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How to import from China to UK

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By Timothy Adler on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

For the UK, the desire to import goods from China is vast. China was the joint-first biggest single country that the UK imports from, along with Germany, accounting for 12 per cent of all UK imports.

Find a supplier in China

If you’re just starting up with a small order and you don’t want to go all the way to China to a trade fair, you can find online suppliers first. Three well-known ones are: Aliexpress, Alibaba, and Banggood.

Aliexpress

This retail portal, which is owned by Alibaba, is suitable for dropshippers who want to start buying from China. Hangzhou-based Alibaba group owns the website. It launched as a B2C website but most of its customers buy lots of between 10 and 50 pieces.

Alibaba

China’s biggest online e-commerce company and world’s largest B2B website listing suppliers in China. 

Banggood

Banggood has more than 20 categories for Chinese goods with 200,000 products listed and offers free shipping on some orders with warehouses in the UK, France, the US and Australia. It accepts all major payments including Paypal.

However, if you have experience in importing goods from China to the UK and you want to

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Import from USA: tips and how-to guide

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By Timothy Adler on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
There are many reasons that an import from the USA might make good sense for your business. US products are in high demand in the UK while American-made parts are popular when it comes to local product assembly or manufacturing.
The USA is one of the UK’s biggest trading partners, with huge volumes of goods moving between the countries every month. In fact, in 2020, $58.4bn of exports from the US arrived in Britain, somewhere in the region of 4 per cent of all of the exports leaving America.
If you’re thinking of importing from the US to grow your business, there are some things you need to know about the process, and costs involved. Importing can be complex, but don’t panic – this guide is here to help.
How to import from USA to UK
If you’re planning on importing from the USA to the UK, there are a few things you’ll need to prepare in advance, including:

Commodity codes – used by customs authorities to identify the goods you’re bringing into the country, to ensure the correct tax and duty is paid, and all legal and safety regulations

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Importing from India

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By Timothy Adler on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Colourful. Vibrant. Chaotic. Anybody who has visited India realises that our shared history makes it an attractive trading partner at a time when some importers may have qualms about importing from its bigger rival in Asia, China.
Despite the downturn last year due to the pandemic, the OECD has projected India’s economy to grow by 9.9 per cent this year to become the fastest-growing economy in the G20.
Total UK imports from India amounted to £11.6bn in the four quarters to the end of Q1 2021. India was the UK’s 15th largest trading partner in the four quarters to the end of Q1 2021, accounting for 1.6 per cent of total UK trade.
Of all UK imports from India in the four quarters to the end of Q1 2021, £6bn (52 per cent) were goods and £5.6bn(48 per cent) were services.
In 2019, around 14,500 UK VAT-registered businesses imported goods from India, accounting for around £7.9bn of imports.
The top 5 goods imported to the UK from India in the four quarters to the end of Q1 2021 were:

Clothing (£681.6m or 11.4 per cent of all UK goods imported from

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