Shipping Port Procedures

[diycasper]

If I was to order goods from say China, on Incoterms DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid who do I contact to see if goods have arrived Port or Customs? Can I collect it myself & do I have to pay the customs duty & vat there & then or do they send a bill to you before they release goods.

[yolana]

Actually, if you engage a China Freight forwarder, it will be unnecessary for to to consider so many things. Since from the pick-up, customs and other handlings, as well as the final arrival, they enable you take full control of your shipping cargo. Need such service, you can go China Freight on http://www.mychinafreight.com
Your shipping port procedures are dealt with upon such services.

[Sirodroer]

To know if your goods have arrived Port you can contact your seller or people who help manage your transportation. Whether you need pay the customs duty& vat there & then or do they send a bill to you before they release goods or not will be depend what you order, how many you order and if your couriers or freight handlers help you manage this items. Here for importing goods from other country, like China, when you need delivery I recommend you deal with a professional and reliable cargo forwarder in China, which can solve all your problems in logistics, like above your problems. For that company I introduce Goway Logistics, whose website is http://www.gowaylogistics.com