Cases
Regular Imports of Private-Label Home Appliances from China and Turkey
About the client and the task
Client: a Russian importer of home appliances under its own private label.
Task: set up regular, low-risk shipments from China and Turkey with full end-to-end support. The client needed a predictable shipping schedule and wanted to remove their team from day-to-day operational control.
Task: set up regular, low-risk shipments from China and Turkey with full end-to-end support. The client needed a predictable shipping schedule and wanted to remove their team from day-to-day operational control.
Cargo details
Mixed SKUs, including:
- Meat grinders and spare parts
- Electronic scales (without batteries)
- Water pumps and components
- Fans and spare parts
- Microwave ovens Volume: up to 10 × 40’ containers per month.
Route
- China (FOB Nansha / Ningbo / Foshan / Fuzhou) → ocean freight → Novorossiysk
- Turkey (FOB Istanbul) → ocean freight → Novorossiysk
Then: customs clearance in Novorossiysk and delivery onward to the client.
Client's wishes
The key requirement was to avoid spending internal resources on operational support. The client needed to:
Growex took over these tasks so the client could focus on brand growth and market execution.
- receive a clear, disruption-free schedule;
- be confident all FOB and customs specifics were covered;
- remove the team from routine approvals and shipment tracking.
Growex took over these tasks so the client could focus on brand growth and market execution.
Features of transportation
- Two sourcing origins running in parallel: China and Turkey.
- Organising pickup from warehouses to the ports of Nansha and Ningbo (China).
- Consolidating mixed goods into 40’ containers.
- Tight FOB shipment windows requiring precise schedule planning.
What Growex Delivered
- Agreed the shipment calendar upfront and synchronised both origins.
- Arranged pickup and delivery to port terminals in China.
- Set up regular microwave oven shipments from Turkey via the Port of Istanbul.
- Coordinated production timing to match specific vessel departures (critical as the shipper could not store finished goods for long).
- Booked containers and vessel space based on the client’s monthly volumes.
- Completed customs clearance via our in-house customs representative and supervised vessel discharge operations.
- Provided a full turnkey cycle from the FOB port to the client’s warehouse.
Result for the client
- Stable imports of up to 10 containers per month.
- A clear and predictable schedule with no delays or penalties.
- Significant time savings for the client — Growex handled all operational processes end-to-end.
- Customs clearance and delivery were completed without additional costs or timeline extensions.
Feedback
“The service runs consistently and timelines are met. Working with the Growex team is simple and convenient — we receive the end result without having to manage the details.”
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