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.
Marketplace repricing recovers 3-7% of your sales. Run the 30-minute audit that fixes overpriced and underpriced listings and reclaim $3,600 a year.
Cargo rollovers add 7-14 days and $300-600 per shipment. This 7-step sailing-schedule playbook shows small importers how to save $2,400 a year.
1688 vs Alibaba: same factories, different price tags. See how small importers use both platforms to cut supplier costs up to 28% and save $4,800 a year.
See how supplier currency costs quietly add 3% to every order — and use the FX playbook that saves small importers $1,800 a year.
Turn supplier bestseller lists into free product research — the 30-minute method that saves side-hustlers $2,800 a year on failed first orders.
Cut FBA inbound placement fees in half with this 30-day supplier shipment restructure that saves small importers $2,400 a year.
Cargo insurance costs just 0.3% of shipment value, yet 61% of small importers skip it. Here's how a 20-minute coverage audit saves $8,400 a year.
Your port of loading quietly sets your landed cost. Audit inland trucking, THC, and sailings to save up to $3,200 a year on every import.
Run a 7-point supplier scorecard before ordering and save $3,600 a year — the 30-minute audit that finds the cheapest factory, not just the lowest quote.
Compare supplier tooling costs: upfront vs. amortized molds, ownership clauses, and quote audits that save small importers $2,400 a year.