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My AliExpress shipments are coming through Eastern Europe.
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chickenHeadKnob:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on September 11, 2022, 01:09:14 am ---They have changed a lot of stuff and improved distribution through a thick network indeed. Which is why shipments can be significantly faster than they used to.
The downside is that it's becoming a mess, and although that's faster than before, I've had more problems with Aliexpress orders in the last few months than I have ever had in years.

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I have had the opposite experience. If anything vendors in china to west coast Canada via ali standard shipping have been getting faster and more consistent, around 3 weeks.
Back in 2018 or so when USA implemented stiff tariffs on machine tools I noticed some vendors shifting to Vietnam as the titular source of origin, but I suspect the parts were still manufactured in China.
This for items like spindles and collets.
nctnico:

--- Quote from: Jackster on September 10, 2022, 08:15:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on September 10, 2022, 08:02:58 pm ---
--- Quote from: Jackster on September 10, 2022, 07:55:38 pm ---A lot of China sellers stock goods destined for Europe in Czech as it is "central" Europe and has rail links to China.
Rail is slightly more costly than sea cargo but has is benefits such as being slightly faster and easier to get goods into that part of Europe (which can be cheaper than sea due to being landlocked).

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AFAIK Aliexpress also has a big warehouse in Poland. But where it comes to shipping, they seem to use various routes. Likely by whatever postal service offered them the cheapest contract.

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That would not surprise me.
Alibaba has been wanting to make a move against Amazon and eBay for years so setting up fulfillment warehouses in Europe is going to be the way to do that.
It would nuke my sales if they make it into the UK for my e-commerce business   |O

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Whatever you can buy from Aliexpress, you can also buy from Amazon. I guess the Chinese have applied the wise saying 'If you can't beat them, join them'. Two points of sale is better than one. The only reason to choose Aliexpress is because their search engine works and Amazon's does not. Only if I need something quick, I roll the dice on Amazon's random results.
graybeard:

--- Quote from: nctnico on September 11, 2022, 11:16:28 am ---Whatever you can buy from Aliexpress, you can also buy from Amazon. I guess the Chinese have applied the wise saying 'If you can't beat them, join them'. Two points of sale is better than one. The only reason to choose Aliexpress is because their search engine works and Amazon's does not. Only if I need something quick, I roll the dice on Amazon's random results.

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This is only somewhat true.  Some items are on Amazon, usually at higher prices.   If I need something now, I check Amazon.   Since I live in Los Angeles County many of the items are same or next day for Amazon Prime.  This convenience is sometimes worth the higher price.  Also, I can return items that are subpar quality without issue.

However, for components the selection is far more extensive on AliExpress than Amazon, and usually better than eBay.
SiliconWizard:
Yeah, not true unfortunately. A lot of items are only to be found on Aliexpress. Otherwise I probably wouldn't even use it anymore.
graybeard:
I just received a shipment of safety banana plugs from AliExpress.  It first was shipped to a company in Kentucky called CVG Returns who forwarded the package to me.  It arrived here in Los Angeles 8 days after I ordered it.   The label from CVG Returns is pasted over the original label from China.

return address is:
CVG Returns
2090 Global Way
Hebron, KY 41048

https://www.checkbca.org/report/cvg-returns--156586846

https://www.bizapedia.com/ky/cvg-partner-llc.html

https://www.importgenius.com/ecuador/suppliers/cvg-returns-hou-wenzheng-aliexpress

I ordered the parts on 9/11 and received them on 9/19, 8 days after ordering.  That is the fastest I have received  an order I placed on AliExpress.   My previous fastest was 15 days.  Typical seems to be more 6-8 weeks.
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