More and more overseas buyers choose to import phone cases from China, because the mobile phone case market has a strong supply chain in China. It is possible to help you to solve the problem from opening mold to overseas shipment and storage fulfillment. There are thousands of types in the China phone case market that you can import and sell. Here is the complete guide for 7 steps, updated in 2022.
Find Phone Case Business Suppliers
Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, offline exhibitions have decreased. Here is the most popular way to find the phone case business suppliers in 2022.
- Google search
You can find the suppliers by searching “phone case supplier in China”, “phone case manufacturer in China”, and “phone cases wholesales in China” examples. To visit the website and check more information about the supplier’s type, find the suppliers that match your phone case business positioning.
It doesn’t have to take a lot of time to compare and find the original manufacturer, as most Chinese phone case factories don’t have websites and don’t attend exhibitions, unless you have a very high volume of orders and competition, to worth the time and money to find the original producer.
- B2B platform
B2B wholesale platform is the popular choice if you just start over a phone case business, for example, the Alibaba, DHgate, Made-in-China, there are a lot of suppliers and products displayed on these B2B platforms, and you will see much same product at different prices, as my suggestion, do not choose the cheapest or the most expensive one, better to choose the one with real transactions or reviews.
- The Exhibition List
Even though the offline exhibition has decreased, and not easy to go to China for the China Canton Fair, but you can still get the exhibition list from google or pay for the full exhibitors’ list.
Negotiate with Phone Case Suppliers
After selecting the suppliers, you need to send over your order specifications, it is important to make a clear and reasonable inquiry so that you can get a full quotation from the suppliers. Because most suppliers serve many buyers, sending you a reasonable offer is hard if you do not have order details to give.
Well, if you do not have the order details yet, there are 3 main points you can negotiate,
- MOQ
Check with the supplier about the MOQ for the phone case you need, and ask for a price range based on the different quantity wholesales to identify the high and lowest cost for the phone case wholesale price.
- Stock
Ask the stock of the phone case you are interested in, and the average production time if the phone case is out of stock when you re-order, then the supplier will consider that you are a long-term business partner.
- Custom Print Service
If you have a LOGO, you can send it over to the supplier, to check the cost of custom a LOGO on the phone cases. Basically, custom a logo will make the supplier think you have an extended business plan, that they are pleasure to check and give a better offer.
Samples test (Depending)
If you want to check more details of the phone case you are ready to make a wholesale purchase, you can ask the supplier to send over the video or photos if the products have stocks.
If you find it hard to see details, you can apply for samples; usually, a few samples can be free, but the shipping fee is collected. Do not ask the supplier to pay both sample and shipping fees. This will make them think you are not a sincere customer.
Also, samples need time for preparation and shipment, usually 7-13 days from sample order to delivery for a phone case sample.
Import Taxes for Phone Case Wholesales
For a wholesale import to your country, you need to register as a company or personal import with the customs or local government, and different country has different rules. You need to pay a little time studying the current rules.
Usually, phone case HS code is : 3926909090, and you can use this code to check the fee for VAT or import fees.
If you pay with an online platform, from 2021, for the order to EU countries under <=150 Euros need to pay VAT fees ( around 18~25%) advance, it is called IOSS numbers.
For the order to the USA, no matter how much value, you need to pay the Sales Tax fee ( around 5~8%) if you do not have a company VAT number, you can register with the US states department website that you no need pay advance.
If you pay offline by bank transfer, the VAT, EORI, and other company registration numbers are also required when the package arrives to your country.
The IOSS or the Sales Tax fee rule is a plan to streamline the customs clearance process. If you pay with an online platform (for example, Alibaba), you will see the changes.
And, some of logistics company able to provide Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) shipment, which is use for the orders that ship to the Amazon FBA warehouse usually. You can also check with them if able to provide DDP service to your company address.
Shipping Method for Ship Phone Case
A unit phone case weight is around 30g~55g depend on material and model, compared to most goods, mobile phone cases are relatively small in size, it is easy to ship, and economical on shipping rate,
There are multi-way to ship your phone case order, here is the most widely used shipping way for ship the phone cases,
| by Express | by Air | by Sea | |
| Shipping time | 5-10 working days to EU and US,7-11 working days to other countries | 10-15 working days | 45-50 working days |
| Cost | A little high | Because of COVID-19, by Air cost is also higher than before | Cheap |
| Quantity better for the ship with this way | Order below 3000pcs | Order over 1000pcs | Order over 5000pcs |
| Disadvantage | High cost | Delay if no flight | Long time shipping |
| advantage | Fast | Offer DDP service | Cost is lowOffer DDP service |
| Door to Door | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Above shipping way is the way that phone case supplier able to provide, you can also find a local shipping company for ship the phone case from supplier’s company, with the EXW trade terms, your own shipping forwarder will take care the shipment.
Place an order
When placing an order with the phone case supplier, you need to ask the sales to make a proforma invoice to check again your order details before making payment and provide your door-to-door shipping address, and company details to the suppliers.
About the payment method, different payment ways may have transaction fees and check with the supplier what payment way they accept, and if allowed to pay 30%,50% deposit, and rest balance is to provide when supplier notify your order is ready.
The 3rd Party Inspection Service (Depending)
You can also apply a 3rd party inspection service with the SGS, TUV, Bureau Veritas, or other inspection company to check your order before shipment, but you need to write this to the supplier first on the invoice, otherwise, they have right to reject.
Also, the 3rd party inspection company also needs to pay, and not a full quality inspection, you need to check what is included in the inspection service as well before you pay for it.
It is easy and a good choice to import phone cases from China, whether the range of products or the strong logistical supply, they always have a way to meet your inquiry, If you intend to run a mobile phone case business for the long term, it is also necessary to register a company to import, then the rest things just give to your phone cases supplier.
If you have further questions about importing and shipping phone cases from China, or anything else, feel free to contact our team.
