Lots of Shopify sellers prefer niche products for dropshipping as they usually have less competitors and higher profits. However, lots of niche products are sensitive products which has very few cost effective ways shipping from China to EU USA. For example, kitchen knives, lighters, power bank, toy gun, e-cigaratte, perfume, brands, liquids, cosmetics, healthy products etc. How to ship Knife batteries cosmetics perfume and other sensitive products from China to EU USA? We will introduce cost effective ways dropship and bulkyship the kitchen knives, lighters, power bank, toy gun, e-cigaratte, perfume, brands, liquids, cosmetics and healthy products.

How to dropship kitchen knives lighters power bank toy gun e-cigaratte perfume brands liquids  cosmetics and healthy products from China to EU USA?

Unlike bulky shipping, dropshipping usually means light weight packages under 2kg and they usually ship via airlines and deliver via local courier service, although those kind of products can be shipped, there are lots of restrictions on weight, volume, product name etc.

1>Weight restriction

The first weight starts from 0.1KG (except Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Italy), Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Cyprus, and Malta. The first weight of a single ticket does not exceed 30KG. The United Kingdom does not exceed 20KG.

2>Volume restriction

1. Minimum size: 10*21CM; Maximum size: 120*60*60CM, volume/10000, actual weight of volume shall be the maximum value.
2. Poland’s longest side is less than 1.7M, and length + (width + height) * 2 is less than 3M
3. The maximum of the three sides in the UK is no more than 61*46*46 and the volume is <31L; any side length exceeding the single side size limit or the volume exceeding 31L is considered as oversized goods, and an oversized fee of 90RMB will be charged;
Size limit: The longest side cannot exceed 60cm, and L+2*(W+H)≤225cm. In addition to the oversized surcharge of 75RMB/ticket, the registration fee for the weight range of 1.5KG-15KG will be charged. The calculation standard of volume weight is: (length*width*height)/6000. The actual weight of the package is compared with the volume weight, and the larger one is calculated.
For packages with a volume (length*width*height) greater than 40000cm3, an additional large volume operation surcharge of 10RMB/ticket will be charged. Please measure the size yourself. The above size surcharge will not be notified separately, and the foreign bill will be charged.
4. Denmark: 0-5KG length + width + height ≤ 240CM, the longest side does not exceed 80CM, 5-30KG maximum size: 120*60*60CM
5. Finland: 0-20KG length + width + height ≤ 200CM 20-30KG maximum size: 120*60*60CM
6. Norway: 0-5KG does not exceed 80*70*20CM, 5-30KG does not exceed 60*50*50CM
7. Sweden: 0-5KG length + width + height ≤ 90CM 5-30KG maximum size: 120*60*60CM
8. Italy volume weight calculation standard: (length * width * height) / 8000, the actual weight of the package is compared with the volume weight, and the larger one is calculated. The maximum volume limit of a square package: length + width + height ≤ 130cm, single side length ≤ 60cm; minimum volume limit: up to The length of one side is ≥14cm, the width is ≥9cm; If there are cylindrical or special-shaped packages, please pack them into square packages for delivery.
9. Spain, Portugal: 0-4KG, the longest side is less than 60CM; length + width + height is less than 180CM; length * width * height > 15 * 10 * 1CM; length + (width + height) * 2 > = 120cm, 20RMB/ticket oversize surcharge, volume/6000; 4-30KG, maximum size: 120 * 60 * 60CM
10. Czech Republic, Slovakia Republic: 0-2KG, the longest side is less than 60CM; length + width + height is less than 120CM; length * width * height > 15 * 10 * 1CM; length + (width + height) * 2 > = 120cm, 20RMB/ticket oversize surcharge, volume/6000; 2-30KG Maximum size: 120*60*60CM
11. Cyprus, Malta: 0-2KG longest side <60CM; length + width + height <90CM; length * width * height >15*10*1CM; length + (width + height) * 2 >=120cm, 20RMB/ticket oversize surcharge, volume/6000; 2-30KG maximum size: 120*60*60CM
12. Netherlands: 0-1KG perimeter (length + width + height) ≤90cm, single side length ≤60cm; 1-30KG maximum size: 120*60*60CM;

3>EU Sensitive shipping line notice

1. The declared value must be declared truthfully; only products between 1 and 163 USD are accepted.
2. Address verification fee 0.49 EUR/item (except Poland, the United Kingdom, and Norway)
3. The order number is valid for one month
4. In order to reduce the customs inspection rate in the United Kingdom, please send goods with a declared value of less than 14 USD. If the declared value of the package exceeds GBP135 for the same bill of lading and the same consignee, a separate declaration fee of 25 GBP will be charged. The resulting tariffs and value-added tax shall be subject to the service provider’s bill.
5. Norway requires a voce number.

