Asia – United States Route: Ordering of Goods and Transportation

Asian goods flooded the stores of Europe and North America. This is because the price of products from Asian countries is lower, and the quality is at an acceptable level. To date, the following trends have emerged: electronics and audio equipment are bought in Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, and South Korea. India has high-quality textiles and grain crops: wheat, rice, and corn. Machine parts and ready-made mechanisms are ordered from China. Malaysia has inexpensive microprocessors and so on. You can order these products remotely. 

If you want to order a large shipment of rolled metal, clothing, or luxury goods, then you need a freight calculator that helps you find out the prices for transportation to the United States. You can find such a tool on the Globy website and use it for free. To do this, you need to register and enter the details of the company you work for. We remind you that Globy is not a carrier, but on the organization’s website, you can find logisticians who help deliver cargo to the destination port. In this report, we discuss where it is better to purchase Asian goods intended for sale in the United States. We also review the Globy platform and present the main advantages of the marketplace.

Using a B2B Marketplace and Its Main Advantages

The largest range of Asian goods is available on B2B marketplaces. We recommend Globy, where you can choose the required product. First, you would go through a quick registration. It does not take much time: in just a few minutes you become a full-fledged member of the platform. Next, you can go to the catalog and select a sector, then pick one of the categories. If you have looked through the cards but have not found the right product, then you can use the search feature or leave a “sourcing request” so that suppliers can contact you themselves. About 50 thousand users have already registered on Globy, which indicates the good reputation of the platform. Next, we list the main advantages of the B2B marketplace:

• quick registration on the platform; 

• convenient and simple website; 

• opportunity to choose a profession: trader, buyer, or logistician; 

• only trusted suppliers; 

• availability of a free freight calculator.

You can act not only as a B2B buyer but also as a vendor. To do this, you must specify your profession during registration and issue product cards. You should forget to provide your contact information so that potential customers can contact you. There is no need to embellish the product by specifying incorrect characteristics so as not to mislead customers. You need to specify in the description the payment methods that are convenient for you and specify the shipping port. On Globy, new suppliers receive product promotions on social media but you should not forget about finding new customers yourself. It is only with the constant expansion of the customer base that your company’s revenues grow.

Quick Logistics Tool

Shipping from Asia to North America takes a lot of time, as the goods are delivered by the ocean. To find a carrier, you need to get a list of offers, and then contact one of the charterers. You can use the fast freight calculator on the Globy official website; this service is free. After entering the data, you receive a list of routes with approximate prices. Please remember that the cost is not final, and you need to contact the charterer to clarify the details. 

When concluding a delivery contract, you must carefully familiarize yourself with the main points and specify the conditions under which your cargo will be transported. International conventions must be observed during transportation. Special markings should be applied on the packaging and on the container, indicating that the cargo is fragile, sensitive to moisture, dangerous, perishable, and so on. Your agent should check the cargo at the port during reception to make sure that the goods are not damaged. Unloading should be done carefully, and the packaging should not be damaged.