Hi, I recently placed my first order with a supplier in china and was told they could get me goods from china to Los Angeles in 5 business days.


From other experience, is this possible, or a little over optimistic?


And if its pretty optimistic, how long should I expect to wait till I get my goods?

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Hi, I recently placed my first order with a supplier in china and was told they could get me goods from china to Los Angeles in 5 business days.



From other experience, is this possible, or a little over optimistic?



And if its pretty optimistic, how long should I expect to wait till I get my goods?

FIRST OFF, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET THEM THAT FAST IF AT ALL.  I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SUPPLIES TRY AND SHIP ME SAMPLES BY EMS AND THEY NEVER SHOW UP.  IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING.  I HAD ONE ENVELOPE ARRIVE ON FRIDAY , THAT WAS OPEN AND DESTROYED.  IT LEFT 7 WEEKS AGO FROM CHINA.  PAY A LITTLE MORE AND SEND IT TNT OR DHL.  EMS IS VERY UNRELIABLE.  I LIVE IN SALT LAKE CITY AND SHIP FROM ALL OVER CHINA.  DO NOT USE EMS. 

SHERI

 

Quoting from [tommyf]:


Hi, I recently placed my first order with a supplier in china and was told they could get me goods from china to Los Angeles in 5 business days.



From other experience, is this possible, or a little over optimistic?



And if its pretty optimistic, how long should I expect to wait till I get my goods?

well for me i live i dealware  and when i order i usaually get my shipment in 3 to 4 days   i hope this was a little help

Apollo Exports International can do the whole process from the picking up goods from factory in China, to them arriving at your door in USA, in between 5-7days, recorded delivery.


And there is simply 1 set price of £7.95 per KG  (and that inlcudes all VAT, customs, and truck service both ends).

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* If have you purchased products from China before, you should have understood that EMS will ship the products but first the products had to be handed over to the US customs to to a routine check on your products. If your products are not harmful in anyway the US customs will release your products and transfer to your local post office and schedule for deliverry. If there is any reason that the US customs do not release your items, then you should be aware that your products are either excessive in numbers that you have to pay for the customs charge for a use of business not for personal and not for gifts. Secondly they hold your products because the items are illegal and are not allowed to be enterred US land!! You can first contact the US customs and give them your name and shipping address and tracking number and ask them what was the hold up with your items!! Hope that helps!!!



you got to do due diligence even further.... search through the posts here for this company and over internet for possible scam before making an order with them...




This is just general advice not making you worried about anything... normally i think it takes 5-7 days or so if they goods are being shipped by air

Yea I already looked through the form and found someone who said they were happy with the product the company made. They gave me a tracking # that appears to work. Its just that EMS doesn't so=how estimated arrival time like some other shippers do and I was wondering what others had experienced as far as shipping times with EMS

How many days will customs hold your items. its my first time to use EMS and mine showed  that its handed into customs. How did you contact customs? what did you tell them? thanks