Step 1 — Pick products from a community list
Community product data is shared mainly through YouTube and Telegram, with curated lists that link straight to Weidian, Taobao, Tmall, JD and 1688 listings. Click an entry to open the original product page, and confirm the live price, stock and variant before ordering, since community lists are only an index and are not updated by the platform itself.
Step 2 — Order and pay online
Paste the marketplace link into USFans, confirm size, colour, quantity and notes, then pay by PayPal, international card, Google Pay or crypto. At the time of writing the platform advertises no purchasing-agent commission, and a 5.49% payment fee applies. Your first payment covers the item and domestic delivery, not international freight.
Step 3 — Review the free QC photos
Goods are sent to the USFans warehouse, where 3–5 inspection photos are taken free of charge and can be topped up with extra close-ups for roughly 1 yuan each. Check colour, condition, size and model against the listing, then approve, request more detail, or open a return or exchange while the item is still in the warehouse. Free storage runs 90 days for purchased items and 60 days for in-transit forwarding items.
Step 4 — Consolidate, pack and ship worldwide
Combine approved items into one parcel, choose a shipping route from the options shown for your country, and pay freight through the deposit-and-settlement model based on actual weight and volume. Shipping insurance is available for delays, loss or customs seizures, and a paid packing estimate (about 20 yuan) lets you check volume and weight before committing. More than 200 countries are served.
## How a USFans order actually runs
USFans is a buying-and-shipping agent, not a marketplace. You never buy from USFans directly; you hand it a link from Taobao, Tmall, 1688 or Weidian, and it buys the item for you, inspects it in its own warehouse and then ships it on.
**1. Find the product.** Start from the community product list, or simply copy a link from a Chinese marketplace. Entries in any community spreadsheet can drift out of date, so open the original listing and check that the item, size, colour and version you want still exist before you order.
**2. Order and pay.** Paste the link into the USFans order form, confirm the variant, quantity and domestic shipping, then top up your balance. Cost at this stage is the item price plus domestic delivery, the payment fee (5.49% at the time of writing) and any add-ons. Keep the exchange rate in mind: USFans published 6.01, which our check put around 10.8% away from the interbank rate, so the real cost in your currency is higher than the yuan price implies.
**3. Inspect the QC photos.** When the item reaches the warehouse, USFans uploads 3–5 free photos. Look at stitching, logos, colour, measurements and obvious damage, and compare against the listing. If a detail matters, buy extra close-ups — they cost about 1 yuan each. Decide then: approve, ask for more photos, or start a return while the item is still in China.
**4. Consolidate and ship.** Approved items stay in the warehouse for up to 90 days free (60 days for forwarding items), with no paid extension option. When you are ready, select everything you want in one parcel, choose a shipping line from the routes offered for your destination, decide on packaging and optional shipping insurance, and pay the freight. Freight is charged by weight and volume, and duties are separate from the quote.
## What to weigh before committing
- **Pros.** Free QC photos, long free storage, wide payment options, no advertised agent commission, returns possible while items are warehoused, and consolidated shipping that lowers per-item freight.
- **Cons.** The exchange-rate markup and the 5.49% payment fee are real costs that a low item price easily hides; storage cannot be extended for a fee; extra photos are charged; and duties or delays are outside USFans' control.
- **Practical tip.** Consolidate compatible items — soft clothing packs efficiently — but think twice before burying a bulky shoe box in a large parcel, since volumetric weight and carrier restrictions can make a big single box more expensive and more limited than two smaller ones.