask bare questions about what I'm importing/If I'm a registered business etc. I give them the answers, pay the charges & they send me my goods. If your testing the waters get the company/person that's sending it to mark it as a 'Gift'. Don't order large quantities unless your a business. Like Beavis said, if they seize they'll attempt to make contact & try get answers or get you to go to them. Unless your trying to import illegal sh*t they'll just usually leave you alone after a short while (that's not to say they let it slide 100%). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlastboss Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/pda/2011/jul/21/fake-apple-store jus seen this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goddaz Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 They went hard with that scam still. @ 'Apple Stoer' tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Somalian Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 heard about that still lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lens Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 As soon as the Chinese guy puts the item onto the ship it's officially yours. pretty sure this only applies if You've arranged the ship as Your own courier? If You've just paid them, and they've arranged shipping, it's not Yours until You sign for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hideandseek Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 As soon as the Chinese guy puts the item onto the ship it's officially yours. pretty sure this only applies if You've arranged the ship as Your own courier? If You've just paid them, and they've arranged shipping, it's not Yours until You sign for it This. Alot of money to be made from 3rd party apple products. At the moment got docks, usb cables, headphones on sale on eBay - good markup and sell well. Alibaba.com Aliexpress.com Dhgate.com iOffer.com Some main trading hubs in China, alot of fakes stuff on these sites if you want that - they also sell well. Made a couple of bags in the dre beats heatwave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Somalian Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 is it korea or hong kong where they make allot of the stuff and they then make immitation copys for much cheaper remember seeing a documentry on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hideandseek Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Not Korea, but they prob have their own trade First guess would be Shanghai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiNES. Posted July 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 i forgot to mention that the items are fake but my main query was that if customs do take the goods would i still be eligble for a chargeback on my credit card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiNES. Posted July 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 As soon as the Chinese guy puts the item onto the ship it's officially yours. pretty sure this only applies if You've arranged the ship as Your own courier? If You've just paid them, and they've arranged shipping, it's not Yours until You sign for it This. Alot of money to be made from 3rd party apple products. At the moment got docks, usb cables, headphones on sale on eBay - good markup and sell well. Alibaba.com Aliexpress.com Dhgate.com iOffer.com Some main trading hubs in China, alot of fakes stuff on these sites if you want that - they also sell well. Made a couple of bags in the dre beats heatwave. your a g still, didnt think anyone else was on that hassu on here the dre beats heatwave is still strong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afroman Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 i forgot to mention that the items are fake but my main query was that if customs do take the goods would i still be eligble for a chargeback on my credit card? If the items are dispatched as gift customs doesn't care if its fake or real. if you are trying to push those bangbang LV's belts an road-certified garms.. Not worth it. for the following reasons. The next man on road you are trying to pitch it to has a friend/relative that offered him the same stuff cheaper. E-bay is shoting down on these bang bang trades too. Customers will give you bad feedback, refund head ache. Its not a profitable sport anymore . This is just similar to the guys in markets selling those mixtape/ dvd's in these times, when, the average joe knows about torrent/datpiff.com. TBH importing from china is a gamble. You are better off going there in person to get the best of the fakes. Electronics is more profitable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M12 Part 2 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Electronics is possibly the least profitable thing you can do IMO. So many people jumped on the wave and started selling iPhone cases, chargers etc etc. You need to think outside the box to make money on eBay now. Or the powersellers and fees will eat you alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotsauce Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 As soon as the Chinese guy puts the item onto the ship it's officially yours. pretty sure this only applies if You've arranged the ship as Your own courier? If You've just paid them, and they've arranged shipping, it's not Yours until You sign for it This. Alot of money to be made from 3rd party apple products. At the moment got docks, usb cables, headphones on sale on eBay - good markup and sell well. Alibaba.com Aliexpress.com Dhgate.com iOffer.com Some main trading hubs in China, alot of fakes stuff on these sites if you want that - they also sell well. Made a couple of bags in the dre beats heatwave. Ive tried 3 of the 4 websites you have mentioned, in every occasion the things i ordered didnt even arrive. Luckily paid with paypal so managed to get a refund but still a long process for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiNES. Posted July 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 i forgot to mention that the items are fake but my main query was that if customs do take the goods would i still be eligble for a chargeback on my credit card? If the items are dispatched as gift customs doesn't care if its fake or real. if you are trying to push those bangbang LV's belts an road-certified garms.. Not worth it. for the following reasons. The next man on road you are trying to pitch it