How to Import Gym Equipment from CHINA
Many of you will choose to import Fitness Equipment, Gym Equipment, Crossfit Equipment from abroad. For many new traders, Importing sounds like a nightmare to go through.
How do you find right suppliers?
How do you eliminate the risk of scams & bad quality?
Where the hell do I get started? in fact, it’s not that complicated at all if you know the basics behind the importing process – payment, shipping, taxes, and clearance.
Whether you need them for reselling or for your gym, the mechanics of shipping heavy-duty fitness machines may seem intimidating. However, it can be a smooth process once you know all the steps. Read on to find out everything you need to know about how to import gym equipment from China.
How do you find suppliers?
- Find a good product, You’ll need to brainstorm, research, and select products to import & sell. Bowei Sporting suggest you choose some profitable, small and light exercise fitness equipment such as Wall ball, Power bag, Speed Jump rope, Resistance Band, Gym Ring, Yoga mat, Exercise Ball, AB wheel, fitness tube because it can be picked up easily and lower shipping cost from overseas.
- Choose the most popular products on the market that makes your product stand out. Bowei Sporting updates New exercise goods and New trends on our website from time to time.
- Find a reliable supplier, It can take some digging to find the right supplier, but there are ways to ensure you avoid the scams & increase your odds at finding an awesome supplier if you trust Bowei Sporting suggestion.
- Sell some samples, You’ll want to place a small sample order to test & validate your product, it is important.
-Scale it up, Bowei Sporting provides Customer label branding & it also can expand your product line and promote your online business.
Here are the BIG pitfalls to avoid.
– Please Don’t let any supplier convince you they can’t ship small sample orders, they are just trying to squeeze you. Bowei Sporting Support you with Any Sample Order or Small order for testing our quality gym equipment.
– Please Make a trip to meet with your supplier.
Obtain a business visa. In order to enter China, you will need to apply for and receive a Chinese M visa, which is a visa specific to business activities.
- Bowei Sporting warmly welcome you to visit our factory, you will be treated as our good friends.
– Please Pay attention to “Money Safety” and “Payment Options” and Avoid payment fraud.
- Avoid payment fraud. Some importers may experience this type of fraud when placing their orders.
Some importers may experience this type of fraud when placing their orders. It typically involves their payment for orders being sent to the wrong bank account, which can leave both the supplier and the importer out of a large amount of money. Reduce your risk of this type of fraud by following two simple steps:
Don’t send your payment to a bank account that isn’t registered under the name of the company you are ordering from.
Don’t send your payment to a bank account registered in a different city from your supplier, even if the name on the account is similar.
Otherwise, you will simply lose your money and have virtually no legal recourse to get it back.
– We suggest NOT Always looking for the lowest price. Don’t buy counterfeit crap. Not that there isn’t money to be made, it’s just a bad business to build (and illegal).
If you come across a quote that is significantly cheaper than the others, raise a red flag. You should know that there is no lowest price in China, only the lower and lower prices. The lowest price is always accompanied by high risk, maybe quality, quantity, or reputation.
Just find a reliable supplier and grow with them in a healthy way.
– We suggest NOT Failure to clarify product details.
If you aren’t extremely clear to your supplier about your required specifications, there is a big chance you would receive exactly what you didn’t want. Not clear means the factory will make the decision for you based on cost-saving.
Ensure you double-check the materials and the manufacturing process of each quote so you can feel confident in the products you are purchasing.
Make sure your supplier has totally confirmed every spec of your target product, including the packaging. Sometimes, it’s necessary to send the sample for a recheck.
-IMPORTANT SUGGESTION: DO NOT Show distrust towards your supplier. Build a relationship with a good supplier. You need to sort through the hundreds of bad suppliers and find the greatest in your niche.
International trade is based on mutual trust. If you don’t trust your supplier, nobody will look after your production in the factory, and nobody will sincerely help you when trouble happens.
Please understand that delays might happen during the process, such as goods might not be produced on time, the vessel might not sail as scheduled, goods might be held by the customs. Be prepared and plan accordingly. Do not expect your cargo would leave the port as soon as completed in the factory. Because it needs at least 1~2 days for your cargo transport from the factory to the port. And the process of Customs Declaration needs your cargo to stay at the port for at least 1~2 days.
