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Everything from your first order to getting a parcel through customs.

Beginner

Your first order, start to finish

The whole journey in eight steps: account, finding items, paying, QC, shipping and delivery.

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Ordering

How to order from Taobao, Weidian and 1688

Paste a link, pick the right size and colour, add notes for the buyer and check out.

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Ordering

Every fee you pay, explained

Item price, Chinese domestic shipping, service fees, international shipping and import tax.

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QC

How to read QC photos

What the warehouse photos show, what to check on every item and when to ask for more.

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QC

Returns and exchanges before shipping

Wrong size or a flaw in QC? How returns and exchanges work while items are still in China.

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Shipping

Shipping lines explained

Express, special lines, tax-free and sea: how to pick a line by price, speed and country.

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Shipping

Actual vs volumetric weight

Why a light parcel can cost a lot, how volumetric weight is worked out and how to keep it down.

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Customs

Customs and import tax by country

How import tax works in the US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia, and what to do if a parcel is held.

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Tool

Shipping weight calculator

Work out actual, volumetric and chargeable weight for your parcel.

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