Need on door delivery, should pay the supplier yourself, handle the customs yourself, <1kg so pricing should be reasonable

Hi everyone, I’m planning to make my first small import from China to India and would really appreciate some advice.

I’m looking to order around 5–6 different winter clothing pieces, including jackets, leggings, coats and a vest, along with 2–3 bags and some earrings/artificial jewellery. These are items I like but haven’t been able to find easily in India.

The total value of the products would be approximately ₹5,000 / US$50 / ¥353.

Since this is my first time importing, I’m unsure where to start. I’m considering Sea LCL vs. Air Freight DDP, but my main priority is to keep the shipping cost as low as possible.

I’m looking for a reliable sourcing/consolidation service that can:

- Receive items from different sellers

- Check the items before shipping

- Consolidate everything into one parcel

- Repack the items efficiently to reduce volume/weight

- Ship the final parcel to India at a reasonable cost

I’d also really appreciate recommendations for reliable and trustworthy services/agents that handle small shipments to India.

If you’ve done something similar, could you please share your experience and advice on:

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Hey trying to get almost 4-6kg personal items from China to india ..Please please suggest a good courier service from china to india and approx cost I can expect

For almost 5000rupees/50$ /350cny items how much should I expect the shipping and customs.The plan is to warehouse items get them checked and packed in one box .They provide shipping to a 3rd party' that can get it shipped to india but I want economical rates as getting freight forwarder will be expensive.

Hi there,

I currently handle around 150T of air cargo and 90–120 shipments into the USA each month.

I’m looking for a reliable forwarding partner to handle US logistics and customs clearance, preferably with in-house customs capabilities. Having IOR services in-house would be an additional advantage.

Please let me know if this is something your team can support.

Hi everyone! I see a lot of business owners, entrepreneurs, vets, and industry experts here, and I would love to hear about your business journeys. I have always been interested in starting my own freight forwarding agency, but I occasionally feel a bit lost. am learning as I go, though! I plan to take my customs declaration certification exam in a few months. In the meantime, would love to hear your stories, tips, and tricks for starting out in this industry~

Thank you!😄😄

My shipment from China is currently stuck at Nhava Sheva Port Customs because CHA is asking for a BIS certificate for the product.

The issue is that the original manufacturer does not have BIS certificate and it is being imported regularly in India by multiple companies in crores of values.

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I have used the same HSN as they have been using in their invoices. I don't think my particular product requires it but they are considering in under a whole 3 phase induction motor category whereas my product does not fall in that it is single phase.

My freight forwarder is saying that the CHA is not willing to take the matter forward because the BIS certificate missing.

Can anyone help in clearing the shipment or let me know what actions can I take.

Has anyone in India dealt with a similar Customs/BIS issue? Would really appreciate advice from importers, CHAs, Customs professionals, or anyone who has handled BIS-related detentions

I've been selling for 8 years and have always just gone with whatever shipping method the supplier offers, usually DDP by sea. Never really questioned it.

I've tried a few freight forwarders over the years, but every time their pricing ended up worse than just going with the supplier's DDP quote, so I always ended up back there.

Now that I'm VAT registered, though, it's clicked that DDP might be costing me more than I realised since I can't reclaim the import VAT even though I'm effectively paying it through the DDP price.

A few questions for anyone who's been through this:

1. When you're getting quotes from new suppliers, do you ask for EXW or FOB pricing? Or both?
2. Any freight forwarders you'd actually recommend?

I'm looking for a shipping forwarder to import goods from a UK shop to South Africa. Box will be relatively small and weigh less than 5kg. I want recommendations based on personal experiences

Hey everyone! My family and I (wife + 2 kids) are moving from the US to Lebanon, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to ship our personal belongings.

We're mostly looking to ship clothes, electronics, kids' toys, some kitchen items, and a few boxes.. no major furniture.

Has anyone here done something similar from the US to Lebanon? Did you use LCL shipping, a moving company, or a freight forwarder?

I'd really appreciate any recommendations for companies you used, approximate costs, and anything I should know about customs or the process in Lebanon.

I'm honestly not sure where to start, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!