Importing from china to US...the home work in the USA?

hi!my name is marko and i m a local boy in china,i m a exporter and soho,maybe i can give

you some advice for doing business with chinese supplier,BTW,I m special in manufacturing

and exporting electrical home appliance.if you any inquiry,pls contact me feel...you can

reach me by e-mail:markocao(at)foxmail.com ;Msn: markocao(at)hotmail.com...

Re: Importing from china to US...the home work in the USA?


My name is Aicy Chian, i am a girl from China who are doing foreign business, maybe i am not on the right line of the products you need, just want to discuss something related with how to import and export with you.

aicy1222@gmail.com info@nbfyt.com

Hope to hear from u

Re: Importing from china to US...the home work in the USA?


I don't know who you want to work with but the best thing for you to do is do a scam search for any company you are about to purchase from. The rest really depends on quantities. If you are shipping low quantities, a box here, a few things there, there isn't too much to worry about. Everything is still informal. If you get into larger quantities, air cargo, sea shipments, you will need a broker. Contact your local customs agent, look at freight forwarders, and contact a broker. Your local customs house is most likely at the airport if you are inland. If you are at a sea port that's great just look in the phone book. Broker and freight forwarder may the same or different, have a few on hand , get the freight forwarders shipping prices from the location of origin to your destination and you are all set. If you want to start getting into tariff calculations look at the U.S. government customs site. Read about the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and what it's used for.

I too am interesting in importing from China and have some questions. I'm looking at importing sports jerseys for personal use. I am not going to re-sell these on ebay or anything.

Will I be subject to any import taxes or customs fees since I'm not importing large quantities, such as the "containers" that many of the others on this site have mentioned. At most, it may be 2 jerseys, enough to fit in a small, plastic-type package. No need for a large box.

Does anyone have any info on this?

Yes, the situation you describe is typically subject to taxes. In the US they will typically be collected by the postal service (they'll hold the package till you pay the duty) or the courier service (in this case the delivery guy usually collects it from you). In the case you describe it would probably be a small (as low as 2%) flat fee.

Thanks Robert for replying. Is it usually cash or could I pay by check? Just wondering. For example if the seller sends it through the post office, when I receive the mail, will they just ask for the money, or would they notify me by phone or something then have me bring the money?

I'm curious b/c this is my first time ordering from China and I don't want to import something for $20 then end up spending like 100 for it.

Call your local post office. I think you can pay by cheque and possibly by credit card over the phone.

Do note that the amounts you are talking about may qualify for an exemption. I believe you can receive gifts of up to $100 in value and can also claim a personal use exemption of $200.