What's the import/shipping situation?
I was looking at Alibaba for some plastic containers recently; dealing with customs and the different ways it's handled (no, I don't want or know how to pick things up from a port) put me off.
I just placed the order, everything was handled from their end. From what I can tell their were no customs duties nor even inspections. Invoice only listed product, shipping and U.S. sales tax. Fedex delivers to my door with no additonal charges. On my orders from Aliexpress, I get notified when it has cleared customs on this end (along with far too many progress notifications), but there has been no evidence the package has been opened.
Every time I get a shipment packed that way I can’t help but think how much they look like bundles of white powder on the “Police Procedural” TV showsThey're here!
Very securely packed in boxes wrapped with tape, some sort of fabric and lots more tape.
It may take a while to find the prize in the package.
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I use colors in the shop now to identify different things.When was the last time you got anything extra from a supplier, much less than when they shipped something early?
Not only a great name, but it’s registered!
If they were clear/translucent I’d take some off your hands (even though I label everything, it’s nice to be able to see what’s inside).
Even blue and with labels, someone will buy them from you: these things sell for crazy prices in small quantities.
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