Your guide to cross-border small commodity import business — find reliable suppliers, source winning products, master shipping logistics, and build a profitable online import business from anywhere in the world.
Take the early payment discount your suppliers already offer and earn a 36.5% annualized return — a $3,400-a-year money engine for small importers.
Cut product testing costs by 40% with 7 lab-fee moves. Reuse reports, use the CB scheme, and bundle tests to save small importers $2,900 a year.
Is your cheapest supplier actually your most expensive? The 7-line supplier total cost check that saves small importers $4,200 a year on hidden fees.
Learn how to cut return costs and reclaim up to $3,900 a year with the 60-day return reduction plan built for small importers.
Your supplier volume rebate is money you already earned. Find unclaimed discount tiers, claim retroactively in writing, and recover $2,900 a year.
Short shipment claims recover $2,800 a year when you count cartons at delivery. This 20-minute count audit proves shortages and wins credit notes.
An HS code audit catches duty overpayments most importers miss. In 30 days, cut your duty bill by 12% and recover $3,100 a year.
Catch the 8% overbilling hidden in supplier invoices with a 20-minute audit that saves small importers $3,400 a year — checklist included.
Learn the price-lock playbook that stops supplier price increases from eating your margin — and saves small importers $2,900 a year.
Over-specification quietly inflates your unit cost by 12-25%. This 30-day spec audit shows small importers how to cut it and save $2,900 a year.