Hi All.
I am trying to source products from Alibaba. I wanted to know what’s an average per cubic meter freight cost that others might have experienced when sourcing products from Alibaba?
Also, I want to understand landed cost a little better for Canada bound shipments. Apart from the shipping cost, FF cost - what other costs are involved and how to pay for them? Example - import duties, HST?
Amazon will not accept Alibaba invoices so buying from them is risky.
Hire an import broker. You can estimate taxes on Gov website for some stuff. A full container use to cost 2-3k.
You lost me at Alibaba
Last month I sent my shipment Alibaba to USA per kg DDP cost was $1.8
And about Canada the cost will be different.
Note: just go through DD shipping because your agent will pay all the custom taxes you will not face any difficulties otherwise your shipment can be stuck on the Port!
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Hi friend
We are a freight forwarding company from China, and I think 1.8USD/kg is very unreasonable. Currently, our price for shipping to the western United States is 0.99USD/kg
If you want to know the shipping cost first, you can look for a freight forwarder to provide a quote
We are a freight forwarding company from China, providing DDP services. The price includes all taxes and fees you mentioned, such as customs duties
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