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 Taobao Global Direct Shipping - experiences?, The good and the bad

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ShadowFiendZXC
post Apr 19 2020, 10:29 PM

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guys, trying to buy stuff from taobao.

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does this mean that they support direct shipping (dont have to go through 3rd party agent) ?

ShadowFiendZXC
post Apr 19 2020, 11:16 PM

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QUOTE(tvcat @ Apr 19 2020, 10:51 PM)
from the image, the selected is sea shipping
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if reach malaysia, do i have to pay for the courier fee how?

Also, im buying something >RM500. Is it better to use those 'special tax inclusive' agent?
ShadowFiendZXC
post May 19 2020, 05:38 AM

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QUOTE(Azims @ May 19 2020, 04:47 AM)
Anyone with me?  hmm.gif  (Official Sea shipping)

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can i know how much does the company charge per kg ?
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post May 22 2020, 10:02 PM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ May 22 2020, 10:18 AM)
Everyone should avoid buying from Taobao for now. Both through sea & air. Hold of your purchase until 1st July
Not taobao's fault, it's our local courier's fault. GDex, Skynet & ABX is having a huge parcel overload

My direct shipment has been cleared from customs since 14 May but there is still no record in GDex tracking

This also applies to Shopee local purchases as well, avoid J&T at all costs
Only DHL Ecommerce is reliable for now. They used to have issues during the the first 3 weeks of MCO but after that they managed to resolve their issues already & all of my EHL Ecommerce parcel was delivered within 2 - 3 working days

For J&T, my parcel was shipped from Kepong on 4 May, but they only managed to deliver my parcel yesterday (21 May)
For DHL Ecommerce, my parcel was shipped from Penang on 18 May then it was delivered to me on 20 May
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even june still congested? ohmy.gif
ShadowFiendZXC
post Jun 1 2020, 01:25 PM

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QUOTE(BenYeeHua @ Jun 1 2020, 12:13 PM)
App only, to verify that you are human, also got 0-8.8 RMB from the Miao~ coin game. icon_rolleyes.gif
TMR 9AM will be group fight at that game, 3 teams fight with the total level of team, based on previous one it might be 100 persons.
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i can read chinese, but they make me rclxub.gif shocking.gif

i cant get the red money lel, it says need to become 金主 << wads this?

edit: nvm, i think different thing from what you mentioned.

the 618 rmb voucher legit good lel, just spend on 1k above item. is it easy to get? XD

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ShadowFiendZXC
post Jun 1 2020, 09:30 PM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Jun 1 2020, 05:27 PM)
Another parcel on the way tongue.gif  (despite me telling everyone to hold off their purchase until July LOL)

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Had to! Because My liquid cooling setup is incomplete without the fan laugh.gif

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09...._u=13dj2jcfe717
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i got 1 question. We have to pay 6% sst if use DEX, worth meh?
ShadowFiendZXC
post Jun 2 2020, 06:42 AM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Jun 1 2020, 10:31 PM)
What?

Anyway, to those using consolidated shipping through sea, how long does it usually take to get it delivered to your doorstep?
Also, anyone pernah kantoi kastam when you choose consolidated shipping through sea?
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some forwarders will ask u to pay 6% sst. Azims told me DEX is one of them, but he uses sea shipping.
ShadowFiendZXC
post Jun 2 2020, 09:07 AM

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QUOTE(Azims @ Jun 2 2020, 07:28 AM)
Yeah, I have to pay a 6% SST tax on the second payment.  nod.gif  I'm using official consolidation sea shipping.

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oo didnt know dex is also official consolidation sea shipping logistic. On my checkout page, i see only cainiao
ShadowFiendZXC
post Jun 2 2020, 11:10 AM

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QUOTE(Xcal @ Jun 2 2020, 09:44 AM)
is it better to use the auto convert rate to MYR ? Can't use big pay to pay in RMB with better rates? Or maybe their conversion rate is quite good?
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visa calc
mastercard calc

big pay as in alipay?
ShadowFiendZXC
post Jun 2 2020, 11:32 AM

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QUOTE(Xcal @ Jun 2 2020, 11:13 AM)
Nope, air asia big pay debit card. Usually good for foreign currency purchase. But it automatically changes to RM not sure if there is option to pay in RMB.
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dont think u can. if im not wrong, card is issued in Malaysia, so MYR. The card is technically still a mastercard, i think u can refer to the mastercard calc link for rate reference lol

edit: https://www.bigpayme.com/post/whats-the-exc...-rate-on-bigpay yea, i think im correct

but just pay in MYR la, they will auto convert to RMB

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post Jun 2 2020, 03:32 PM

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QUOTE(Xcal @ Jun 2 2020, 01:50 PM)
Thanks all, btw it's weird the 3% charge is still there even though it shows the 3% is free in this period
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when i was using desktop browser to make payment, TB forced me to pay with AliPay with the 3% fee.

