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The new Sherifat (sorry sheriff) has arrived

Infinitikoncept:
The biggest advice I got on this thread is ply only the route you know well
If I decide to go into furniture today my first task is to take at least two weeks practical training with a good company and learn the pros and con's cox @ d end what I'm rushing after may not be the LA crème LA crème.

True.
For me, I'm not doing it as a business per se. It's more of something personal. It's a single school. I had previously spoken to people to supply the items knowing full well from where they are imported. However, the prices they were giving me were quite high ( maybe cos I've seen their prices on Alibaba), so I decided to do it myself and also use it as an opportunity to learn. The market people I met had no idea about it.
I've done quite some reading on it both here and on other sites and I'm still learning. That's why I want to first start with the ties.

Infinitikoncept:
A tie is a light item so air cargo will do. If its a contract you are going for then I advise you get a good graphics designer, check out tie pictures for schools online, look for what suits you well. Tell your graphics guy to design according to the pattern your supplier gave you. He puts it on 3D,ask your supplier if it will be achievable either by monogram or its screen printing, show d school management the 3D design, they approve and u run samples.
U will still get air cargo for $5.6-6/kg inclusive clearing.
Please I won't answer your question again so don't bother quoting me.

LOL. No vex o. But you sound so knowledgeable about the subject matter. I know say e no easy but make una dey try share info with we newbies. No be one day person dey take learn everything

lordmayor4:
Fabric yes and I used container shipment, cos cos was about 2 bales.

That's big. You should be well experienced in this then. For smaller packages like mine, what option do you think is best?
Also, the fabric you imported, were they already sewn (i.e shirts, dresses e.t.c) or plain? I'm asking because I'm also looking at importing customised cotton fabric for school uniform or do you know where I can get it in Nigeria?

lordmayor4:
I'll say best advice, you got him on the right pedestal.
So good to be back here. Have missed you all and the oldies.

Have you done something similar before or imported fabric in the past? Also, what method do you use for shipping?

francawilson:
Shipping is what will eat into ur gain big time.I change dollar at a high rate then pay customs fee any if u're outside Lagos u pay extra to get it shipped.If u can chat with rhe gurus on NL here&if it can be produced here then do it here a nd gain more.Something I got two days ago fro China;I paid thru my nose which I regretted.

Hmm. I'm outside Lagos and looking at about 300pcs of customised school ties. I don't know anywhere I can get it done in Nigeria. I thought there was the option of free shipping or anyone where I can pick it up at the nearest post-office. It's the Customs duty that I don't know how it's calculated. How did you ship yours

AleAirHub:
Good morning sir,

In that case , i will advice you do your proper finding then because our duty is solely we procure and ship for buyers. So we are not in place to determine the price or what the items will be use for after purchase....

Bravo sir

Thanks. But have you procured something similar in the past or know anyone who has?

francawilson:
It was customized wristwatch.They told me to pay sample fee(mold and something else.Can't remember) and dhl fee so that they will produce a sample and send to me.Someone from NL here helped me design the wristwatch as I want it so i emailed my design to them but i asked them for sample of their past wristwatch which they showed me cos i wanted to confirm they'l be capable of handling it.

Ymodulus and David8 and some other guys on this business thread are good at these customized things.On alibaba.Items has MOQ (minimum quantity).I also got a contract to also do customized socks but I was travelling so I told them i can't meet up.Moreover most Alibaba suppliers I contacted told me MOQ for socks is 1500pcs&the school wanted just 500.So I let it go.

Before u venture into importation.Knowlege dollar rate and the price of shipping plus cost of produ tion and ur gain.It will help u with ur quotation in ur proposal.

Good points. I would try and contact them.
Another issue bothering me is getting the right and cheaper method for shipping. I'm sure after doing it the first time, it would be easier subsequently.

AleAirHub:
Good morning sir,
So what price are you looking into.
Thanks

Can't say. It's not something I've done before. I just need someone with a broader knowledge base on it or someone who has done something similar to give me an ideal price.