4>Shipping courier

The sensitive shipping lines are mostly shipped via post service, such as China post epacket, neitherland post, AT post, SG post, platforms support WISH, AliExpress, DHgate, Amazon, EBay and Shopify, woocommerce and other major e-commerce platforms;

5>Sensitive product categories

Since there are different kinds of sensitive products available for different shipping lines shipping from China to USA, they need to be sorted to ship via different ways from China.

Knife: kitchen knives, folks and steak knife less than 15cm for the blade;

Lighter: no oil and gas, it means empty lighter or with batteries inside;

Cosmetics: liquids less than 100ml（no alcohol）, powder, cream, goods similar to lipstick;

Batteries: built-in batteries, pure batteries, power bank;

Food:  Non-meat snacks (candies, biscuits, chili sauce, instant noodles, etc.), personal items (bulk specialties, tea, medicinal herbs and cordyceps, chewable tablets, granules, charged, magnetic, etc.);

Toy gun: plastics toy gun, none-imitation gun;

Drones: toy drones;

Healthy products: Health food, health products, health equipment and special cosmetics, no drugs, no white powder;

Magnets: motors etc;

Since the sensitive products categories and products are widely spread online fro dropshipping, if you are not aware which of them are sensitive or not, please feel free to send the product links or photo to inquire ShipAnt.

6> Available countries:

Due the different countries customs have different restrictions on the sensitive goods, thus we have different shipping lines ship the sensitive goods directly or forward via 3rd countries. The sensitive goods shipping line covered the following countries:

Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, Austria, France, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Greece, Hungary, Romania,Slovenia, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Netherlands, Cyprus, Malta, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, USA and Canada.

Other countries except EU USA:

Middle east, middle Asia, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand， Brazil, Peru, Chile and Mexico.

7>Redeliver notice and fees

If the parcel is returned due to unsuccessful delivery, the return fee is 80RMB/ticket; the return fee for the Spanish affiliated islands is 165RMB/ticket
If the parcel is returned due to incorrect or incomplete receiving information, a re-dispatch fee will be charged if it needs to be re-dispatched; the re-dispatch fee is equal to a new registration fee + 10RMB/KG. A return fee is still required for destruction
German return fee: 48RMB/ticket, German re-dispatch fee: 50RMB/ticket. A return fee of 48RMB/ticket is charged for destruction (returned parcels are destroyed by default if they are not re-dispatched)
Poland return fee: 20RMB/ticket, re-dispatch fee: 20RMB/ticket. A return fee of 20RMB/ticket is charged for destruction (returned parcels are destroyed by default if they are not re-dispatched)
UK return fee: 28RMB/ticket, re-dispatch fee: 66RMB/ticket, handling fee 5RMB/ticket. A return fee of 28RMB/ticket is charged for destruction. (A new transfer order must be provided within 15 days from the date of notification, and the shipment will be destroyed by default if it is overdue)
Re-dispatch in Italy, France, Poland, and the United Kingdom only supports re-dispatch in their own country
Denmark: 0-5KG return fee is 35RMB/ticket, no re-dispatch service, return fee for more than 5KG is 80RMB/ticket, and the re-dispatch fee is equal to a new registration fee + 10RMB/KG. Destruction still requires a return fee
Sweden: 0-5KG return fee is 25RMB/ticket, no re-dispatch service, return fee for more than 5KG is 80RMB/ticket, and the re-dispatch fee is equal to a new registration fee + 10RMB/KG. Destruction still requires a return fee
Finland: 0-20KG return fee is 40RMB/ticket, no re-dispatch service, return fee for more than 20KG is 80RMB/ticket, and the re-dispatch fee is equal to a new registration fee + 10RMB/KG. Destruction still requires a return fee
Italy: 0-5KG return destruction is free, return re-delivery is 30RMB/package; storage fee is 1EUR/package per month. The return fee for items over 5KG is 80RMB/ticket, and the re-dispatch fee is equal to the new registration fee + 10RMB/KG. The return fee is still required for destruction
Spain and Portugal: 0-4KG return fee is 35RMB/ticket, no re-dispatch service, and in case of routine customs inspection, an additional inspection fee of 5EUR/ticket is required, and the return fee for items over 4KG is 80RMB/ticket, and the re-dispatch fee is equal to the new registration fee + 10RMB/KG. The return fee is still required for destruction
Czech Republic and Slovakia: 0-2KG return fee is 35RMB/ticket, no re-dispatch service, and in case of routine customs inspection, an additional inspection fee of 5EUR/ticket is required, and the return fee for items over 2KG is 80RMB/ticket, and the re-dispatch fee is equal to the new registration fee + 10RMB/KG. The return fee is still required for destruction
Norway return fee is equal to the new registration fee, and there is no re-dispatch service. Destruction still requires a return fee
Cyprus, Malta: 0-2KG no return and re-dispatch service, in case of routine customs inspection, an additional inspection fee is required: 5EUR/ticket, 2-30KG return fee 80RMB/ticket, Cyprus re-dispatch fee is equal to a new registration fee + 10RMB/KG, Malta re-dispatch fee is equal to a new registration fee + 20RMB/KG, destruction still requires a return fee
Netherlands: 0-1KG no return and re-dispatch service, 1KG and above return fee 80RMB/ticket, re-dispatch fee is equal to a new registration fee + 10RMB/KG. Destruction still requires a return fee.