to has a friend/relative that offered him the same stuff cheaper. E-bay is shoting down on these bang bang trades too. Customers will give you bad feedback, refund head ache. Its not a profitable sport anymore . This is just similar to the guys in markets selling those mixtape/ dvd's in these times, when, the average joe knows about torrent/datpiff.com. TBH importing from china is a gamble. You are better off going there in person to get the best of the fakes. Electronics is more profitable lol bruv ive been doing this for 5 years but just not on the big scale as i want to do now, lol at selling garms ebay/paypal was too too sick back in the day, bought my first whip from just that, now its all f*cked now iam supplying suttin to the indian mobile phone shops suppliers here all becuase they cant get it as cheap as me LA ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afroman Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 i forgot to mention that the items are fake but my main query was that if customs do take the goods would i still be eligble for a chargeback on my credit card? If the items are dispatched as gift customs doesn't care if its fake or real. if you are trying to push those bangbang LV's belts an road-certified garms.. Not worth it. for the following reasons. The next man on road you are trying to pitch it to has a friend/relative that offered him the same stuff cheaper. E-bay is shoting down on these bang bang trades too. Customers will give you bad feedback, refund head ache. Its not a profitable sport anymore . This is just similar to the guys in markets selling those mixtape/ dvd's in these times, when, the average joe knows about torrent/datpiff.com. TBH importing from china is a gamble. You are better off going there in person to get the best of the fakes. Electronics is more profitable lol bruv ive been doing this for 5 years but just not on the big scale as i want to do now, lol at selling garms ebay/paypal was too too sick back in the day, bought my first whip from just that, now its all f*cked now iam supplying suttin to the indian mobile phone shops suppliers here all becuase they cant get it as cheap as me LA ! Fair play get your hustle on bruh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benicio del Toney Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 If they seize that sh*t they will send you a letter telling you why, if it is counterfeit they will let you know you have the right to appeal but they are being smart so count your losses and move to the next parcel. If you can get your supplier to mark down the value of goods and even put something else as the description it could leave you with no fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hideandseek Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 i forgot to mention that the items are fake but my main query was that if customs do take the goods would i still be eligble for a chargeback on my credit card? You could be... if you use the sites I mentioned then the funds don't get released to the seller till the goods are SHOWN as delivered. So if customs take the package they will have to resend otherwise they won't get paid. It's more of a method to combat scammers. i forgot to mention that the items are fake but my main query was that if customs do take the goods would i still be eligble for a chargeback on my credit card? If the items are dispatched as gift customs doesn't care if its fake or real. if you are trying to push those bangbang LV's belts an road-certified garms.. Not worth it. for the following reasons. The next man on road you are trying to pitch it to has a friend/relative that offered him the same stuff cheaper. E-bay is shoting down on these bang bang trades too. Customers will give you bad feedback, refund head ache. Its not a profitable sport anymore . This is just similar to the guys in markets selling those mixtape/ dvd's in these times, when, the average joe knows about torrent/datpiff.com. TBH importing from china is a gamble. You are better off going there in person to get the best of the fakes. Electronics is more profitable Course customers care whether it is fake or not. Marked as a gift doesn't make no difference as this is widely used to keep fees down. Customs are clamping down hard on packages from China. As soon as the Chinese guy puts the item onto the ship it's officially yours. pretty sure this only applies if You've arranged the ship as Your own courier? If You've just paid them, and they've arranged shipping, it's not Yours until You sign for it This. Alot of money to be made from 3rd party apple products. At the moment got docks, usb cables, headphones on sale on eBay - good markup and sell well. Alibaba.com Aliexpress.com Dhgate.com iOffer.com Some main trading hubs in China, alot of fakes stuff on these sites if you want that - they also sell well. Made a couple of bags in the dre beats heatwave. Ive tried 3 of the 4 websites you have mentioned, in every occasion the things i ordered didnt even arrive. Luckily paid with paypal so managed to get a refund but still a long process for nothing. Don't know what your doing wrong, it works everytime I use them and I use them regularly . Also as I said above your money is protected till it shows as delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiNES. Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 If they seize that sh*t they will send you a letter telling you why, if it is counterfeit they will let you know you have the right to appeal but they are being smart so count your losses and move to the next parcel. If you can get your supplier to mark down the value of goods and even put something else as the description it could leave you with no fees. the suppliers marked down the goods as $1 each on my last order and i still had to pay import tax, wasnt much but still / i use western union to send money rather than thru the sites, its much cheaper @hideandseek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGGB Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 anyone know about Kogan Electronics brand? http://www.kogan.co.uk/ Reviewed one of their laptops last week- battery was bad but ran really well. My first time using Linux OS as well They sell some cheap tvs just by cutting out the middle man, all online get direct from china and sell to customers directly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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