So, I was looking at buying some things from overseas, specifically from a place like Taobao, and the whole customs thing popped up. I’d heard that if you spend over $150, you have to pay customs duties. That’s a pretty standard rule, I think, at least for many countries. But then I started wondering, is…
I’ve been looking into ways to start selling online, specifically sourcing products from China and reselling them. The idea of using a program to manage purchasing and listings seemed like the way to go, and I kept seeing terms like ‘Easy Seller’ (이지셀러) pop up. There’s also ‘Self-made’ (셀프로) and ‘Purchase Agency Program’ (구매대행프로그램), which…
I was trying to buy some stuff online from a US website. It wasn’t a huge order, just a few items for personal use, but I started wondering about customs duties. You know, the usual fear of getting hit with unexpected charges when it arrives. I remembered seeing some general info about de minimis values…
So, I was trying to get a bunch of clothes that I’d sourced from Dongdaemun ready to ship out. Usually, I do most of the packing myself, but this time it was a bigger order, and I thought maybe I should try something else. I’d heard about 3PL services, which are like third-party logistics, where…
I needed to send a package to Japan recently, and honestly, it felt like a bigger hassle than it should have been. I’d heard about services that made it easier, like some of the newer payment apps offering international shipping, and thought I’d give it a shot. The idea was that it would simplify things,…
So, I’ve been looking into how Korean seaweed, specifically gim, gets exported. It’s kind of a big deal these days, apparently. I saw some news saying the exports hit over a billion dollars for the first time ever, which is pretty wild. Back in the day, it wasn’t like this at all. I remember when…
So, I thought it would be easy enough. Just find something on a foreign site, like TaoBao or something similar, and then have it shipped to me. I was even thinking I could do a little side hustle, buying things for friends or people who asked. It sounded like a neat way to make a…
I was trying to get this… thing. You know, something you can’t really find easily here, or it’s ridiculously overpriced. So, I thought, ‘Direct purchase it is!’ From China, specifically. My plan was to keep the order under $150 to avoid customs duty. Pretty standard tactic, right? Or so I thought. I split my order…
So, I found this really beautiful vintage wardrobe online. Like, really intricate carving, dark wood, the whole nine yards. It was listed on some obscure online market, definitely not one of the big ones like Coupang or Naver Shopping. The seller was in Seoul, and I’m on Jeju. Normally, I wouldn’t even consider buying something…
I was really excited to get some new clothes from Shein, especially since there was a big sale going on. I placed my order on April 28th, and the app said it would arrive by May 7th. That seemed reasonable, so I didn’t think too much about it. But then, the delivery date kept getting…
So, I’ve been hearing a lot about these ‘smart factories’ and how they’re supposed to make everything more efficient. My company has been looking into integrating different kinds of robots for moving things around, you know, for logistics. It sounded pretty straightforward: get robots, make them do stuff, save money. But then we started actually…
So I was looking into exporting used cars to Russia. I heard there’s a demand, especially with all the changes happening. My initial thought was, ‘How hard can it be?’ You find a buyer, a car, and then you figure out the shipping. Simple, right? Well, turns out, not so much. Getting started, I looked…