My Experience in Importing from China

The opportunity in the Import trade is amazing. But there are things you should know about working with businesses in China. In this introductory video Joseph Flahiff discusses how he got started in Importing from China.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• import
• business
• entrepreneur

[ILykToDoDuhDrifting]

Do you ship to your garage via EMS? Shipping hurts... unless you're doing containers.

[jflahiff]

@ILykToDoDuhDrifting

I shipped direct to my home. Shipping was not too bad. I really don't recall exactly how much it was. I shipped via the "slow boat from China." shipping by air will kill your profit margin. All told I spent ~$4k on 40,000 sheets of stickers. I sell them for $2.95 per sheet...do the math.

[ILykToDoDuhDrifting]

so.... how many stickers have you sold?

[jflahiff]

@ILykToDoDuhDrifting

I have sold several hundred. They are pretty specific Irish Dance stickers.

My best sales come from having a vendor booth at Irish Dance competitions.

At the competitions I have open packages that the kids can put on their medals for $1 per medal. They find it a good deal because they can get just their specific stickers for that medal, I find it profitable because I can get upward of $10-15/ sheet of stickers (combined).

[jazevox]

hi, great tips. in your video you mentioned that you went through 4 sales pitch before you decided on one (the nice lady). How did you find these 4 manufacturers at the beginning, did you personaly went to China to find them or you did you look for them in a website here in the US? Also, do you need to learn to speak their language inorder to deal with them or English is fine? Your input will be greatly appreciated. THank you for your time.

[andthenshekickedme]

hey im trying to start a business shipping from china to america. i would like to talk to you.

[thiskingbm]

I want to start up Clothing business got Designs already on paper need a place to buy shirts & get them printed with my designs

[SnoopitImports]

This is good information. I work for Snoopit Imports in the US.  We import various B2B products directly from Chinese factories on behalf of US companies (basically an import broker). If anyone needs assistance in importing please do not hesitate to ask.

[karandex]

i want to import stuff for my new business so which site is best to find product, i use aliexpress to just browse stuff

[diksbendragen]

Do you have anyone that speaks Mandarin or Cantonese? How did you negotiate to that price point?

[ImportingFromChina1]

thanks for this wonderful video!

[ImportingFromChina1]

cool video!

[Shalonosodope]

Hello.

First wanted to say I Love your Channel. Im 21 years old and Im starting my own Business so I have alot to learn. Wanted to know if the Manufacture you work with knows of any companys selling Perfume Bottles Wholesale. If you can check for me that will be great . THank You Shalante

[littleripper333]

you sound exactly like lewis CK!!! Haha I thought of buying hello kitty stickers and selling them a while ago (its big in my city) but I was too chicken to buy a couple thousand dollars worth of stickers!

Dude 40 000 stickers! what did your wife say? hahaha