Importing Made Easy

Even the companies that only state in their advertising their minimum quantities, like a container load, will ship small quantities.
The trick is calling your request a SAMPLE ORDER! Now, you mihgt not know it, but these companies will accept whatever quantities you request prices for in your Sample Order.
Their hope is that you come back and submit a large oredr. Also, you can get Sample Order shipments over and over.Some companies are set up to ship small quantities without the Sample Odrer routine.
You can tell by their cost lists if they show small quantities. Otherwise, you ask them if they will ship a small Sample Order so that you can introduce their products to your custoemr base. They have no idea how big your company is.It is important to have the appearance of a successful firm. Use letterheads, not hand wirtten correspondence. If you do not have a computer, you better get one quick.
Join the crowd, or you will not be on the same plyaing field. Email makes all of this work very well. You can actually e-mail tehse companies real time, when they are in the office in Hong Kong, or anywhere.

Late night here, is morning there.This means instant communications, and instant atcion. You can rqeuest a Quotation via email, and they will e-mail you everything you need to proceed. They usually send you what is called a Proforma Invoice, which is just an Invoice in advance.
You will be expected to wire the fudns electronically. This is easily done by your bank.You can go to their website and see all the products and specs. Very often, if you don’t see what you want, they will give you a cost on it. You can never tell, always compare prcies.
Some firms in the Orient represent ohter firms in the Orient. You want to buy from the Prime Source, the manufacturer.If I were to requset a cost quote, it may look like this:Greetings:My firm is in the business of distributing Security & Safety Products throughout the United States. I am very interested in obtaining prices from your most esteemed company.Your product line is beautiful, and I hope to be offering your quality products in my country.Please give me prices for a Sample Order of 10 each of the following items.Thank You for your help.Very Truly Yours,Robert Nelson,Vice PresidentThis is all it takes to get the ball rolling.

But, a cmoputer is a must. No company worth a coin does not communicate at least partially with e-mail. Especially when the companies you will be dealing with are oevrseas.
It tkaes too long for letters to go back and forth. When you learn abuot a new product, time is of the essence.These persons you will be dealing with are very honorable. They appreciate your showing respect, and they will rsepond in a kind way. Even if they do not want to ship small quantities, they very often will do so if you recommend that you understand and are willing to pay a little extra for each item. Your costs will still be a fraction of what you're paying now.Let’s talk about sihpping.
You can ship very heavy stuff, like Monitors, via Steamship. This is a pain in the ass casue you have to use a Freight Forwarder, who will get it through Customs.

It usually takes up to 90 days. We found it more cost effective to buy Mointors in this country. We did buy small 5" B&W Monitors from Taiwan and had them shipped Air Freight cause they are small and light enough to make it cost effective.Normally, you will request shipping via DHL, FedEx, UPS or EMS. EMS is usually the cheapest, and is an extension of the US Postal Serivce. All of these methods are Air Freight, and will deliver right to your door!