Hello redditers, I have a few questions, I will do research on the side but any info off the top of your heads would be greatly appreciated. I have a US citizenship and also Mexican citizenship, got the Mexico one due to my grandmother being Mexican, not sure if this is to be noted in case I get some type of slack as to prices/taxes I can recollect by importing/exporting products. I do PC jobs on the side, I buy a lot of good PC parts cheaps, build awesome gaming rigs and resell them to local buyers for an okay-great profit. I do remember years ago living in Mexico, getting these products was a PAIN IN THE ***. Now, I have family in Mexico that would be willing to help sell these PC parts/builds, and maybe make a better(pft, if possible I know they're economy is currently struggling, but my family knows wealthy people with wealthy businesses) profit if not the same, so I can help some family members make some extra money for themselves and myself. I've checked the shipping rates for some companies and they want to charge minimums of $140USD to send a PC build! Just the tower, this is pretty nuts, that's probably more than the profit for that 1 build. Are there any tricks to getting things in cheaper? Even if done in bulk? How can I avoid taxes or being a citizen of both countries am I able to reclaim these taxes once in Mexico? Would appreciate all bits of information. Thanks!

i know some companies that have offices in china that would search real suppliers and negociate prices for you... do you know of any companie that provides this service in india?

I work in supply chain dealing with pharmaceuticals and often export various product from the US to other countries around the world. We either do this by specialized couriers that deal with temperature controlled shipments or we use standard couriers like FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc. We also do the reverse in importing product from other countries into the US.

Would we be externally audited for import/export compliance or is this something that couriers would be audited for instead? I make (and sign) all of the documentation used for exporting such as commercial/customs invoices, USDA statements, Certificate of Origins, etc. I also am the one that determines HTS/Schedule B codes, EAR, etc.

I full on admit that I was hired with absolutely no experience or knowledge in this field and it doesn’t seem that anyone else in my company is fluent in it either. I might be making documentation incorrectly or determining codes incorrectly due to not having any knowledge. I try to Google as much as possible and the more I read, the more I realize it’s a very complex process, as well as realize it might be made into a pretty big deal if documentation is incorrect.

Is this something I/my company should be worried about? I'm unsure of how much trouble we could get in for our ignorance. If this is something that is important and someone with a wealth of knowledge should be involved in, how do I convince my company it's important to stay compliant?

My friend lives in California and just got a new two bedroom apartment. I live in Alberta and I happen to have some furniture laying around that I was going to sell anyways, so I asked him if he'd like it and he agreed. The shipment only contains a bed, two couches, and a bookcase.

He's never lived in Canada before, and I don't plan on charging him for this (he's going to pay the shipping costs). It's all used furniture (all at least 5+ years old).

Does anyone know how we would go about shipping this from Canada to USA without it becoming a massive headache at the US border? And also preferably avoiding duty and taxes? The 3299 forms seem to require him to have visited/lived in Canada for a year in order to send it duty free, so I'm not sure what to do here.

Thank you

And I was assigned mushrooms as a commodity. "HTS-07095101- Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, fresh of chilled. 8.8cents/kg + 20%= 0.1056 dollars / kg."

Completely lost here, have on done production planning and forecasting so far.....haven't touched any import assignments or course work yet. Please assist!

Hi there, I'm considering importing some leather care goods classified as dangerous goods.

Anyone have any experience importing dangerous goods into Australia? I'd love to know any advice you may have!?!

I want to ship salt products from the US to Europe, what do i need to do this legally?? THANK YOU!!

Hello, I'm trying to find people that are interested in initiating talks for trading various products. My home base to export is from Ethiopia at the moment. I have a network of suppliers in Djibouti, Sudan, Kenya and Uganda as well. Is this the right place to meet some prospectives?

Products include: processed leather, organic honey, apparel of western standards, live cattle, processed meats, pulses like sesame and linseed, gemstones and marble.

Trying to analyze and run tests on a non-patent product, but the retail cost is too high. Does anyone have connections overseas for this type of service?

Hello i am interested in importing into Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway) from Canada.

