Importing from china - customs!

[teedon]

so far our customer do not need to pay taxes (import taxes) for 5 years from usa and uk.

[Gamefreak]

2nd package from china ... got a called this morning and they want EIN or SSN... wtf i think my china supplier ****ed up... Reason y I got called though she put METAL AND PLASTIC! im like WTF!

[teedon]

You need to take time to find 1 good supplier who you can trust in !

[jakesh2000]

I would ship the items directly from china to customers ,find a good shipping company and get the price per pair of shoes,give the shipping options to the customer by UPS AND EMS with different delivery time.

[jeffweico]

Originally Posted by jakesh2000

I would ship the items directly from china to customers ,find a good shipping company and get the price per pair of shoes,give the shipping options to the customer by UPS AND EMS with different delivery time.

**I REALLY DON'T RECOMMEND THIS ON AMAZON OR EBAY!**

Especially on Amazon. Here are some potential pitfalls.

1) Shipping time complaints. Customers want their stuff in a couple of days, not a couple of weeks.
2) If your customer gets a seizure notice from customs, you WILL lose your accounts IMMEDIATELY. It may also cause you other problems.

For someone who has never seen one, those customs notices are SCARY! I know that if I had received one before I was "in the know" so to speak, I probably would be on the phone with customs, Amazon or eBay, PayPal or my credit card company, etc. I would also probably turn your information over to customs, or another law enforcement agency.

If you have a website, and let's say you were selling replica Rolexes AS replica Rolexes, then maybe it would be OK. But not for an Amazon buyer purchasing some software or DVD's.

[jbluntz]

Dropshipping on amazon works great, it's only on ebay where I've had customers ask where their package is, amazon customers don't mind long shipping times.