This is a new forum for UK on Alibaba.

Few points to remember for people wanting to import goods to UK.

1. Do your homework for the products you want to import.
2. Understand your market sales.
3. What country do you want to export from.
4. Brand name suppliers are high risk. verifiction is paramount.
5. Some products also high risk, Mobile phones, Game machine, Laptops.
6. Do you need to find a agent to help you, deal direct with factory, or trade company.
7. Understand about the terms, FOB, CIF.
8. Payment terms, L/C, T/T little would use Pay Pal.
9. W/U payment risks and pit falls.
10. Personal accounts or business account for the supplier.
11. Using product quality checking services, AQL system checking.
12. LCL terms, 20 ft, 40ft, 40ft HQ container loading.
13. Spare parts free with orders, ave 1-3%
14. OEM products.
15. Using your own company logo brand name.
16. Packing requirements needed, packing information for box.
17. Product certification, Most is CE, Rohs, vehicles EEC on road.
18. Max your CBM space in any container.
19. Think about payment times, production time and shipping to UK.
20. Sea time is 25 days.
21. Express costs are high, depends on Weight and size of package.
22. Fake products or copyrights broken can give customs the rights to take your goods, so it's your job to make sure what you import!.
23. remember the other costs, vat, duty charges, port costs, road delivery to you.
24. Do you need a import agent in UK to clear the goods.
25. Think about the suppliers warranty? how will it work, most times not so easy.
26. Do you need to order a sample first? and do they make it ?
27. Many products suppliers show might be made by other factories.
28. Deposits paid norm is 30% and 70% when B/L copy is shown.
29. B/L mean Bill of Landing, you need the oringinal to send to your UK agent.
30. Do you D/D checks always, use the forums and search back data.

I hope these few points have helped some of the new buyers, you can ask any questions here and i am sure someone would help you if i can not.

John

 

I want to export something to Uk from china.

I am deal with the outdoor furniture,I donot whether this product has a market or not in Uk.

does Uk people like to be lesure life in outdoor?

beside this products,can any one can introduce what products will be more suitable in UK.

Your valuable view point will be appreciated.

 

TKS

Quoting from [Mattew kai]:

I want to export something to Uk from china.

I am deal with the outdoor furniture,I donot whether this product has a market or not in Uk.

does Uk people like to be lesure life in outdoor?

beside this products,can any one can introduce what products will be more suitable in UK.

Your valuable view point will be appreciated.

 

TKS

Garden furniture in UK is always been a good market, but the prices are low in the large stores like B&Q, and as they impoort goods from China on a big scale any buyer would have to do much better by way of price or service, not easy.

The poriduct would have to meet the CE standards in many cases, and as with many of these products in China the type of paint used and wood is an issue, also the quality must be strong.

Cane furniture is good for outside, and inside, for indoor house where its warm, table and chairs for Garden, umbrella, but remember the weather in UK is not always warm, and these products would have their best mths from May to Aug period time.

Hi John


Thank you for writing this post. I found it a very helpful checklist.


I already have some experience of some of the points, but others I am less sure on. I wondered if you would have the time to offer me some advice.


One point which has recently arisen with prospective manufacturers is them giving me personal **** details for payment for samples. As you mentioned this in point 10 I wondered if you would be able to provide any guidance.


I presume they are asking for payment into a personal account for tax reasons. Should I instead be pushing to pay money into a business account?


Thanks for your time.


Vicky

Quoting from [Strongman Products]:

This is a new forum for UK on Alibaba.

Few points to remember for people wanting to import goods to UK.

