Okiki_Oluwa: With N100,000. Can I start an importation biz from China?

100k is enough to start import business from china.

mayorall:


Then change your style. Stop repping yourself, represent a company in your letter, let your letter show you have a boss and you work for an wholesale company in Nigeria. Your first order is sample according to your boss. When you see the quality then your company comes back to them with full force.

Well answered friend.

mike58: Hello Thanks for setting up this nice thread @fatai

First week of january i intend buying a feed machine from a company in china, i interact through e-mails with thier marketing agent. My question is what are the necessary requirement i will need to clear my package because i asked them to send it to apapa port. thanks i anticipate ur swift reply as this is my first time importing
thanks

Do you ask the cost of the machine and container CBM it will occupy? Also u need to konw the location of the company(cos of the local transport to the shipper).

Wrote on 16th Nov, nothing yet.

purplecircle: My own question is ow do we know people that sell quality product eg i sell cloths, shoes n bags.. Ow do i spot a seller with high quality. Also you mentioned a cheap shipping company. What is their name.

@purplecircle, you can get good quality goods in guangzhou. So if you are using alibaba to get sellers, on the search bar search for suppliers in guangzhou in stead of goods. Gud luck

Kzcee: Pls,i need d procedure,link,d applicatn or any useful thing about diz impt buz to:ayobamirasheed406@gmail.com

Dear friend, this is an open forum for the benefit of all free of charge. Do your research and let's us help u if u need any clarification. Thank u

KolaShangOne:

pls can you provide address or phone number of these Choice people? how much do they charge per Kg? Do they also charge commission based on each item in the cargo?

Contact there agent in Lagos Chrisnak Ventures 08066077729.

cachiskky: i have tried using aliexpress and i used dhl for faster means. the amount charged for custom duties was outrageous, its there anyway one can avoid these or atleast minimize the cost

Hello,

You can split ur orders into smaller packages.

iykedenis: hi,op

Am planning of moving into major import biz very soon,however i might not be able to disclose what i want to major into now.
But i want to know
how can you compare prices and quality of goods from china and Dubai
in terms of expenses ie, living maybe for 2weeks to 1month,trip expenses and hotels,freight duties.
please explain the difference in details .
lastly,do you live in china or Nigeria


thanks.

@iykedenis, let me start by saying that majority of goods u will buy from Dubai were produce in china but with high quality.

In china u can buy from wholesalers or go to the manufacturers directly and place ur order according to ur requirements.

As for the livings expenses, I don't know about dubai but in china, u can lodge in a 3 star hotel, take a public buses or subway and eat. From cheap restaurants for a total cost btw N5 to N7k/day.

As for the shipping cost, assume a 40ft HQ container for non- contraband goods, shipping cost is around 4300 to 4700usd (guangzhou to lagos). However for cost of clearing it depence on the HS codes of the goods u are importing.

Lastly, I live in Nigeria. Good luck

NnamdiN: I understand they're sisters. I'm just asking to know if the delivery process of both are the same. They keep asking me of my preferred port. (which implies I'm not gonna get the goods in my town). I'm not in Lagos. Free shipping with aliexpress takes Max of one month. I don't mind at all as long as they deliver to my place.

FOB price means free shipping price right?

FOB. Free onboard price. The port of shipping is for goods means for sea shipping not for air cargo. Whether alibaba or aliexpress they can ship to ur city as per ur shipping address at there record.

NnamdiN: Op. When shopping with aliexpress, free shipped goods land in my town. (uyo). It seems this is not the case with alibaba as they often ask me my preferred port. There's no port around me and I can't go to Lagos for my items. So I'd like to know how alibaba's free shipping option work.


To be precise, I want my items shipped to uyo with minimal cost of transportation.

Alibaba and aliexpress are sisters, and u can search for free shipping goods. It will be cheaper but will much longer to deliver to your address.

Mike chinos: Also can I pay with my firstbank master card?

Yes friend. U can also try their visa prepaid for this purpose.

owang: @Fatai2, I have burnt my fingers wth Alibaba traders & even the GTB charges on T/T is too much for me. Pls can U let me know other cheaper means of payment & give me information on cheaper shipment for small scale trader.

Thanks.

It wll be a suicide to pay any alibaba seller with TT. Any seller that request payment with TT don't transact with him.

The most secured means of payment is debit or credit card through escrow. It gives alibaba opportunity to keep the money till you received ur goods in good condition. Brfore they release funds to the seller/supplier.

Gamboh55: Okay...which courier service do you use since you said chrisvicmall is expensive...thanks

@Gamboh55, most of sellers can ship ur small orders with china post for free although it takes much time. Also for bigger cargo u can use choice intl forwarding co which have aa registered agent in Lagos (10 to 12days).

Q.E.beauty:
Please do you also use only chrisvicmall or perhaps you know of others

My friend chrisvicmall is one of d expensive sites to import goods. But can try alibaba for small and for trial.

However, I am refering to importation as a business man or woman, I know much about china major cities and what you can buy and ship direct to lagos or Kano.

Hello All,

I will like to give free information for anybody wishing to import any goods from any angle of China to Nigeria or any African countries.

Gud luck!

Hello All,

I wrote my app test on 16th November but till now, no interview invitation.

wisemanj: Hello guys pls I just want to know if 50,000 thousand naira is enough to setup a mini barbing saloon pls I need your help

NO!

toluxa1: Egbon Fatai, please what's the average total cost for a return trip including total cost etc. What does one require? Have you been to any of them before? A lot of my China suppliers have told me about it and said they hope to see me there soon.

@Toluxa1,

Returned Ticket:
Your return ticket is within the range of N180 to N210k depending on the airline and city of departure, normally Lagos is the cheapest you can get.

Visa:
The official cost of visa is within the range N5k to N15k depending on the number of entries approved to you. But trust Nigerian visa agents they charge pple upto N220K.

Cost of Living:
They have a very low cost of leaving. For a smart business man, your total cost for a 3 star hotel + 3 square meals and local transport within one city per day can be put within N5000 to N10,000 depending on your test.

Also I was opportune to attend 2 canton fares and this will be my 3rd one.

oke_chukwu: I want my brother to be part of this, how do i go about it

Thare are 2 ways to attaend the trade fair.

1. Process visa. Throught chambers of commerce.
2. Process a business visa and get entry.

Gud luck.

Aifey: Only in Nigeria

That's Lagos for U, where d only languange dey understand is money.

dloy: chambers of commerce @Mr fatai.... how is that possible?. Throw more light please

Nigerian chamber of commerce maintained offices in almost all states of the federation. So visit their office in your state of residence, they will register your company and include in the screen to chinese Embassy in Abuja and Lagos.

Hurry up as the trade start 15oct.

I knew alittle bit of china and am willin to offer help to any interested business person.

clip: I wanted to go but was denied Visa. Will join next year March/April.

What happened? I got mine through chambers of Commerce.

Hello All,

I am an indigene of Kano and willing to help in any capacity within my power. Just drop your isssues here.

Welcome to Kano.

Moderator, pls take it to front page for maximum contributions. Thank you

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stankion: hello, i have noticed that those who sell good clothes either go abroad or order the clothes they sell. This allows them make more profit. Where do they order from and how do they do this. I want to start selling clothes (jeans, shirts, inner wear, palm sandals and other accessories) What should i do?

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