Hi /k

is there anyone here has experienced buying from Alibaba?

i wanted to know how the shipment of goods from Alibaba to Malaysia.

Most of the suppliers are from mainland China, and the pricing term is <b>FOB</b>.

So do i have to go to KLIA airport to collect the items myself or will there any posmen deliver it to my house?

Btw, how to make the term "FOB" bold?

This post has been edited by Lyu: Dec 3 2015, 08:53 PM

post to address u give to them

so if i give them my address, they will post it to my address?

as i can see in the supplier pricing, there is a term FOB, where i google-ed it means that the suppliers only responsible for the goods till they uploaded the goods and send it to the port at Malaysia.

After the goods reached Malaysia, the goods will totally under the responsibility of the buyer.

This post has been edited by Lyu: Dec 5 2015, 04:42 PM

Anyway, they usually send it to your warehouse/house. Did the seller specify which courier service is being used?

fob until port of destination, you need to find someone to do all the clerance , shipping, not all seller has lubang to reach overseas, if you wanted to do door to door, add my wechat alfredng4, i can give you advise.

after 4 orders, 2 from Alibaba & 2 from its daughter company AlieEpress: here it is:
Their service is reasonable, like 7/10 , perhaps better than Ebay.
One golden rule: Never show anger if delay, be patient & keep ur nurve cool, bcoz som sellers wl simply ignore scolding buyer & u get no item & no money. Personally I hope Alibaba would kill Ebay which is becoming a fraud hub recently.

alibaba or aliexpress?

aliexpress can direct reach yr door

alibaba u have to appoint a forwarder to clear yr stock in custom
beware of GST and forwarder fees and potential import tax depend on item

alibaba is very complicated , i feel unsecure and scared to deal with them ,

recently got china want run production of making dog food , but the ingredient cheated by local malaysia registered company ,rm400k?

usually use freight forwarder ler if heavy bulky stuff (stuff that can attract customs)

if normal baju seluar ok ler, see whether the seller willing to ship internationally or not

as far as i know, in alibaba and taobao, most sellers not willing to ship international cause of the paperwork, rather ship to your forwarders address and then forwarder to you

No, i didnt proceed the order as i am confused with the shipment methods....

Yup, tq

So, did Alibaba deliver the goods to ur door? What courier service is used by ur supplier?
BTW, i just checked the AlieExpress, their delivery is taking too long.....

Yup, it is what concern the most, the hidden cost of the shipment....
Btw, what u mean by forwarder?
How to i appoint the forwarder?

I believe tht there is a star at the left top of the items which indicates the number of years the company in business. Thus, we can know how trustworthy is the company



I would like to order a bulk of toys

Actually what is forwarder?

basically ... they are middleman ... you dont need to read up on paperworlds for export and import especially you bring in bulk items (not bulk until can set up a factory lar, but like 50 - 100 kilos of fashion jeans ((yes, they go by kilos not by piece))

in terms of payment .... You -- Forwarder -- Seller (you dont need to go through those nasty bank transfer etc .... and, not all merchants accept CC in china, again, regulation)
in terms of product ...... Seller -- Forwarder -- You (import/export paperwork)

some sellers in china find it easier to deal with forwarders as they understand the procedure there .... some more, their banks are highly regulated by the gov and currency ?? RMB/Yuan only got accepted into the currency basket (like a few days ago??)

i deal with them when bring in heavy bulky items, or items that kastam will likely kacau (electronic items?) ... like industrial ventilation fans etc (i mod it into a filter) .... i will go by their recommendation like how to avoid, if not minimize duit derma

This post has been edited by ryanlaw86: Dec 8 2015, 11:03 PM

There is another way, my neighbor told me about. She flies to China every 4 months. In China there is a middle lady who takes her to different factories where she pics the items and agree to quantity.
Then after the tour she comes back, while the China lady later sends the boxes with the agreed goods.
There are few pro's and cos's here
Pros: more accuracy of item and the level of quality. more chances to see options. more experience of that market.
Cons: it all depends on the middle lady. She may show you only suppliers who give her better commission.
finally this is usually 2 or 3 boxes of accessories, spare parts, or art materials.

bro u got WhatsApp? interested to get your advise on the door2door n details.. plan to order factory machine from alibaba

So far bought from Alibaba 6 times. All shipments was sent to my doorstep and there was no hassle at all. Took about an average 10 days for it to arrive.

first purchase using Global Taobao delivery. Took 10 days to arrive to my doorstep.

I just ordered from Aliexpress but its a cheap item about 8USD only. It says free delivery which mean it will be to my doorstep i assume?

Aliexpress is decent. Bought a number of items from them before. Shipping can take a while but I've always received my items.

Did u pay for any shipping fee? Can let me know how u fill the shipment method?





Do update ur method n the details when u received items later ya......

I paid for the shipping fee but i didnt fill up anything on alibaba. I dealt directly with the suppliers in alibaba, paid through paypal. So far no problems at all. All the shipments have tracking. You just have to research a bit about the suppliers before you purchase from them.

just wondering if you bought a lot of stuffs in alibaba? will they send to you in smaller quantity say 5pcs - 10pcs . as far as i know, MOQ can be a lot right?or they also supplies in smaller quantity like ali express?

yeah, some items i bought came around 2-3 weeks. the longest one about 2 months but this item already in Malaysia. the delay is in malaysia logistic. The worst part, these items can be thrown into the house by postman and if u r unlucky it rains, it may gets water if plastic broken and your packaging is in box. one time , they just left my item on the door, somebody could take it.

Yeah, its why I don't buy any fragile items. But I've bought a variety of stuff from fast charge USB cables (really worked as fast charge) to a toy rubber snake (~USD1 each including shipping, I dunno how they make a profit from these...)

So, it's under the responsibility of Malaysia logistics ady.....?
Is it insured or we have to pay a premium price to make sure we are compensate in case any damage?

Double post

This post has been edited by Lyu: Dec 26 2015, 10:28 AM