Are the retail shop selling things that you think that it is over budget? Are you planning to buy something which is not yet available in Malaysia. Are you searching for some websites which provide free shipping to Malaysia? Here are some recommended websites which sell whatever thing that you could think about.
taobao.com
aliexpress.com
alibaba.com
Are you wondering of how these E-commerce websites worked? How far can you trust these websites?
Taobao.com
A china E-commerce website that sells over millions of products, whatever you could list it out. Even though some of its products are listed out as Free shipping, but there are restrictions in using this website which it is mostly written in Mandarin. Never hope that the sellers will try to answer your questions in other languages correctly. For those who can understand Mandarin, either you can make purchase on the website by your own, using some
procurement service, which normally stated as 代购“Daigou” in Mandarin. Besides that, you can as well search for the available individual in Malaysia that provides this kind of service. Just list out the items that you wish to purchase, attach the link from taobao website, and send to the particular person and you will be quoted the money that you need to pay for the service. Here is normally how they count.
(Total Item Price)+ Shipping cost in China + (Total item price X 10%) + (Price of shipping per KG to Malaysia)
(My product RM100) +(15 RMB/ current RMB-MYRexchange rate= RM7.70) + (RM100 X 10%= RM10) + (2KG = RM 22 vary based on service provider) = RM139.70
After you have paid the full amount, they should make purchase on behalf of you, and usually it takes at least 2 weeks time (might be even longer) for your items to reach to your doorstep.
Tips for the buyer!
1) Do not find someone that you don't trust to hand the money on to get the procurement service.
2) Do not buy product from seller which is new, less order from buyer, or price far lower than other seller, it is usually get you to buy some product with extremely low quality, or you might lose all the money too.
3) In some case, your item will be checked and taken by the custom in Malaysia, bear the full risks of buying product which is illegal in Malaysia.
Aliexpress.com
English version of Taobao.com which provides mostly free shipping items at extremely attractive price. No procurement service is needed in purchasing the product on this website. For
bulk purchasing, you can even get a cheaper price per unit. For the shipment, there are various company available which different price quoted. China Post Air Mail (Normally free shipping), Hongkong Post Air Mail (Normally free shipping), EMS, UPS, DHL, Fedex, and etc. The shipping fee is vary depends on what item you want to purchase.For free shipping, prepare yourself at least 3 weeks time to 2 months for your items to reach Malaysia (That's FREE SHIPPING). For paid shipping fee service, you might get it within 2 weeks time (vary based on shipping company) For purchase that did not managed to ship out in promised timeframe, you can make a dispute to get refund. Depends on luck, you might lose your money while the items you purchased did not receive by you. Even though there are bad reviews over the web whether it is a
internet fraud website, its up to your decision to make purchase since there are also positive reviews over the web and the price is Irresistable.
Tips for the buyer!
1) Do not buy expensive items such as electronic products (At least I don't) to get rid of big loss of money whether its being scammed, lost or broken during the shipment, It worth it to pay a bit more in retail shop and you can see and touch the things that you are going to purchase.
2) Do not buy product from seller which is new, less order from buyer, or price far lower than other seller, it is usually get you to buy some product with extremely low quality, or you might lose all the money too.
3) In some case, your item will be checked and taken by the custom in Malaysia, bear the full risks of buying product which is illegal in Malaysia.
Alibaba.com
English version of Taobao.com which provides bulk purchase usually for business. With bulk purchasing,
Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) is needed to purchase the product. By using the chat function, you can chat with the seller and bargain on the price depends on the quantity you wish to purchase. The more you buy the more the discount is. No procurement service is needed in purchasing the product on this website. You are dealing directly with the seller. The MOQ is shown on almost every item listed on Alibaba.com but bear in mind, it might be just one of the tricks to filter the potential buyer (you), which they aim for higher return on each purchase. For the shipment, the seller will be able to arrange to shipping company upon your request, which ever you think is good for you. Always ask for sample before placing any bulk purchase, you might want to test how fast the shipment is, and what is the quality of the product that you will be receiving later on. Tick on the GOLD SUPPLIERS selection while searching for the item you wish to make purchase. This is to make sure the sellers are experienced enough in particular field with good reputation, and it will be further reduced the chance of being scammed. It can be filtered in the search bar in the website. Example from the website.
Tips for the buyer!
1) Before you fully ready in terms of modal, and experience in doing business, do not buy expensive items such as electronic products (At least I don't) to get rid of big loss of money whether its being scammed, lost or broken during the shipment where you might lose your modal to start a new business.
2) Do not buy product from seller which is new,or price far lower than other sellers, it is usually get you to buy some product with extremely low quality, or you might lose all the money too.
3) In some case, your items will be checked (In bulk purchase, the higher chance to be checked)and taken by the custom in Malaysia, bear the full risks of buying product which is illegal in Malaysia. Get enough information in terms of importing products in large quantities, tax involved. If not, it might get you into big trouble.
To check on what item cannot be imported to Malaysia click the link below
Illegal item to import to Malaysia