Then i switched to TB mobile, changed region to Malaysia, set payment method to "outside China", only then it waived the 3% for me.
ShadowFiendZXC
post Jun 2 2020, 05:37 PM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Jun 2 2020, 04:30 PM)
Woah, this is news to me
Need to explore this

But how to change the region & payment method?
Mobile app totally cannot translate wor sweat.gif

Can share some screenshots bro?
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Im not Taobao expert, i just did my first transaction today, so what i say might be wrong ah. Actually i dont know whether windows browser taobao can waive or not, at least it didn't offer me other payment options.

This is what i did on Taobao mobile app. First change region to Malaysia.
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Then, proceed to checkout your item. At checkout/confirmation page, u can select payment method.
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As mentioned by other user here, the waiver happens during special events only. It is happening from 1/6 to 3/6 i think. And you will have to claim it somewhere else before you enjoy the waiver.
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post Jun 3 2020, 06:27 AM

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QUOTE(winifred86 @ Jun 3 2020, 12:30 AM)
Yep starts with CNMYG ordered end of April, reached Malaysia on early May until now no update...status remains "Inbound..." next step should be "custom clearance" but no update....already contact Gdex waiting for reply. I doubt they will reply anything as they havent pick up yet....

Claim refund to who? taobao? Items reached Malaysia but missing somewhere...
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if u use consolidated shipping, can request for refund ,i think
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post Jun 3 2020, 12:00 PM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Jun 3 2020, 10:42 AM)
Even direct shipping can request for refund also I think

On a side note, my parcel is already out for delivery biggrin.gif
This is my fastest Taobao purchase
Order on 27 May, received by 3 June. Exactly 7 days, even faster than buying from Lazada / Shopee oversea seller LOL
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idk wdf are all the logistics doing, if raya pun already 1 week after. Im in east msia btw. Bought 1 item from lazada on 16/5, tracking site last update 18/5.

I wish our local courier services have the half the efficiency of China ones at time like this.
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post Jun 14 2020, 12:02 AM

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now almost 18/6 taobao event liao, expect delay in shipments because many ppl buy things
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post Jun 23 2020, 02:33 PM

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QUOTE(melcurious @ Jun 23 2020, 01:37 PM)
Wepost com my? If you can read mandarin do check out this faceboook group. They even have a so call WeChat group to discuss.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/156689418943447

There are lot of victims
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bye.gif mega_shok.gif i just used their service 1 week ago.. i also found out late about the bad reviews... Now i can only hope my items wont go missing. I see some customers get their items on time...

in their ToS, they even mention that they can remove any reviews however they want, so if bad reviews confirm remove one hahahahha.. they only leave behind all the good reviews.

actually other shipping companies also mention "wont refund in full" in their ToS. I wonder how other companies deal with lost shipments?

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post Jun 23 2020, 04:53 PM

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QUOTE(contagiouseddie @ Jun 23 2020, 04:49 PM)
Just received my Taobao sea shipping. In total only 13 days! I saw a few guys here that had their sea shipping departed the port earlier than mine, but mine moved a lot faster (read below on why).
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The details of my shipping. It's a large 60 kg (said so by seller but it seems to be a lot heavier) custom welded metal table that fits just below the 0.5 cbm limit. So, I paid only RMB355 for shipping.
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I didn't pay any taxes on Taobao product checkout or consolidation checkout. Courier that sent the package locally is not the regular ABX, GDEX, Skynet but this:
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The courier guy came alone without any trolley to carry down. We carried the load together. Nice guy compared to the regular brand.

So, I think if your item is huge, it gets delivered by these smaller logistic company. When I saw the tracking status getting cleared custom so fast and picked up so fast, I knew it wouldn't be ABX!
Definitely recommended Taobao sea shipping for big items but not so for small items.

Edit: before the courier guy left, he said "ABX memang slow and banyak orang komplain".  biggrin.gif
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wa so nice, helped you to carry some more. i read so many forwarders' ToS all cakap no help unload if heavy stuff, also no bring item up to higher floors.

 

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