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Originally Posted by $5 submissions
Anyone know the steps to get a container from China?
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- You'll work with a broker in China, through alibaba/etc, who is your middle man to the manufacturers.
- Work with a customs broker at your port to handle the import details.
- Pay for your box with a letter of credit (money doesn't move until you have a bill of lading).
- Have a guy on the ground to inspect your shit before it is prepped for delivery (remember, no BoL, money doesn't move, so don't let it on the boat until your guy has OK'ed it).
- Make sure you have plenty of lead time. Your box could get sucked into customs vortex for a few weeks, so be able to manage the potential impact.