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We don’t mean to be a party pooper, but there are just some items that you cannot ship from China to South Africa when consolidating with Airpool. To make sure that you don’t run into any trouble,
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Shipping your goods from different suppliers in China is a costly time- and energy-suck. Consolidation is a cost-effective way of shipping from different suppliers in China. If you’ve found your niche as a small eCommerce company, that’s
Landed cost is the sum of all expenses associated with importing your goods from China to South Africa. This includes the cost of the goods paid to your supplier, the shipping costs, clearance costs and the import taxes & duties.
It is represented on a per unit cost and helps you with:
Note: This is not what you are paying to Airpool but rather what you are paying to all the suppliers and relevant parties: Airpool, the Manufacturer of the goods and the Import Taxes (VAT & Duties)
