No, there are two situations. The overseas shopping process is as follows:

Preparation

First, you need to prepare a dual-currency credit card (Master, Visa, American Express, JCB, etc. are all acceptable). When shopping, some websites will pre-authorize $1 to test the validity of the credit card. Don't worry, this $1 will not be reflected in the bill.

Secondly, you need to choose a forwarding company (click me to view the detailed introduction of the forwarding company) and register an account (the reason is that most overseas B2C e-commerce companies do not support direct shipment to addresses in mainland China, and at the same time, they support it in a timely manner. The freight is also very expensive, so we need a cheap and convenient way to ship the goods back to the country). After registering the forwarding company, you will get a unique address, which will come in handy when filling in the delivery address when shopping overseas.

Start shopping

The process is the same as domestic shopping (register an account, purchase goods, settle), but since it is overseas shopping, the domestic cash on delivery is naturally useless. Yes,. We can only use credit cards to pay for overseas purchases. You must fill in the credit card number, name, validity period, etc. In the delivery address column, you need to fill in the address assigned to you by the system after you just registered the forwarding company (note: this address must not be filled in incorrectly, otherwise You are buying things for others). After the order is generated and confirmed. You can wait with peace of mind

Transport back to the country

Generally a few days after the merchant delivers the goods, you can log on to the website of the forwarding company to check whether the overseas address has received the goods, or you can Track the order in real time using the waybill number given to you by the merchant (note: some forwarding companies need to manually enter the warehouse, which requires users to manually enter their own waybill number in the backend management page of the forwarding website). After receiving the goods at the overseas address, the first step of our shopping is completed. The next step is to log in to the forwarding company's website, calculate the freight based on the weight of the goods, and recharge your account to pay for the freight. For more expensive items, Most forwarding companies support unpacking inspection and product reinforcement. (Note: Some transshipment companies charge fees based on the whole pound. At this time, you can save freight by combining the boxes. For example, for a 1.1-pound and 0.3-pound product, if the original box transshipment requires a freight of 2 pounds, 1 pound = 3 pounds, apply After combining the boxes, the staff of the forwarding company will unpack the goods, put the two items together and repackage and weigh them, so that only 2 pounds of freight is required)

After paying the freight, fill in the domestic After entering the receiving address, you can wait for the goods to arrive with peace of mind. The general time is 7-30 days (due to large uncertainties in this aspect, the time difference is also relatively large). When the goods arrive in China, they will be transferred to EMS or other express delivery. . At the same time, you can also track the location of your package in real time on the forwarding company's website, check whether it is boarding for shipment to the country, whether it has arrived in the country, etc.

When you really see a package placed on the table in your home, then this overseas purchase has been successfully completed.

Summary

Although overseas shopping is very attractive in terms of price, not all products are suitable for overseas shopping. For example, some goods are prohibited by customs and some are heavy and require high shipping costs. products, some products with higher tariffs, etc. At the same time, overseas shopping takes a long time, and it is also troublesome to repair and return products if there are product problems. Therefore, overseas shopping still has advantages and disadvantages, and everyone should choose rationally.