1. Shipping - How To Import From China & How To Save Money On Posting
By Neil Waterhouse
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2. Ebay Meetup Group Core Values
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3. Interactive Please ask questions
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4. Topics What exactly are all the fees and charges?
How to import from China
Cheapest strategies to import from China
Cheapest strategies to post items within Australia
How to make an item which cost $7.35 to post suddenly only cost $1.40 to post
Freight Forwarders
Cubic weight versus dead weight
Where you can download these slides
And more…
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5. Who am I?
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6. Bio Husband Father Love buying and selling on ebay
Ebay Multi Million Dollar ebay seller
Author Best Seller “Million Dollar ebay Business From Home”
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1st ebay multi million dollar seller for Channel Advisor Australia
1st ebay multi million dollar seller for Australia Post Eparcel
Beta tester for Eparcel Australia
Importer for 24 years
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7. Cubic Weight Versus Dead Weight
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8. Example Posting a box feathers
Dead weight = 200 grams (weight of cardboard box)
Dimensions 85cm x 15cm x 45cm
Cubic weight = 14.3 Kg
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10. Conversion (0.85 meter x 0.15 meter x 0.45 meter) x 250 = 14.3kg
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11. Shipping from China Options
DHL, Fedex – Couriers – Very fast, Very expensive
EMS – China Air Mail, 1 box < $1,000
CIF - Cost + Insurance + Freight
CNF - Cost + Insurance + Freight
FOB – Free On Board
LCL – Less Container Load
FCL – Full Container Load (Cheapest)
Share Full Container – Split Fees
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13. Container from China to Sydney
8688 RMB / 5.49 AU $1582
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19. Freight Forwarders To find one near you, Google “Freight Forwarder”
Clear customs
Organising picking up goods from your closest port (Air or Sea)
Value add products i.e. couriers
Compare quotes
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22. Share the fees in a local group
LCL approx $475 fees – Minimums
FCL approx $1,500
Import from multiple suppliers at once
Split all the fees
Cost – Approx $150 per CBM inc all fees from Shenzhen warehouse to port
Share – This Group
Share - Freight Forwarder (Not LCL)
Ship Porter $310 US 1 CBM, $800 5CBM
Cargohound
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23. Shipping To Your Customers
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24. What is the difference between a Letter and a Parcel
Letter – Max 20mm thick, Max 500 grams
Letter – Must fit through slot (2cm)
Letter, cheap to post – Minimum $1.40
Parcel – Minimum $7.20
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25. $7.35 or $2.10
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26. Re-Packing example
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27. Shipping Comparison Sites
Baggage Freight
Interparcel
Smart Send
Cargohound
Temando
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28. Which shippers?
Letters – Australia Post – Stamps or Postage Paid Stamp
< $20 Standard Post – No Tracking
> $20 To large for Letter – Courier
Extra heavy parcel i.e Garden Shed – Delivery to Depot
International – Post with tracking
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29. Couriers Main freight TNT Pack & Send Jedcart
Smart Send
Eparcel
Fastway
Couriers Please
Australia Post
Allied Express
Mail Call
Star Track
DHL
Fedex
Connect Parcels
Main freight
TNT
Pack & Send
Jedcart
Click and Send – Aust Post
Google “couriers” for more
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31. Click and send
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32. eBay website at: 1. Resources and Tools Australia Post Website at
eBay website at:
Australia Post App from
Apple App Store
Google Play Store
Scales and measuring tape
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34. View listing in Browser
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38. 16 Zones. Every Post Code belongs in a ‘zone’
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39. http://auspost. com. au/media/documents/parcel-easy-guide-N1-oct13-2
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41. How to save on postage
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42. How to save on postage
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43. $45 Per Day
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44. How to package Remove Slap
Peanuts / filler $30 per bag – 200 litres / 44 gallons
Air Pocket Machine
Tough bags
Padded Bags
Roll Brown Paper
Boxes – Use a timer / Cost of Packer
Custom manufacture boxes
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45. Tips
Eparcel and couriers - Configure either “Dead Weight” or “Cubic Volume”
Compare shipping carriers reguarly
Setup 15 Postal Zones – eBay
Less than 2cm high = letter
Free shipping – small items
Re-packaging
Zip bags
Express – second option (Bonus!)
No stamps
Register for an account with AusPost
AusPost Letter Gauge tool
Vacuum packaging
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46. Costs eBay Fees, Listing, FVF Paypal Fees 1.1% to 3.4%
Shipping from supplier
Shipping to customer (if free shipping)
Packing materials
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47. 3PL – Third Party Logistics
Fulfilment Houses
Quantium Solutions
Temando
Shipwire
Pack & Send
Next Logistics
Google to find local
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48. Shipping Automation http://www.readytoship.com.au/
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50. Upcoming events Next meetup TBA this week
Internet Conference 2016 – May 25 –
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51. Q&A Download the slides http://www.neilwaterhouse.com/shipping/
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