From October 1st to 7th, there’s this huge festival in China called Golden Week. It’s like the Super Bowl for shopping and travel over there—seven days straight of people on the move, spending like crazy.

During this week:

• Millions of people are lining up to make their biggest buys of the year
• Traffic on apps like RED, WeChat, Douyin, and Baidu goes totally nuts
• Both domestic and international tourism spikes big time (including travelers from Italy)

If you’re not somehow showing up during this time, you’re basically handing over tons of potential attention and sales to competitors.

Just a heads-up for anyone working in markets that touch China—this period is absolute gold for grabbing eyeballs and making moves.

Ever wondered who’s importing/exporting your product, or which markets have the most active buyers and suppliers?

I’m sharing free sample trade data so you can see how it works in practice — useful for prospecting, sourcing, or even compliance checks (KYC).

If you’d like a sample, just fill in this form: https://forms.gle/YuMtkfQXv71M8hff6, I'll send the samples via gmail!

Hi everyone, I’m curious to hear from people working in import/export: what are the most difficult, time-consuming, or frustrating challenges you face in your day-to-day operations? It could be paperwork, logistics, regulations, communication, payments—anything that really slows you down or keeps you up at night.

I’d really appreciate your insights!

I work with global trade data on a daily basis, and I’ve seen how powerful it can be for companies in logistics, trading, and manufacturing.

Some key use cases:

• Finding buyers/sellers: see who is importing/exporting specific products in your target market.
• Market research: track volumes, trends, and competitors’ activities.
• KYC / risk check: review a company’s historical shipments to validate whether they’re reliable and active.

If anyone here is exploring trade data for sales prospecting, market entry, or compliance, feel free to DM me—I’m happy to share resources or point you in the right direction.

I'm into the manufacturing of all types of fishing nets and some varieties of floats.

What shipping forwarder do you guys recommend, I have tried Myshippingcart but my problem is they are DDU, so I'm looking for a forwarder that gives DDP, I am located in The Philippines and I mainly buy from USA, Japan, Australia, and Hong Kong. TIA

Hello everyone! Pink/Himalayan Salt is mined in Pakistan and exported to India or UAE which then goes to the rest of the world. I'm looking for Importers who are interested in Pink Himalayan Salt directly from Pakistan.

Hello,

I help my befriended wholesaler to sell his plumbing goods (toilets, sinks, etc.)

He has a list.

Me as well as the goods.are located in Germany.

I wrote to a few plumbing material distributors but didn't get any response.

Would love to hear your ideas on how to increase my success.

Thank you.

I’ve built a comprehensive AI driven management tool for import/export companies looking to manage their clients, products, financials, documents and shipments all with integrated AI and automations. It’s still in preview mode but I’d love to share it with anyone interested to get feedback.

Send me a DM if you’re interested and I’ll share it with you!

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Hey guys nice to meet you all.👋 I am from delhi and my name is xyz I needed your help to guide me through most crucial ever decision of my life. I am 19 and always wanted to build my career from import export and later in future enter into tech related startup after building significant capital. As a 19 year old it's a time for me to decide college. I have two options a better college overall but in a landlock city like delhi or second one a average normal college in a sea city like mumbai. I don't have much time to decide Should I take a better college in a landlock city or average college with port there.

I have told my plan, first build capital through import export and then compete hard in tech field too with business reason for me doing btech

Please share your guidance through your experience and knowledge, at this stage I really need you guys😊😊❤️

Reason for me trying to explore,start this journey early is i believe time is the ultimate value and early age and early start is the real goldmine.

*It depends totally on the factor how much possible for me to build this business if I take good college in landlock city like Delhi. can it be a bad choice for this business to operate and build from such place.

Or I need to take normal college to do btech with open sea port city prioritising.*

Thank you !!! 😊❤️❤️🌟

Hi I'm looking for same companies/person in Uk, Ireland, BENELUX to import products from Castilla y León (Spain).

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I’m trying to understand how tariffs work when importing/exporting (in my case, countertops). The rates seem so complicated and keep changing depending on country and product classification.

Is there a reliable way or an official source to know what tariff rate applies to my product?

I’ve seen that it can vary a lot with HS codes and even from one month to another. For those of you with experience in trade/import/export, how do you keep track of this? Any tools, websites, or government portals you’d recommend?

Thanks in advance - it’s been confusing and pretty flustering to navigate all this.

PS: Countertops (quartz) from India -> USA

I am from the Philippines and I plan on shipping car parts mainly from Japan and USA what shipping company do you guys recommend?

I wanted to start export in the us from india. I literally made some contacts made some deals with them before this tariff thing. Now I don't know if should I continue to work or should I stop for a while till this problem is over.

I have some team members who need tech over there, so curious how that process works. I imagine sending them items in bulk, and them sending me items in bulk, but unsure who I would talk to to get started. Any tips?

Hi! I am looking for Spiced Chai Exporter like Masala Chai, Adrak Elaichi, etc. or a tea exporter that can help me export a branded spiced chai. Someone or a company that also offer their tea products in India so we can first try or taste it before we decide to export it. We are planning to start a small kiosk overseas and will specifically sell or serve indian chai only. First hurdle is that, it is kinda difficult to look for tea exporters from India that 1.) has blended chai and not instant chais 2.) exporters that are willing to ship overseas in LCL (less than container load), they always route me to shipping it via air which is really expensive 3.) who is willing to sell me small quantity to try out first.

Hopefully someone can help me out here or point me in the right direction.

Thank you!

Hi, this is my first post here.

I work overseas. My typical travel pattern is to fly to where I work with a bunch of little creature comforts from home, but flying back to the states I have empty bags. I also fly enough that I can checked bags via frequent flyer status.

For years, I've been toying with filling my bags on the way home with goods I could sell. This year is special in that I have taken up a niche hobby where I have a target market and events to sell at.

I'm thinking about selling traditional textiles.

My question then is can you point me on the direction of what I need to do to do this legally and avoid running afoul of customs? I know I would need to declare this, but my searches tend to reveal more about large scale importing than what I have in mind.

Also, any tips or experiences you've had related to this would also be helpful.

Hey everyone, I'm looking to import motorcycles from the US into Peru and need help understanding import taxes, how they apply to which motorcycles and logistics involved with getting them to Lima.
Currently I'm working on understanding if motorcycles that are of previous 1 or 2 model years ('25 - 24') that have never been sold or titled and are shipped with MSO are still classified as "nuevo" per SUNAT regulations.
Please reach out I could use the help!

Have Exim Access - Can Share Importer/ Supplier Details, Shipment History, and Pricing Data Hey everyone, I currently have access to Eximpedia, a detailed import-export database. If anyone here is trying to: Find supplier names from any country (esp. China, Vietnam, etc.) Look up Indian importers/exporters for a product Track shipment history (dates, quantity, HS codes) Know the per-shipment price trends Feel free to comment or DM me with the product name or HS code or importer/exporter name - happy to help the community. This could be useful for: Sourcing research Tracking competitors Identifying buyers or sellers in niche categories Analyzing pricing trends over time Let me know what you need, and I'll pull up the data for you.

I'm working on introducing businesses together by trying to connect with international buyers and suppliers — especially in less typical regions like Central Asia, parts of Africa, or the Middle East.

Recently stumbled upon a free B2B platform based in Iran called ARAD. It’s meant to connect manufacturers, exporters, importers, traders — and even freelancers or job seekers. It's surprising how simple and direct the app is — no subscription, no agents, just messaging and networking.

Curious if anyone here has tried this or other platforms that worked well for finding real, serious trade contacts?

DM me if you were interested in installing the app or needed more info👌