You'll need to find out all the fees you'll need to pay before you place an order with an overseas company. These import gym equipment costs could include:
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FOB or CIF?
Most of the shipments from China are shipped under the same incoterms, which are EXW or FOB in general. FOB is especially appreciated in case of a close relationship between the supplier and local transportation companies that are willing to handle the first part of the shipping process (from the warehouse or factory to the POL). These long-lasting relationships between suppliers and local companies enable very competitive rates. As a result, this part of the transportation process is handled systematically by Chinese suppliers.
7. Track your cargo and get prepared for arrival.
Arrange for pick-up and transport.?
Arrange for pick-up and transport. Contact a commercial cargo company to arrange to have your shipment picked up at the port of entry and shipped to your warehouse or local resellers. Cargo companies can be located by consulting your local yellow pages or favorite online phone book.
Shipping goods internationally takes time, During the time, check your commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, and other related freight documents.
Import duty is payable only on the goods’ value.
8. Obtain your shipment. When the goods arrive, make arrangements for your customs broker to clear them through customs.
Obtain your shipment.
Check your shipment for accuracy and damage. Once the items have made it to you, look at the packaging and items themselves for any damage sustained over the course of the trip. If there is significant damage, you may want to rethink your choice of shipping method or urge your supplier to better prepare your items for shipment.
Check your shipment for accuracy and damage.
If everything goes well, it’s your right to pick up your shipment.
-Lastly, You need to know whom you are working with
1)-Factory/manufacturer: produce and provide products directly
2)-Trading Company (now there is some trade & manufacturing combo. company generated): buy from factory and resell, provide additional services.
3)-Sourcing agent: help customers to source products in China and charge for their service, mostly from 3% to 10% of the value of the goods.
Now you should understand the roles they are playing, but it still doesn’t represent that you’ve known who they really are. Because nearly 90% of your supplier claims that they are factory if you search your product from the internet and get contacted with them.
If you are serious about working with a factory without any middleman, here is a useful checklist for you:
Check their website or category and see if they provide a mass range of products. Generally speaking, a factory is unable to produce multiple kinds of products, because every single product line required production equipment, technology, and mass materials to invest, that’s a huge amount. For example, if your suppliers provide stainless steel products and rubber/silicon products as well, then they probably are trading companies. It is Right.
Check the MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) of your supplier. Usually, a trading company offers a much lower MOQ than a factory. For a factory, the cost of mass production for 500-piece products and 3,000-piece products is almost the same. There is a narrow difference in the production process (capacity, labor, materials, and so on). A low quantity means the wastes of capacity, the same labor worked, and the higher cost of material to purchase by the factory. That’s why factories are unwilling to accept a small MOQ. But Trading companies are able to take this by their multi-channel sources and they work with many small-scale factories who produce product only, without sales and advertisement channels to be found by the overseas customer like you.
Check the business license of your supplier.
Acquire necessary permits and licenses.?
There is one thing you should know that is useless to check the registered capital that is written in their business license because the registered capital is no need to be verified by bank or government now. The right method is to check their business scope whether if appears MANUFACTURING “生产/制造” in Chinese.
Check the established year of your supplier. According to our in-house expertise says, there is no doubt that is a fantastic factory that is able to survive more than 10 years. Factory aside, you are still competitive even your deal with a trading company that has run for over 10 years. No matter the quality or the prices, they must have those advantages to keep them going.
But I have to say if you want to buy fitness equipment from the factory, just contact Bowei Sporting.
?For Crossfit Equipment, the best way to choose Manufacturer&trading company such as Bowei Sporting.
with the good advantage of Casting Weights but provide you with mixed fitness cargos and accept Small orders.
Save money and save your time.
I think there is no way can 100% to tell fraud manufacturers, the best way to get good quality is to check the website contact,
see their photos good or not, the products information detailed or not,
see their photos good or not, the products information detailed or not, if a company is not responsible with their website, how could they be responsible for their customers?
If you want to buy gym equipment, you can contact us!