1. Do your homework for the products you want to import.
2. Understand your market sales.
3. What country do you want to export from.
4. Brand name suppliers are high risk. verifiction is paramount.
5. Some products also high risk, Mobile phones, Game machine, Laptops.
6. Do you need to find a agent to help you, deal direct with factory, or trade company.
7. Understand about the terms, FOB, CIF.
8. Payment terms, L/C, T/T little would use Pay Pal.
9. W/U payment risks and pit falls.
10. Personal accounts or business account for the supplier.
11. Using product quality checking services, AQL system checking.
12. LCL terms, 20 ft, 40ft, 40ft HQ container loading.
13. Spare parts free with orders, ave 1-3%
14. OEM products.
15. Using your own company logo brand name.
16. Packing requirements needed, packing information for box.
17. Product certification, Most is CE, Rohs, vehicles EEC on road.
18. Max your CBM space in any container.
19. Think about payment times, production time and shipping to UK.
20. Sea time is 25 days.
21. Express costs are high, depends on Weight and size of package.
22. Fake products or copyrights broken can give customs the rights to take your goods, so it's your job to make sure what you import!.
23. remember the other costs, vat, duty charges, port costs, road delivery to you.
24. Do you need a import agent in UK to clear the goods.
25. Think about the suppliers warranty? how will it work, most times not so easy.
26. Do you need to order a sample first? and do they make it ?
27. Many products suppliers show might be made by other factories.
28. Deposits paid norm is 30% and 70% when B/L copy is shown.
29. B/L mean Bill of Landing, you need the oringinal to send to your UK agent.
30. Do you D/D checks always, use the forums and search back data.

I hope these few points have helped some of the new buyers, you can ask any questions here and i am sure someone would help you if i can not.

John

Thanks, wanna some tips on exports to UK.

Quoting from[Red7]:

Hi John



Thank you for writing this post. I found it a very helpful checklist.



I already have some experience of some of the points, but others I am less sure on. I wondered if you would have the time to offer me some advice.



One point which has recently arisen with prospective manufacturers is them giving me personal **** details for payment for samples. As you mentioned this in point 10 I wondered if you would be able to provide any guidance.



I presume they are asking for payment into a personal account for tax reasons. Should I instead be pushing to pay money into a business account?



Thanks for your time.



Vicky

Dear Vicky,

I have sent a few payments to personal accounts in HK, rather than their business accounts in
.

Please be advised that I have dealt with this company on many transactions.

Find out every thing about then first? (Due diligence)

What kind of samples are you sourcing?

Quoting from[EuroTrader]:

Quoting from[Red7]:

Hi John




Thank you for writing this post. I found it a very helpful checklist.




I already have some experience of some of the points, but others I am less sure on. I wondered if you would have the time to offer me some advice.




One point which has recently arisen with prospective manufacturers is them giving me personal **** details for payment for samples. As you mentioned this in point 10 I wondered if you would be able to provide any guidance.




I presume they are asking for payment into a personal account for tax reasons. Should I instead be pushing to pay money into a business account?




Thanks for your time.




Vicky

Dear Vicky,

I have sent a few payments to personal accounts in HK, rather than their business accounts in

.

Please be advised that I have dealt with this company on many transactions.

Find out every thing about then first? (Due diligence)

What kind of samples are you sourcing?

Sure you can contact me, i would try and help if i can.

Most suppliers would give privates accounts for samples, but if you send via shipping and need PI and so they need to pay tax, if the sample is sent by express this is why, but you can tell them you would pay the tax to them, in this way they can use their business account and not loose their tax rebate......

Hope this helps, John

Quoting from[Red7]:

Hi John



Thank you for writing this post. I found it a very helpful checklist.



I already have some experience of some of the points, but others I am less sure on. I wondered if you would have the time to offer me some advice.



One point which has recently arisen with prospective manufacturers is them giving me personal **** details for payment for samples. As you mentioned this in point 10 I wondered if you would be able to provide any guidance.



I presume they are asking for payment into a personal account for tax reasons. Should I instead be pushing to pay money into a business account?



Thanks for your time.



Vicky

Dear Vicky,

Many supplier would prefer you to make payments to a personal account and yes it's mainly due to tax. Sometime it can also be due to speed of transactions. For example if you use HSBC in located in Hong Kong the payment would be received much faster and as many supplier would not start working on your order unless they see a payment has been received.

Look at it from both perspective. Clients don't trust suppliers and vice versa. There are certain degrees of risk for both parties involve.

