Cheapest shipping from China??

d123 on 20/04/2016 - 15:44

Hi all,

I want to have a motorized curtain rail shipped from China. I found a company through Alibaba.com and they will sell me one curtain rail for US$120 which is great. But the shipping they quoted is over US$250! They simply went to FedEx to get the quote for almost overnight delivery. The company said that I can use my own shipping company if US$250 is too high.

I'm not in a rush to get the item. The package is roughly 6kg and 1.2 metres long by 0.15 x 0.15m

I would greatly appreciated any suggestions you may have on the best (read the cheapest and safe) method to get the item shipped to me from China?

Thanks!

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  • spackbace on 20/04/2016 - 16:08
    +1

    How much is it locally? How much money are you saving, to risk using a (potentially) dodgy electrical device?

    • WannabeHermit on 20/04/2016 - 19:11

      I'm going to expand on the above. Is it certified to Australian standards? If not and it causes a house fire, electrocution or injury will you still be covered for an insurance claim?

  • KaTst3R on 20/04/2016 - 17:09

    Have you taken a look at Aliexpress? It is more suitable for retail customers. I found Alibaba to be mainly for wholesalers, so the shipping arrangement for the companies could be for large orders.

  • Summer071212 on 20/04/2016 - 19:04

    I would suggest you go with DHL, which is much cheaper than FedEx as claimed by the seller. You can check with the seller to see if DHL is cheaper.

  • d123 on 21/04/2016 - 16:38

    Hi everyone and thank you for your responses!

    The electric curtain rail I want does come compliant with Australian Safety standards. I have checked Aliexpress, however I am after more of an industrial strength electric curtain rail which I found on Alibaba.com and which the factory is willing to sell only one to me, rather than the minimum order of 500!

    Finally I asked for the price for shipping via FedEx, but it is only about $50 cheaper. I can't bring myself to pay US$200 for delivery from China for a 6kg package.

    Any others with suggestions for postage / shipping options from China?

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