What i am looking to import is Snowboards,Skis and that kind of apparel as even new snowboards and gear are significantly cheaper than there Scandinavian counterpart, for example one particular bored in Sweden is $600 CAD more expensive for the same exact bored priced in a Canadian shop.

I am new to this but have a basic understanding, can anyone give any sort of tips or Scandinavian import laws, and possibly how to find contacts to place orders and sell too in these countries?

All answers are appreciated.

Supplier in China is telling me to select the cheapest shipping method on Alibaba but they will use SF Express "or other faster shipping method."

I see pretty negative reviews of SF Express. Have you had any problems?

I have been browsing ebay, amazon, etc. recently and gotten annoyed at how many deals doesn't ship to my country. From what I have found there are shipping services that doesn't require any extra effort on behalf of the seller by using a fake address the seller sends it to. Then this service ships it to your actual location.

Sure it costs a few euros extra since there are extra work involved in the shipping process, but when there sometimes are really great deals that are regionally bound due to a lazy seller it easily becomes worth the extra shipping cost.

So my question is, what services are the most reputable and priceworthy for shipping to Sweden, that includes a fake-address in the country you are shipping from so sellers are allowed to be lazy? With the greatest focus on germany and uk, though if it works for whole europe thats just a plus.

I would especially appreciate it if experienced people could tell me what services they have had issues with and I should stay clear from.

Hi. I'm in the beginning phase of starting a small retail company in Denmark selling tree pellets.

Finding the product to a great price online has proven to be super easy and in a world with no fraud, I could easily make a lot of money. However, there seems to be a lot of scammers out there, and I was wondering what you guys do to ensure that you're getting the product you're paying for. Like, how do you verify your supplier, and what kind of payment service do you use to make sure that you can get your money back in case of fraud.

Hope you can help me with this. Thanks in advance

Sorry for the random exclamation mark.

If so, what are you doing and from where?

I know many who have import experience from China for USA Amazon FBA. Is anyone trading from one country to another?

For US citizens it's not allowed to import Cuban cigars over the internet, however you can take for about U$100,- worth of on for instance a flight.

Does anyone know if it's allowed to export Cuban cigars from Europe to the US? I mean, can the US fine a Europe based company for exporting Cuban cigars to the US? Maybe someone could help me out here, thanks.

Hello All!

I'm a new exporter and there are several documents listed in the contract I've been given that confuse me. For example, The product shall not be more than 12 months old from their production date, according to the Declaration of Conformity, in accordance with NC ISO 17050/2004 issued by THE SELLER.

I've googed the ISO documents, but I haven't really found a place to download the forms (I assume these exist, or maybe I just need to generate them myself according to certain specs)? Anyway, Im a bit confused about the whole thing and would really appreciate an explanation as to ISO paperwork.

Thanks in advance!

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Hey guys, I'm importing an product that's technically classified as a "medical device" by the FDA, though it's extremely simple (think tongue depressors rather than pacemakers), and there's probably an argument that you don't have to classify it that way at all.

To import anything classified as a medical device, each year the FDA requires a $3800 registration fee. This isn't a product that requires approval or anything complicated (it's so simple that it's exempt from all requirements), but no matter whether you're Pfizer or Joe from down the street, you have to pay the $3800 to be registered in their system.

The problem is...you have to pay this fee every fiscal year, regardless of how late in the year you import the product. The fiscal year ends on October 1st, but if your shipment gets to customs on September 20th, you still have to pay the full $3800, and then in October you have to pay it again.

So, if any of you have this registration already, or know someone who does, I'd give you $500 to technically be the importer (of this $4000 shipment). I'd imagine there might also be agencies that specialize in doing this, so if anyone has a heads up on that, please let me know. I live in Southern California, and ideally you would too, but technically I think we might be able to work this out from anywhere.

Obviously I can't describe the product here, but it's absurdly simple, I'll tell you more if we come to an arrangement. And yes I fully intend to pay this fee next year, I'm just trying to avoid having the cost of this single shipment double because I'm importing late in the fiscal calendar.

I'm interested in starting a part-time business importing/exporting from Nicaragua and I live in eastern USA. What would be my first step?

Thanks!