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Is it correct to say the consumer is importing a product when it's aliexpress shipping it to them?

• reisse 7mo ago
  Unless AliExpress has a local entity, like they do in some countries, yes.
• john_strinlai 7mo ago
  yes, aliexpress would not be shipping it if the consumer did not order it.
• nvme0n1p1 7mo ago
  Of course. What situation are you imagining where a country imports a product without the seller shipping the product to that country?
  • crtasm 7mo ago
    I mean: when I order something from abroad I don't consider myself as an importer - the store and/or the shipping companies they use are importing it into my country.
• deleted 7mo ago
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• helsinkiandrew 7mo ago
  Particularly if AliExpress is paying local VAT and import taxes (or at least dealing with the import paperwork) or even less if it’s from one of their local (UK/EU etc) warehouses
• freehorse 7mo ago
  They have initiated the transaction. It would be "shipping to them" if somebody is sending them something by their own volition.