Cost. Three lines.
Goods. Freight. Fee. Duty if your border wants it. Done.
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Goods. Freight. Fee. Duty where it applies.
- Goodsseller price. Paid now.
- Freightweighed after packing
- FeeLitbuy's cut
- Dutyyour country, not Litbuy
Litbuy revises terms. Its pages win.
The seven parts of what you pay
| Part | Typical basis | Charged by |
|---|---|---|
| Item price | Listing price on Taobao, 1688, Tmall or Weidian | Seller |
| Service fee | 4-10% of item price | Agent |
| Domestic leg | 2-5 days to the warehouse | Seller / domestic courier |
| International freight | Per kg or per 500 g, first weight + increments; volumetric divisor 5000 or 6000 | Carrier |
| Storage | Free 30 days, then a small daily fee | Warehouse |
| Optional extras | Repacking, vacuum, insurance — a small share of declared value | Agent |
| Duty and VAT | Set by your country, not by the agent | Customs |
Photos. Look. Ship.
Photos arrive before packing. Colour. Faults. Tag. Variant. Twenty seconds.
- · Colour vs the listing
- · Faults — marks, pulls, scuffs
- · The size tag
- · Seams
- · Right variant
- · Count, if more than one
- · Feel
- · Smell
- · Whether fastenings last
- · Colour in daylight
- · Fit
Photos settle left. Right needs hands.
- Speak before dispatch.Free then. Not after.
- Another angle? Ask.Costs nothing.
- Save the photos.Your reference.
- Measure yourself.A tag is a label.
- Compare against the listingHold the QC photo next to the seller's own picture. Differences in colour are normal; differences in shape are not.
- Ask for one more angleIf the only photo hides the seam you care about, request another before approving rather than after delivery.
Freight. Brief.
Pick a line after inspection. Lines differ: price, speed, cargo. Weight and volume set cost. Not item count. Pack tight.
Carriers bill whichever is bigger. Compress.
Storage exists for this.
Batteries, liquids, aerosols: different rules each line.
Customs sits outside it.
Relative to losing it.
About a day apart.
What the total holds
Three parts. Duty where it applies. Extras you tick:
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
No rates. Item, line and country set them. Use Litbuy's estimator.
Fees, line by line
Your numbers
Goods. Domestic leg. Weight. Rate. Fee. FX. Type them in. Rows update.
Planning only. Weight, destination and customs move the real figure. Litbuy's estimator may differ.
Returns. Prohibited list.
Litbuy publishes both. Read your clause. Pay after.
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