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Importing from China
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redmoog
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Hi all,

Advice needed.............. New to Alibaba and First Timer......

I want to buy goods (printed brochures) from China and import to the UK

Would greatly appreciated any advice on the basic rules or do's/dont's on dealing with overseas suppliers regarding quality of goods, safe methods of payment etc..

Also, In my alibaba inquiry i asked for a price including delivery to the UK supplier has quoted me 2 prices

(FOB Hong Kong)

(C&F UK port by sea) - what does this mean?

regards,

Michael

 

 

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08 Oct 2008 05:37
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Munnu
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Dear Friend,

FOB Stand for Freight on Board.

In this term the price which you get, the freight is not included. It means you have to pay the freight addetional.

Insted for FOB prefer the term CIF or CNF.

CIF- Cost Insurance and Freight.

CNF- Cost and Freight.

In the payment CIF the price of the materil which you get its include cost of the material+Insurance and +Freight(Freight from loading port to discharge port).

And CNF only insurance is not included rest is same.

Hope friend you get much success  in your business, and any query feel free to contact me.

Your friend

 

 


08 Oct 2008 07:24
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Elecpack
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Quoting from [redmoog]:

Hi all,

Advice needed.............. New to Alibaba and First Timer......

I want to buy goods (printed brochures) from China and import to the UK

Would greatly appreciated any advice on the basic rules or do's/dont's on dealing with overseas suppliers regarding quality of goods, safe methods of payment etc..

Also, In my alibaba inquiry i asked for a price including delivery to the UK supplier has quoted me 2 prices

(FOB Hong Kong)

(C&F UK port by sea) - what does this mean?

regards,

Michael

 

 



As you are new, you'd better have a forwarder by yourself, so that they can help you a lot on import. and you can consult these question from them.

By FOB, supplier deliver goods to the China Port, and you need to have a forwarder to arrange shipment to your country. you still need custom clearance and taxes.

By CIF, supplier deliver  goods to your port, and you should have some broker or forwarder to help you for custom clearance and taxes.

Considering you are new, so I am thinking that your quantity is not big at beginning, this would need you to ship by air, two ways: one by courier, another by air door to door, as for to use which way, that depends on the weight of goods, then you can choose the benefitial one.

Any questions, TM me,

 

13 Oct 2008 09:53
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xy_xyxy2000
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Quoting from [redmoog]:

Hi all,

Advice needed.............. New to Alibaba and First Timer......

I want to buy goods (printed brochures) from China and import to the UK

Would greatly appreciated any advice on the basic rules or do's/dont's on dealing with overseas suppliers regarding quality of goods, safe methods of payment etc..

Also, In my alibaba inquiry i asked for a price including delivery to the UK supplier has quoted me 2 prices

(FOB Hong Kong)

(C&F UK port by sea) - what does this mean?

regards,

Michael

 

 Dear Micheal

F.O.B.= free on board , delivery on ship in port of Hong Kong

C.I.F.=Cost , Insurance,Freight , it means delivery in destination + freight charge ( shipping of cargo by ship our railroad or plane) its a little bit expensive than FOB, for FOB you must pay Freight charges by yourself

 

B.R.

Your friend

Cpt.A.Razavi


14 Oct 2008 09:37
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Nikki-Uniexpress
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Good Morning Michael
 
Hope I can help you on this.
 
When a supplier quotes you a price FOB, it means they will pay all the charges in China up to the goods been shipped - ie : Free on Board.  You will then be responsible for the freight from China and all the charges when it arrives UK.
 
When they quote C & F UK port, it means that they will pay all the charges up to arrival UK port.  You will be responsible for all charges in the UK.
 
In my opinion it is better for importers to by FOB.  This gives you more control over which companies your shipper sends goods with.  When sending C & F a lot of the agents in China give suppliers cheap rates on the freight - but then Importer has to pay high charges in the UK to compensate this.
 
Uniexpress can offer you help on all aspects of importing, whether you buy FOB or C & F.
 
If you need any advice on anything else just let me know and I will be happy to help.
 
Best regards Nikki Campbell

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Quoting from [redmoog]:

Hi all,

Advice needed.............. New to Alibaba and First Timer......

I want to buy goods (printed brochures) from China and import to the UK

Would greatly appreciated any advice on the basic rules or do's/dont's on dealing with overseas suppliers regarding quality of goods, safe methods of payment etc..

Also, In my alibaba inquiry i asked for a price including delivery to the UK supplier has quoted me 2 prices

(FOB Hong Kong)

(C&F UK port by sea) - what does this mean?

regards,

Michael

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17 Oct 2008 00:16
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danny_0829
offline My Company Website
Overall Ranking MVP:-16 Rank:1,968,579
Quoting from [redmoog]:

Hi all,

Advice needed.............. New to Alibaba and First Timer......

I want to buy goods (printed brochures) from China and import to the UK

Would greatly appreciated any advice on the basic rules or do's/dont's on dealing with overseas suppliers regarding quality of goods, safe methods of payment etc..

Also, In my alibaba inquiry i asked for a price including delivery to the UK supplier has quoted me 2 prices

(FOB Hong Kong)

(C&F UK port by sea) - what does this mean?

regards,

Michael

Dear Sir/Madam,


 


We are sorry for this interruption!


 


Danny from Shenzhen GoGlobal International Logistics Co. Ltd here, and our company was established in 2006 in Shenzhen, China. Because of our highly trained ethics and experienced professional, Goglobal was able to show a steady graph of rapid growth in a highly competitive period. GoGlobal has established excellent business relationship with Customs, terminals and custom brokens, offering custom declaration, commodity / sanitary inspection and fumigation services. So we can provide you with top-quality service and help you achieve your goal in most efficient and cost-effective way.


We can provide top-quality service as follows:


sea freight,FCL or LCL ,air freight


Inland Delivery


Export & import documentation


custom declaration


Marine & air cargo insurance


warehousing and distribution


checking cargo


Free logistics consulting and advising


 


we are looking forward to hearing from you sincerely and hoping to be your ship agnet in China


 


Best regards


Danny

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B.regards


Danny Wang


Any questions, pls.feel free to contact us in time


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20 Jan 2009 01:24
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rolexknife96
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Overall Ranking MVP:129 Rank:3,402
Quoting from [redmoog]:

Hi all,

Advice needed.............. New to Alibaba and First Timer......

I want to buy goods (printed brochures) from China and import to the UK

Would greatly appreciated any advice on the basic rules or do's/dont's on dealing with overseas suppliers regarding quality of goods, safe methods of payment etc..

Also, In my alibaba inquiry i asked for a price including delivery to the UK supplier has quoted me 2 prices

(FOB Hong Kong)

(C&F UK port by sea) - what does this mean?

regards,

Michael

 

 



C & F: Price including Cost and Freight and the  will be higher than FOB.

FOB: You needed to find the forwarder by yourself, Price the supplier quoted you means cost only,

 

Michael

20 Jan 2009 17:41
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