Selling to Canadian customers from China? See what they pay at the door, a worked C$60 order shipped duties unpaid vs duties paid, the two ways to fulfil Canadian orders and the CARM rules for importers.
Selling to Canadian customers from China? See what they pay at the door, a worked C$60 order shipped duties unpaid vs duties paid, the two ways to fulfil Canadian orders and the CARM rules for importers.
OEM means the factory builds your design. ODM means you brand the factory’s design. Here is how they compare on cost, minimums and ownership, the middle route most brands use and how to protect your design.
Ordering samples from China is the cheapest way to avoid a bad bulk order. Here is a request template, typical costs and timelines, how to ship samples together and how to set a golden sample.
Buying from several Chinese suppliers? Consolidation combines their orders in one China warehouse and ships them together. Here is how it works, a worked saving and how it differs from LCL.
Landed cost is what one unit really costs once it reaches your warehouse. Here are the cost lines, the 2026 US tariff stack, a worked example for 1,000 units and how sea, air, DDP and DDU change the number.
Amazon no longer preps or labels FBA inventory in the US. Here is what FBA ready means, how the three prep options compare, and a worked cost example for prepping China-made products at origin.
Selling to UK and EU customers from a China warehouse now means VAT at checkout and, since July 2026, EU customs duty on low-value parcels. Here is what changed and how to set up fulfillment so customers never pay on delivery.
