So, I was wondering how much would cost shipping a product from chinese manufacturer to chinese address (buyer) via DHL service, weight of the package would be about 600-700 grams!
Any experiences in this field? :)
thanks in advance
ALL of my lights are from China…….does that count? :bigsmile:
“ALL lights are from China” (deliberately missing “of my”) :bigsmile:
I know that.
My question was about local shipping charges of DHL service in China?
Here is the story so you can understand better:
I found some nice flashlights with ok price that I would like to buy (only 1 pice) directly from manufacturer (I presume that they are manufacturer) BUT they only delivered by DHL service and I don’t need to tell you how much would DHL charge for 9000 km trip :Sp
I have one simple rule: If the costs of shipping are more than 20% of product price = don’t buy. DHL charges about 150% :Sp
So, idea was to send this package to some, trustworthy BLF member from China and then he could send it to me via HKPO!
DHL are not cheap, even for a short journey within the same country. I don’t expect their pricing would vary from country to country but it might.
I doubt that would work very well because first off DHL is expensive no matter what, and who is to say that the manufacturer is going to charge you the exact shipping rate for Domestic DHL services? many companies pad the shipping costs up even higher, then the cost from HK to your Country, add it all up and I doubt you’ll save. You can also use a freight forwarder in China, but again in the end it’s still going to cost.
I thought it might be a common ebay story: product price=0.99$, shipping=149.01$ (not actual prices here, but, you get the point)