Though I have always supported complete removal since, but this one na all round inflation season 2

francawilson:
If the seller said he/she will refund u then they will.I usually pay for mold sha and i send my own design to them so i don't know which one is design fee but my mold fee has once been refunded to me as promised by a supplier but not refunded per sey.It was deducted from the total bill I was supposed to pay cos i used escrow.Gather liver&pay but if not refunded to u as promised;then argue it out with the supplier.
Good luck

Thanks.
I'm ready to pay. Is just that he says its per design so I have to be sure of the design before they go ahead as they cannot make mock-ups. So if they do it and I don't like it, then I pay again.

Also what customised items did you import as I really need all the experience I can get?

AleAirHub:
Good morning sir,

Please kindly forward us the details of the prices you have received so far with their links, let see how it goes.
Bravo!!!

Although we have not yet agreed on the design. But the price he gave me is $0.85.
Though we have not finalised on the design, here is a link to the store https://mjtie.en.alibaba.com/productgrouplist-801129845/Logo_Necktie.html

jedisco:
Hello house. I've closely followed this thread for sometime.
I want to import ties (customised). A seller is asking for a $25 design fee which is refunded after placing the order. I'm getting alot of confusing prices. Pls is there anyone here that has done that or anything similar?
I would also appreciate tutoring as a first timer so as not to make mistakes

Anyone?

AleAirHub:
Good morning,

++++Mention sites are all owned by one company called Alibaba Holding Company

++++Alibaba has been best known for a marketplace for buyers who want to order a larger goods/qty. Their prices are surebet but you must meet the merchant FOB target (Free On Board) [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOB_%28shipping%29[/url] . Over there , you have fully power of negotiation of either the you accept the merchant price or the merchant accept yours..... [Level ground].

++++ Taobao/1688 is the semi-marketplace of alibaba , which offer a reasonable amount that can not be found in aliexpress or other Chinese store. You're sure of order goods at MOQ [Minimum Order Quantity] http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/minimum-order-quantity . Their price seem to be favourable to most importer..

So i advice you go though our thread from 1-44 and you will get more insight, because such questions have been answer here.

Take care

Thanks. I'm actually interested in importation of customised fabric like ties and clothing materials with logo.

I want to start with ties first. What do you think is a good price for a polyester tie with logo because I'm getting confused with the prices I'm seeing

I know you must have answered this question severally but I couldn't pick any post.
What is the advantage of taobao and 1688 over alibaba especially for bulk purchases?

Hello house. I've closely followed this thread for sometime.
I want to import ties (customised). A seller is asking for a $25 design fee which is refunded after placing the order. I'm getting alot of confusing prices. Pls is there anyone here that has done that or anything similar?
I would also appreciate tutoring as a first timer so as not to make mistakes

Infinitikoncept:
Its 1688 not 1988. Launch with google chrome on mobile and u get translate option. For computers use the right click button

What is the advantage of 1688 and tobao over alibaba

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I've been in search of a thread like this. Anyone in Kaduna town?

0MW for 3hours?? Someone just broke another record

@op this is ridiculous.
Are you trying to mock the little boy's effort. His grammar is what matters to me and it's good. The ability to draw is more of an innate talent.
I do hope this gets to the school's authority so you can be adequately sanctioned. Infact, I wish there was a way I could contact the school. A Google search should help.

In summary, you are a disgrace to whatever tertiary institution you attended.

georgegina:
Nice write up @ op,i reside around dat domain n i'm fully aware of d land issue between poly n d Gbagyi. I recall how Gbagyi chiefs were selling same land for more than 3buyers at that period,how even when d case was not won yet people still wen ahead 2 build houses in gbagi villa. I'm also aware that after d 1st court case,n d land was demacated,Gbagyi stil encrouched into d supposed poly land n started selling again. M fully sure that it is not d whole Gbagyi villa that is marked 4 demolishion but some parts - mostly d parts that d gbgyi sold d 2nd time. In as much as i dnt want people 2b homeless (coz i've experienced that) bt they were cautioned right from time 2 stay off that land. I dnt fancy when people paint d governor's policies as been disastrous nt recalling dat they were warned. D able governor should look 4 a way of solving this malady such that it will not render people homeless.

The people that encroached into the poly area after settlement had been stopped since and no one complained. The issue on ground now is that the whole area has been marked and a demolition notice given. No part is spared. Every single house is affected

Marotzke:
That is where you got it wrong. Kaduna polytechnic was originally owned by Northern Nigerian government and the successors in title is Kaduna state government which have the original survey documents and evidence of payment of compensation.

