My company is pretty small, and I bought a small amount of fake lashes extensions kits, and some make up brush sets, I am talking about 3 or 4 medium size boxes  eventhough is a very small order, if the seller send me the boxes by UPS or Fedex they are gonna charge me like 700 USD per the shipping,. So i have decided to have my goods by Sea. But now I am kind of counfused, I have no idea How much do I have to pay for the Custom cleareance and everything else. could somebody explain me, How does the importing or customs cleareance woks?

This is my first time  having the goods from China by Sea.

 

  http://resources.alibaba.com/topic/26166/Tips_for_Newbies.htm

 

http://resources.alibaba.com/topic/166587/Some_legal_tips_about_international_trade_business_in_China.htm

Quoting from [TLRCo]:

My company is pretty small, and I bought a small amount of fake lashes extensions kits, and some make up brush sets, I am talking about 3 or 4 medium size boxes  eventhough is a very small order, if the seller send me the boxes by UPS or Fedex they are gonna charge me like 700 USD per the shipping,. So i have decided to have my goods by Sea. But now I am kind of counfused, I have no idea How much do I have to pay for the Custom cleareance and everything else. could somebody explain me, How does the importing or customs cleareance woks?

This is my first time  having the goods from China by Sea.

 

TLRCo- Clearing through US Customs can be a nightmare, if you don’t know what you exactly are doing. Because there are too many things that can go wrong your best bet is to hire a Custom House Broker that can help you clear the goods with less headache. Hiring a Customs Broker for importing into the U.S. doesn’t only save you money and aggravation but also is good business. You will be glad that you did.  Find a local Custom House Broker  in your area and work with him/her.

Quoting from [TLRCo]:

My company is pretty small, and I bought a small amount of fake lashes extensions kits, and some make up brush sets, I am talking about 3 or 4 medium size boxes  eventhough is a very small order, if the seller send me the boxes by UPS or Fedex they are gonna charge me like 700 USD per the shipping,. So i have decided to have my goods by Sea. But now I am kind of counfused, I have no idea How much do I have to pay for the Custom cleareance and everything else. could somebody explain me, How does the importing or customs cleareance woks?

This is my first time  having the goods from China by Sea.

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 Go here, there are two links that should answer your questions:

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/

Importing into the United States

and

Tips for New Importers and Exporters

 

If you have specific question, go here, find the place your items are coming in at, and call the local customs agent.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/

Hope this helps

PaulT

Hi there, we are import export company. as we regularly import and export, i will charge a small fee for shipping and importing if the products is in china.  contact me at pgjewelry@hotmail.com  email or msn.  thanks!