hitomi
Discoverer
I am not sure about it but a new tracking number is assigned in case of indiapost whereas other couriers like fedex and dhl will use the same tracking id
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i had ordered couple of cheap items from ebay, never delivered.
awestorr
Herald
hitomi
Discoverer
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i forgot about it tbh until i saw this thread
awestorr
Herald
I meant what was the last info próvided by courier for ex in my case its "reached sorting facility in india"
US Postal Service suspends incoming packages from China, Hong Kong
The Trump administration imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods that came into effect on Tuesday.
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its over for aliexpress now it was easy to ship to usa from china and then get it here but it ends with this
every parcel that was ordered from alibaba or express to usa never incurred customs
You mean no customs on parcels from China routed through USA to India or no customs on parcels from China to USA & then customs duty depending on your luck from US to India? Also, US shouldn't be the only country in the world that allowed parcels from China with zero custom, there should be other countries especially in SEA region. Isn't there a way for these freight forwarders to operate from one of those countries?
US Postal Service suspends incoming packages from China, Hong Kong
The Trump administration imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods that came into effect on Tuesday.
its over for aliexpress now it was easy to ship to usa from china and then get it here but it ends with this
every parcel that was ordered from alibaba or express to usa never incurred customs
Rezep
Galvanizer
Decision has already been reversed. Anyways it's better to just use a Freight forwarder and ship it directly to a china warehouse by using alibaba/taobao or some chinese agent. Or incase it's only aliexpress, then to ship it to a freight forwarder in hong kong. It's like saying there's no more restaurants left in bangalore because your 2 favourite restaurants closed down lol
rsaeon
Innovator
The new administration over in America is great! Every few hours there's a reason to make more popcorn.
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nothing is luck you pay what you declare no if and but in this this myth needs to be broken that customs depend on luck aramex , dhl and fedex will charge you what is declared in invoice value [if a product is worth rs50 and the bill value is rs 10 ] you will be charged on 10 only .
yeah posted that link first in the comment have a look please, that reuters link
thats pretty costly compared to freight forwarders in usa compare the rates yourself 5x costly , china to usa was pretty hassle free now it wont remain same
Black_Hawk
Juggernaut
Lets say I order something from Alibaba... do they ship directly to an Indian address? I don't mind paying Customs Duty but what I'm concerned about is smooth delivery to my home address in India.
They don't..India has banned shipping from AliExpress since long time and AliExpress dealers refuse to ship to India .
You can use eBay route. They are listed on ebay too for many items.
Otherwise..Banggood hai.
They also reroute from China only but there listings of items are not extensive.
Black_Hawk
Juggernaut
eraviii
Discoverer
Yes they do deliver to India Address. However Alibaba is a bulk platform the sellers have Minimum order . Talk to a good verified seller first, check if he can ship only 1. Then order it.. They will definitely ship it. Here's a example of this guy where he ordered from alibaba successfully. Alibaba Link .
AliExpress is Banned , Alibaba is functional..
Alibaba is for wholesale kind of orders. Don't think they cater to personal one or two orders that easily.
There are traders who are still importing from China.
So I am not sure but you may need import export license too
.let someone else add to this.
Rezep
Galvanizer
I don't want to seem like I'm advertising but there are 2 freight forwarders that I am currently aware of
Delivo/Bkicks - China and HK warehouse pricing to India (customs and door delivery all included) is 1450rs/kg. Their US warehouse is around 1650/kg. I think there's certian restrictions on some battery electronics but otherwise general stuff is allowed. What sucks though is they got annoyed like a year back or so with small parcels and just decided to charge every parcel as min 1kg
Then there's the chinese agents like superbuy. It's shipping calculator itself shows a few Indian users shipping items via ems through Superbuy (EMS expensive though compared to EUB and china post. Also when you consider that still likely have to pay customs once it reaches India compared to using a freight forwarder)
Fashionsoles - More towards shoes and clothing (1300rs/kg china warehouse) but does provide pics of the items at warehouse. I've recently seen someone purchasing some sort of japanese toy action figure rep and some anime figurines too. I think he charges based on actual weight of the parcel and not flat 1kg.
There's also some freight forwarders who do sea shipping for like 350rs/kg but no clarity whether that is only for clothing items or electronics too. @raksrules has shipped lots of rep lego sets through such methods if I'm not wrong.
Personally I don't know what you guys keep buying from china, but if it's stuff like small electronic components which won't weigh more than 50gm or 100gm, but it's really important, I would just use a chinese agent (whichever one has the best coupons) and ship it through them. For small stuff lesser than a kilo it's not that expensive. Recently paid like 250rs on a 1kg parcel via an agent using EUB. But that was after a 1200rs free shipping coupon lol
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They do, I've ordered from Alibaba twice, and it was very professional. There are a lot of sellers catering to end users, with MOQ 1 (depends on the value, higher valued items have a lower MOQ, both times my order was in the 100usd range, and had a MOQ of 1). The chat people are typically responsive, and cater to custom requests. They also use name brand couriers, so aren't as cheap as AliExpress though. My latest order was on July '24, and took about a week to be delivered.
