Guides
Buyer guides.
Short answers to the questions an importer asks before a first order: the trade terms, the papers and the customs code. Each one gathers what this site already says into one place.
- FOB or CIF from NingboWhat FOB, CFR and CIF cover on a container out of Ningbo, and which to ask for.
- The CE Declaration of ConformityWho issues the declaration behind the CE mark, what it names, and what travels with your order.
- What an HS code isHow the Harmonized System codes your goods, and where to find a Lexical line's code.
Reference
- Trade glossaryThe words of the trade in one list, from 40HQ to the proforma invoice.
- Voltage and plug type by countryWhat 183 markets run: the voltage, the frequency and the plug types.
- Transit timesIndicative transit from Ningbo and the Yiwu railhead, market by market.
- OEM and private labelWhat a branded order changes, and how it runs.