At present, with the development of science and technology, there are more and more types of lamps and lanterns, and the functionality is becoming more and more complex, and "retro, simple and fashionable" lamps and lanterns are more and more loved by the American people. The main lighting products sold in the United States include: seasonal/decorative lighting, portable lamps, fixed lamps, flashlights, hand lights with batteries, work lights, light sources, night lights, low-voltage garden lights, LED drivers, controllers; LED module, etc. For example, every family in the United States needs to decorate the Christmas tree, and the Christmas lights are very good to sell. So how do these lamps normally export to the United States? Today, I want to learn about the points that lamps need to pay attention to when they are exported to the United States.
Lighting products because they belong to electrical appliances, are closely related to people's lives, and have a certain safety impact. Therefore, the export of lamps to the United States must meet the local safety standards in the United States. The certification of the United States is very different from that of the European Union and China, and the lamps exported to the United States generally must meet the following certifications:
1, electrical safety certification, namely UL certification. The main certification test standards are UL 8750, UL 1598, UL 153, UL 1993, UL 1574, UL 2108, UL 1310, UL 1012 and so on. Different types of lamps have different UL certifications. For example, UL8750 is the safety requirements for the LED light source used in lighting products, including the requirements of the use environment, mechanical structure, electrical mechanism and so on. UL 1598 is a safety requirement for fixed lamps, which do not have power cord plugs, including step lamps, ceiling lamps, chandeliers, wall lamps, street lamps, column lamps, etc.
2, energy efficiency certification, mainly Energy Star, DLC, LIGHTING FACTS LABEL, FTC energy efficiency label, California Energy efficiency and so on.
3, FCC certification. The FCC, which stands for Federal Communications Commission in Chinese, coordinates domestic and international communications by controlling radio, television, telecommunications, satellites and cables. If the lighting products with radio frequency remote control, switching, dimming and other functions, you need to provide FCC certification.
If your lighting products want to be normally exported to the United States, be sure to pay attention to whether the manufacturer can provide the above various certifications, if not, it is unable to clear customs. After the products and all kinds of information are ready, it is necessary to choose the right logistics to export.
There are many kinds of lamps, but most of them are fragile glass, for fragile products need to be packaged and protected, and buy transportation insurance, otherwise the goods due to damage during transportation, is unable to obtain compensation from the logistics company, by the customer to pay, but if the purchase of insurance, you can apply to the insurance company for claims. Of course, the insurance company will assess the cost according to the actual condition of the goods.
If it is a small LED light string and the like, it can be transported directly through the United States air freight line or international express. If it is garden lights, floor lamps and other large pieces, international express and air freight supermaterial additional costs are very high, surcharges are far more than the price of the goods themselves, then it is more suitable for the United States through the Yantian large piece Haika channel transport.
In the United States, any length of a single product does not exceed 200cm, and the actual weight is less than 2000KG. For a single piece of goods exceeding 60kg or with the longest side exceeding 150cm, wooden boxes need to be supported, and the height of wooden boxes should be more than 10cm. The width of the wooden case is over 50CM, and the beam and column need to be added. The distance between the beam and the beam should not exceed 40CM. The thickness of the board should be greater than 1.2cm, and the thickness of the cover plate should not be less than 1.5cm. Size over 200CM on each side, weight over 1000lb (400KG) Recipient's own forklift with unloading capability.
Because the end is truck delivery, if the recipient is a commercial address, the seller needs to provide a specific address in advance to the service provider to evaluate the delivery cost. If it is an Amazon address, the logistics company will make an appointment with Amazon for delivery time.
Large pieces because of the large volume occupies a lot of space, the general Amazon warehouse storage costs are also very expensive, and Amazon warehouse also limits the size of large pieces into the warehouse, if the seller does long-term sales plan, you can store through the United States overseas warehouse, the United States overseas warehouse space is large, and does not occupy Amazon storage capacity, does not affect other small products into the warehouse sale.