8>Packaging requirements:

1. Products must be packed in thick cartons that are hard, clean, complete and undamaged. Irregular products (round goods; triangular or triangular packaging; goods with protrusions on the main body of the goods; goods with unstable bottoms, heterogeneous goods; goods with multiple packages tied together to oversize; goods packed in special sacks, barrels, metal, wood, cloth, films or express bags with handles or closures; outer packaging tied with rubber bands or only wrapped with tape) are not accepted.
2. Each battery product must have an independent insulating package, and button products must be equipped with measures to prevent accidental start-up to ensure that the product does not shake, leak, or start unexpectedly.
3. The outer box of the package must not have dangerous goods labels.
4. After the goods enter the warehouse, our company will strictly inspect and check each package. If the package does not meet the above requirements, our company will return the package and will not refund the freight.
5. During the transportation of the goods, if a series of joint losses of both parties are caused by abnormal packages or inconsistent packaging, the customer shall bear the full responsibility.

9>Compensation policy

1. Compensation standard for lost items in ShipAnt warehouse: based on the system of our company, the declared value of the refund freight compensation shall not exceed RMB 100/shipment;
2. If the goods are lost before they are picked up at the destination country: based on the system of our company, the refund of the registration fee (unit price is not refundable) and the declared value of the compensation shall not exceed RMB 100/shipment;
3. If the goods are lost after they are picked up at the destination country, our company will not compensate;
4. If the package is damaged during transportation, no compensation will be provided.
5. Due to force majeure (epidemic, strike, war, natural disasters, customs factors, government actions, etc.), the declared value or declared name of the shipper does not match the actual product, or the customs prohibits the import of the product in the package, etc., the customs causes delays, detention or destruction, or the delays, damage, loss caused by incomplete, unclear, incorrect information provided by the customer, or the goods provided do not meet the customs import and export requirements, or even the customs detention, confiscation or fines caused by losses, our company does not bear the responsibility and expenses, and reserves the right to pursue joint and several liability.

10> Remote area surcharges

“The whole UK is accessible by post (i.e. the UK mainland and its affiliated islands are accessible by post), but the UK overseas territories are not accessible by post (such as the British Indian Ocean Territory, the British Virgin Islands, etc.).
The surcharge for remote postal code addresses is RMB 15/ticket: The Highlands and Islands of Scotland: IV, HS, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH17-26, PH30-44, PH49- 50, Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey & States of Jersey, ZE, GY, JE, IM, Northern Ireland, and Isles of Scilly BT, TR21-25.
2. Remote addresses will not be confirmed before shipment, please check whether they are remote by yourself; the remote fee collection period is 1-4 months, and it will be directly charged when the final bill is issued.”
Italy remote fee: 10RMB/package, if the recipient’s postal code belongs to Italy 500 Remote postal codes, click to view details: “Postal Code Details”
Spain: 07000-07999, 35000-35999, 38000-38999, 44500-44500, 51000-52999, remote address surcharge 40RMB/ticket

Since there are lots of countries have remote areas, if you need to check them please inquire ShipAnt with the countries and post code;

11> Shipping rates

Compared to general goods shipping from China to EU USA, the sensitive goods like kitchen knives lighters power bank toy gun e-cigaratte perfume brands liquids  cosmetics and healthy products shipping from China to USA are usually 20% to 540% higher than general goods shipping rates to EU USA, to other countries might be 50% higher. Since there are more than 50 shipping lines available for the kitchen knives lighters power bank toy gun e-cigaratte perfume brands liquids  cosmetics and healthy products shipping from China and the shipping rates change time by time, to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, please inquire ShipAnt the latest shipping rates via whatsapp, skype or email.

How to bulkyship kitchen knives lighters power bank toy gun e-cigaratte perfume brands liquids  cosmetics and healthy products from China to EU USA?

ShipAnt 3PL service not only offers sensitive goods dropshipping from China to EU USA, if you need to bulkyship kitchen knives lighters power bank toy gun e-cigaratte perfume brands liquids  cosmetics and healthy products from China to EU USA, you can also provide the goods name, product link, weight, volume, shipping address, goods value and delivery time for ShipAnt to quote for you ship via air or sea. For EU countries train and truck delivery service also available. If you need to bulky ship the sensitive goods from China to EU USA, you can inquire ShipAnt with products name, links, weight, volume, value and shipping info for accurate quote.

ShipAnt provide all in one dropshipping and bulkyshipping service for knives, cosmetics, lighters, powerbank, pure batteries, magnets, liquids, foods, healthy products, toy guns shipping from China to EU USA, you are welcome to inquire the latest shipping rates dropship and bulkship from China.