Shopping for all kinds of products through Chinese e-shops is becoming more and more popular. This high demand comes from the convenient and fast ordering of a wide range of products available at unbeatable prices.
These e-shops also include the well-known marketplace DHgate. On its platform, DHgate has more and more reputable sellers offering a wide range of products for some of the lowest prices on the market. But the positives of this e-shop still don’t end there.
DHgate EU warehouses – fast and reliable
A lot of customers shopping on Chinese portals largely prefer ordering through EU warehouses. Orders from these warehouses don’t go through any customs clearance, while delivery is fast and highly reliable.
Besides fast and trouble-free delivery, EU warehouses also have the advantage that the product is delivered directly to your address by courier—so you don’t have to queue at the post office for long, especially in this challenging coronavirus situation.
To be sure these claims were true “in practice”, after ordering the Ninebot Max G30 scooter we ordered three more products from EU warehouses. In the following lines, we’ll briefly describe our ordering experience.
Xiaomi Mi TV Stick from the Polish warehouse in 5 days
First of all, we got the much-loved Xiaomi Mi TV Stick. In just a few minutes, it turns your “dumb” TV or monitor into a Smart TV with plenty of useful functions.
Xiaomi Planet shopping tip: GShopper has now launched direct bank transfer payments, so you can save another 4.5 % off the product price! Compared to card / Google Pay payment, you can get this product much cheaper. We described the full bank transfer payment process in our article.
Is it your first time shopping on GShopper?See the guide!
Updated 14. 3. 2023 on 12:31
TIPWith Standard Shipping via GShopper, you pay no extra fees—everything is already included!
With the GShopper seller, we recommend choosing Standard Shipping, where you won’t pay anything extra. Customs fees and any VAT are handled by the seller. You can select the shipping method in the cart only, after entering your delivery address. Delivery with this option usually takes about 15 business days from dispatch from the warehouse, but it may take longer.
Our extra service with VIP support — we’ll handle the order on Gshopper for you and ship it straight to your address.
If you don’t have experience buying on Gshopper, payments don’t go through, or coupon use doesn’t work for you, we offer an order handling service directly to your address for our readers and customers. You transfer the money to our account and we place the order directly to your address. This way, you won’t have to worry about a failed payment or applying the coupon, and you can be sure the entire order will go through correctly 100 %. In addition, you automatically get our VIP support — if any issues arise with the shipment, we handle them for you and assist with filing a claim. The fee for this service is €15 extra of the product price. You can contact us by email at info(@)xiaomiplanet.sk or on Messenger, where we’re constantly active.
We placed the order on 16.2., and the seller shipped it on 19.2.—so three days later. The delivery from the neighboring Polish warehouse to our address took just 5 days, by DPD courier.
It’s currently available from the Spanish warehouse on the DHgate page, or you can choose the German warehouse on Edwaybuy’s website—also a seller we’ve verified.
POCO M3 from the Spanish warehouse in 5 days
We also wanted to test other warehouses, so we ordered the POCO M3 smartphone from Spain. For the current price, this smartphone offers excellent specs for less than 95 €, which can compete with much more expensive gear.
TIPWith EU Priority Line shipping, you don’t pay any extra fees.
We recommend choosing Priority Line shipping, where you won’t pay anything extra. Customs duties and any VAT will be handled for you directly by the seller. Shipping can be selected in the cart after you enter your delivery address. Delivery with EU Priority Line usually takes about 15 - 25 days, but it may also be longer.
We sent off the phone order on 16.2., and again the seller shipped it three days later, on 19.2.. The POCO M3 smartphone was delivered to us by GLS courier on the same day as the Mi TV Stick—so on 24.2.. The whole process from shipping to delivery took just 5 days again.
Xiaomi Mi Router AX3600 from the Polish warehouse delivered in 2 days!
Finally, we decided to order the powerful Wi-Fi router Xiaomi Mi Router AX3600. This router features 7 strong antennas, Dual Band connection (2.4/5 GHz), and a high-quality Qualcomm processor with a frequency up to 1 GHz.
The delivery speed on this product surprised us the most among all the orders. We ordered it on 23.2., it was shipped the next day, 24.2., and delivered to us via DPD on 26.2.—a fantastic two days.
Is it your first time shopping on GShopper?See the guide!
Updated 6. 12. 2022 on 12:28
TIPShipping absolutely free.
For this product, shipping is available completely free of charge. However, this is the slowest delivery method and the item may take 20 days up to 1 months to arrive.
When ordering from the Chinese warehouse, AliExpress will add the customs duty in your cart—approximately 3,70 € per order. When you receive the package, you won’t pay anything extra.
As you can see, ordering from European warehouses is truly fast and convenient. In the past, products in EU warehouses were often more expensive than those in Chinese ones because various additional fees were included in the product price—but with DHgate’s great coupons, these products are really attractive.
Important: Place your DHgate order exclusively via a computer or a browser on your smartphone—not through their app. Otherwise, the order may not process correctly. We recommend ordering through the Chrome browser.
We also remind you of 11 benefits of shopping via our Xiaomi Planet website, which you automatically get when you order through our links. Thanks to DHgate and EU warehouses, shopping at the best prices from Chinese e-shops has never been easier.
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