If you need to buy goods from China and ship to Malaysia, will you choose third-party commercial shipping in addition to Taobao official shipping?
Do you know? There are many benefits to using commercial shipping!
1. The speed
Do you think that commercial shipping will be slower than Taobao's official shipping? not necessarily! If the shipping method is used, it will take 15 to 18 working days or more.
So why do we say that commercial shipping will be faster? That's because Taobao's official transportation needs to pack all the customer's goods through the warehouse that packs the goods, and then send it to the warehouse that belongs to the sea shipping for loading and arranging for delivery to Malaysia.
But what is different with commercial shipping is that customers can send the goods directly to the warehouse, and then the commercial shipping company arranges packaging and delivery to Malaysia directly at the warehouse.
2. The price
If you are familiar with Taobao's official shipping, you will find that Taobao's official use is to calculate the freight in kilograms. Just think that if you use Taobao to ship furniture, and the weight of the furniture is heavy, the shipping fee will naturally be more expensive.
But the difference between commercial shipping is that in addition to the transport channel for calculating the weight, it also provides a transport calculation method calculated in cubic meters. Therefore, if you use commercial shipping, you can also compare whether the weight is cheaper or the cubic meter is cheaper!
3. Billing service
If you use commercial shipping, you can also contact the commercial shipping company to request an invoice, so that you can use the invoice for audit (company audit) or report Income tax!
4. Provide a variety of commercial procurement services
If you are buying a lot of goods from China, you may need a full container or breakaway shipping service. Commercial marine companies have a lot of this knowledge and can give you professional advice when choosing a service.
In addition, if you need to pay your Chinese suppliers in RMB, most of the commercial shipping companies provide payment services, which can help you pay your suppliers directly in RMB.
5. After-sale service
Although it is simple and convenient to use Taobao's official transportation, it is not easy to contact customer service if you find that an item is missing after receiving the package. Because Taobao's official transportation uses mechanical customer service, if the mechanical customer service cannot handle it, it will be transferred to the real customer service. This undoubtedly delays time. But what is different about commercial shipping companies is that they focus on service and also use human customer service. When you find something wrong, you can go directly to live customer service for help.
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Want to ship bulk shipments from China to Malaysia, but don't know the difference between those importers' terminology?
"EXW? FOB? CNF/CIF?
Introduce three importer terminology you must know, let you easy to communicate with the logistic company when you need these services.
First: EXW(EXWORK)
Logistic company will help to contact China supplier to load goods into container, arrange container to China port, arrange shipping schedule, handle double customs clearance and taxs of China and Malaysia, and arrange local transport to deliver goods to the location you assigned.
What the customer needs to do is place an order with the supplier, and then send the pickup address to the logistic company.
The second: FOB (Free On Board)
The scope of the transportation company's responsibility is to transport the container from China to your designated delivery location.
The company will help you arrange the shipping schedule, resolve local customs clearance and tax matters in Malaysia, and then arrange local transportation to the destination you assigned.
And customers will need to do more things, such as placing an order with a China supplier and then asking the China supplier to send the container to a China port.
The third type: CNF/CIF (Cost and Freight / Cost, Insurance and Freight)
The shipping company will start receiving your container from the Malaysian port, and then deliver it to your designated delivery address.
In this service, the shipping company will help you with customs clearance and tax in Malaysia and then arrange local shipping and delivery.
Customers will need to do more things, such as placing orders with China suppliers and letting China suppliers arrange transportation to Malaysian ports.
Are you looking for a logistic company to help you with these shipping matters?
VT Nation can help you!
Whether it is EXW, FOB, or CNF/CIF, we have professional customer service to help you deal with it!
Click the link below to find customer service inquiries, let us serve you!
3. Go to facebook and ask customer service what is the "exchange rate" today?
(If you need to pay by 1688, remember to submit the payment application to 1688 first)
You may find the daily exchange rate on the website, and the exchange rate may be different every day.
4. Tell the customer service the amount to be paid. (if it is 1688, remember not to give the total directly, but the amount to each seller)
For example: if you buy from 1688 and 5 different sellers, you need to submit 5 amounts! If you only buy from one seller, you can submit a total amount directly.
5. Take VT Nation's Alipay account number with the customer service, remember to record it, and you will need it in 1688 later!
Click here to know how to submit "PAY FOR ME" services in 1688.
6. After handing over the amount to the customer service, the customer service will calculate the amount that you need to pay.
For example, the amount to be paid is RMB 190; if the exchange rate is 1.46, then you need to pay 190/1.46 = RM 130.14
7. Get the bank account of the transfer from the customer service, and send a receipt to the customer service after the transfer
8. Relax and wait for VT Nation to handle the payment for you (Complete application and payment at 3 PM on the same day, and our company will handle it for you on the same day)
Don't worry! Pay only 3-4% of total shipments to get our insurance to protect your parcel!
Goods in Transit Insurance is a new insurance plan launched by VT Nation. The purpose of this insurance plan is to ensure that customers can protect their parcels when they choose us to deliver valuables!
The insurance plans included【Normal Plan】and【Premium Plan】, there is no problem any matter if you want to protect the whole delivery order or single shipments.
Refer to the image below to choose the goods in transit insurance plan you need:
NORMAL PLANmainly protects all the parcels in the delivery order, shipments of any price can be insured. If the package is lost, it will be fully compensated!
PREMIUM PLANmainly protects a single shipment and insured shipment which is above RM1000 and above RM50000, the insured amount is based on 4% of the total value of a single shipment. Customers get compensation partial or full if the shipment is damaged while a lost shipment can get full compensation.
Do you need insurance to protect your parcels when you ship shipments from China to Malaysia?
VT Nation has launched a new insurance plan which is suitable for you!
NORMAL PLAN's insurance is to protect all parcels in the Delivery Order that you have selected.
The insured amount is 3% of the total value of the goods in the Delivery Order and RM10 for service fees.
(1) How to purchase a Normal Plan of goods in transit insurance?
(2) How to calculate the amount you need to pay?
3% of the total value of the shipments in the Delivery Order + RM10 service fees
For example: the total value of 4 items in the D.O. is RM 248, then you need to insure RM 7.44(248*3% = RM 7.44 ) + RM10 service fee = RM 17.44
*If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us on our Facebook page!*
(3) How does insurance compensate?
For a normal plan, we do compensate for missing parcels.
(4) Things you need to pay attention:
(a) This policy applies to the insurance of the delivery order.
(b) In case of missing goods, you can ask customer service for compensation.
(c) No compensation can be claimed for damage to the goods (if the goods are expensive, it is recommended to buy PREMIUM PLAN separately).
(d) It is recommended not to open the parcels immediately after receiving it, weigh it first, and take a photo of the weight.
(e) If you find that the parcel is missing, please give feedback and give the D.O. number and shipment information within 48 hours after being received. Overdue will not be accepted.
(f) The price given must be true. If the price does not match the invoice price, our company will be eligible to refuse compensation.
(g) If it is found that the invoice provided by the customer is false, no compensation will be paid.
(h) If the declaration is false or there are contraband goods, any additional legal liability or confiscated goods will be borne by the customer; the insured amount and shipping fees will not be refunded.
(I) This insurance compensation will be paid according to the price of the goods, up to a maximum of RM 50,000.