At the end of the day it does not matter where the transaction is made whether it be to a personal account or to a business account as long as you get EXACTLY what you paid for.

The key to it is to find the right supplier to work with. As with any business you must take * seriously and do all your homework and if you are serious about making your business successful you should at least visit your supplier before placing any orders with them.

Always, start of small and see how things goes.

Hope this helps. If you need more assistance or require more finer details. Feel free to drop me an email.

Good Luck

Quoting from [Remus]:

Quoting from [Red7]:

 

 

 

I just like to add some things here ,

Look at it from both perspective. Clients don't trust suppliers and vice versa. There are certain degrees of risk for both parties involve.

If i am in UK and send T/T of $9000 deposit for a order to my supplier, i think i am now on the trusted side, i have given my money and show that i want to do business, so the supplier is in a good postion, but the buyer is now in the waiting postion, and they need to lay all trust with this supplier, so i am not sure where the supplier cannot show trust or they have much risk as you say!

The only risk is that the balance is paid on the B/L copy, if not the buyer would loose more, his 30%,

If we talk about sample, well it's paid in advance, so again the supplier is in the better postion, i have paid to many private accounts, but i have to check the supplier very well, and i have said many times on this forum, it is not the way you pay the supplier, if the supplier is real and trusted supplier you can send payment in most ways.

People in UK would not send someone a cheque for a item and wait for them to send it, there would be no trust, the credit card and Pay pal have helped many people in this way, most people would collect direct and pay cash, but this is private sales, and not business. Buyers loose money because they want something more cheaper than other buyers can get them for, and forget to make the right verification checks, and would go in head first and be sorry later.

Quoting from [Strongman Products]:

This is a new forum for UK on Alibaba.

Few points to remember for people wanting to import goods to UK.

1. Do your homework for the products you want to import.
2. Understand your market sales.
3. What country do you want to export from.
4. Brand name suppliers are high risk. verifiction is paramount.
5. Some products also high risk, Mobile phones, Game machine, Laptops.
6. Do you need to find a agent to help you, deal direct with factory, or trade company.
7. Understand about the terms, FOB, CIF.
8. Payment terms, L/C, T/T little would use Pay Pal.
9. W/U payment risks and pit falls.
10. Personal accounts or business account for the supplier.
11. Using product quality checking services, AQL system checking.
12. LCL terms, 20 ft, 40ft, 40ft HQ container loading.
13. Spare parts free with orders, ave 1-3%
14. OEM products.
15. Using your own company logo brand name.
16. Packing requirements needed, packing information for box.
17. Product certification, Most is CE, Rohs, vehicles EEC on road.
18. Max your CBM space in any container.
19. Think about payment times, production time and shipping to UK.
20. Sea time is 25 days.
21. Express costs are high, depends on Weight and size of package.
22. Fake products or copyrights broken can give customs the rights to take your goods, so it's your job to make sure what you import!.
23. remember the other costs, vat, duty charges, port costs, road delivery to you.
24. Do you need a import agent in UK to clear the goods.
25. Think about the suppliers warranty? how will it work, most times not so easy.
26. Do you need to order a sample first? and do they make it ?
27. Many products suppliers show might be made by other factories.
28. Deposits paid norm is 30% and 70% when B/L copy is shown.
29. B/L mean Bill of Landing, you need the oringinal to send to your UK agent.
30. Do you D/D checks always, use the forums and search back data.

I hope these few points have helped some of the new buyers, you can ask any questions here and i am sure someone would help you if i can not.

John

 

thanks your good ideas.....it is so useful to every one.....

Quoting from [Mattew kai]:

I want to export something to Uk from china.

I am deal with the outdoor furniture,I donot whether this product has a market or not in Uk.

does Uk people like to be lesure life in outdoor?

beside this products,can any one can introduce what products will be more suitable in UK.

Your valuable view point will be appreciated.

TKS

UK outdoor furnature sales will be seasonal. Good summer means lots of bbq's and outdoor furniture so you will see good sales. But once the sun has gone you will get hardly any.