Quoting from [CarolYang]:
Which method of payment transferring is the cheapest between North America and China?
Thanks for your kindly help !
Best regards,
Carol
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You got 2 benefit:
1. not to much loss in exchange rate, higher then the bank buying rate. whilst the f.forwarder has to buy in Bank Selling rate to pay the shipping lines.
2. Not bear a relative high cost of transfer/services, because the money actually not need to
transfer to China. Between these 2 office of forwarder only balance the A/P & A/R or the
Debt & Credit between 2 offices balance of Prepaid /Collect shipment that been currently
run, although a bit complicate for you to understand it as you are not in the Shipping business.
Why they want to accept it, because they will be: no need to pay the bank's charges if they
have to TT the money themselves ! (Canada - China). So, they will happy not to charge you
if you do the deal, or they will charge you but in relatively cheaper then bank's charge just for
telephone/fax confirmation inter branch office. but nowadays, it is enough done by e-mail.
Actually what we are discuss here is merely as like what the new trendy payment that been
called "Escrow" service for payment !.
Tips: try to call FedEx ! they may be have such this service (money escort) but the cost is quite high ! ...
In this case You have to find another Escrow svc coy that having service of CA-CN !
On Top of it, if you only send small money under 500 USD use WU !
and if 500 to 2000 just use SWIFT bank.
that is the hints Carol.