Shiplet

For SMEs sourcing on 1688 and Taobao

1688 & Taobao consolidation to Singapore

Buying from several suppliers on 1688 or Taobao? Have them all deliver to our Foshan hub. We combine everything into one shipment, one import permit and one delivery to your door in Singapore.

How consolidation works

  1. 1

    Order from as many suppliers as you like. Give each one our Foshan hub address, with your name and Shiplet reference for the cartons.

  2. 2

    Suppliers deliver to the hub. We log each parcel against your reference and tell you what has arrived and what has not.

  3. 3

    When your last parcel is in, we pack everything into one consolidated shipment — one CBM figure, one price.

  4. 4

    One permit, one clearance, one delivery to your Singapore address. GST is collected once, on the combined value.

Give your suppliers this address

Copy the Chinese address exactly as written — that is what the domestic courier reads. Add your name and Shiplet reference so we can match parcels to you.

Address in Chinese — this is what your supplier needs

佛山市南海区桂城街道Guicheng Sub-district, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong

District shown only. The full street address is in your booking confirmation and goes to your supplier once a booking is confirmed.

Receiving hours

Mon–Fri, 9:00am – 6:00pm (China time)

Sat, 9:00am – 1:00pm (China time)

Closed Sundays & public holidays

To be confirmed — check with us before sending goods.

What to write on the invoice

Every parcel needs a commercial invoice showing the seller, a plain description of the goods, the quantity and the price actually paid. A 1688 order screenshot is accepted if it shows those four things. Under-declared values delay clearance, and if anything is lost the claim is settled at the declared figure.

GST

Singapore charges 9% GST on the value of the goods plus freight and insurance, collected at import. There is no low-value exemption for goods arriving as sea or air freight. We lodge the permit and pay it on your behalf; it appears as a separate line on your invoice.

Typical volumes

Sea LCL is priced per CBM with a 1 CBM minimum, so a mixed order from several suppliers usually fits inside the minimum.

20 cartons of clothing, 60 × 40 × 40 cm
about 1.9 CBM
6 office chairs, boxed
about 1.5 CBM
A desk and two flat-packed shelving units
about 1.2 CBM
10 cartons of phone accessories, 40 × 30 × 30 cm
about 0.4 CBM — billed as the 1 CBM minimum

Questions about consolidation

Ready to consolidate?

Start a booking with sea LCL pre-selected. Tell us roughly how many suppliers and we do the rest.