Federal government recently took over the management and funding of the school. Neither the management of the polytechnic nor the federal ministry of education have any right to cede one inch of Kadpoly land without recourse to the original land owner, in this case Northern Nigerian government whose successor in title is Kaduna state government.
I still submit that aggrieved parties should pursue Gbagyi chiefs in courts for relief.

Well well. If the FG took it over, none of us are privy to the terms and agreements concerning the takeover. Perhaps, the FG now has full rights and as such, Obasanjo's land use act should apply.

Finally, people's fear is that the Government does not want to go through a court case. They just want to do a quick demolition before it all escalates. Well, I think the owners should be able to get a court injunction before the demolition notice elapses. Hopefully, the Government keeps to that

HAH:
The op should know that Kaduna polytechnic is in kaduna south local government, tudun wada where the poly is located is in kaduna south

I believe you stay in Kaduna. Anyone who stays in Kaduna would know that when I say Kaduna South, I don't mean Kaduna South local government

maskamdo:
@ O.p I remember clearly in december when I visited a friend of my who leaves in gbagyi villa around d overhead water tank/ transformer she told me d houses that were marked including hers was due to d absence of drainages around d houses & u will agree with me that almost all those beautiful houses lack proper drainages & its a nightmare during d rainy season but till this moment they have mostly refused to build drainages in front of their own houses/duplexes/mansions or whatever they have built but I do not know if of recent d govt has turned on d heat & decided to demolish d houses there which of course will be an economic catastrophe..... Constitution road comes to mind when d likes of LG showroom, farida ventures, khemsafe, nna hotels where all marked for demolition by some overzealous kasupda staff only for d governor to come out & say he didn't order the markings for demolition..... U will do well to periodically visit (kdsg.gov.ng) for informed & latest happenings in kaduna state & environs... Regards.......

All those were delay tactics by the Government. The land is flat with a gentle slope towards a stream that borders it on the left, right and on the south. As such, it has a natural drainage.
It's a new private settlement so definitely as houses are built, drainages would be made. You don't expect people to go and build gutters for other people.
If that was truly the case, do you think the residents would instead allow their houses to be demolished? They would have built all the drainages in less than a week sef.

Marotzke:
Jedisco, so you win the bet, the paramount ruler of the Gbagys have a house there, does it legalise an illegality?
A Court case, judgement extracted from a false premise, does it affect the gravamen of the matter? Did the gbagys take Kaduna state government to court or Kaduna polytechnic?
If the Gbagys took the polytechnic to court and got a judgement which the polytechnic accepted, how does that affect the state government . A second year law student will tell you that if you are joining issues with a beneficiary of a gift or an asset with out joining the benefactor, the matter is dead on arrival (DOA).

If a government whether federal or state acquires a land, pays adequate compensation, surveys it and sites a school there. It bothers on sheer lunacy for you to take the school management to court to reduce the size of the land without joining the government which is the original owner of the land. Any judgement emanating from such jankara proceedings is not worth the paper it is written on. That the polytechnic fenced off a portion of the land does not mean that free land for speculation has arrived.

Instead of you abusing El rufai for upholding his oath of allegiance, Sue the Gbagy chief for criminal misrepresentation, scout for unhindered Gbagy ancestral land for seizures and possibly reparation.
Leave wailings for wailers and stupidity for Zombies.

That's another twist to it but the issue here is that the land belongs to the FG and not the state. The FG here have settled and accepted the court's judgement. Even though I'm not a lawyer, I don't think a state government has higher authority over the land than the FG?

pedestal82:
The Op, Jedisco, in my opinion has given an unbiased History of the place. I rented a shop there and had to leave when the initial notice was given late last year.
What i find confusing is that the Polythecnic in question is federal Govt owned, what is Elrufai business with that land. It is not the state owned Polythecnic.
And i pity the pensioniers that are about to loose thier whole lifes work there.

That's what everyone is saying. The FG thru the polytechnic has settled with the Gbagyis. So what concerns El Rufai with the matter?
If the state had objections, they would have raised it up in court when the matter was in court or soon after. But not after people have put in their savings on it.