(FAQ)Is a good ideal to start a new on-line retail

From a ornamental fish industry forum, GoldFish Queen found a person to post a topic for asking the tips on starting a new on-line retail store. Well, I have been doubting the goldfish on-line store could survive for long time.
First of all, the pure online store need ship the goldfish to its customers, and GoldFish Queen dones't think the shipping fee is cheaper as like Amazon ship a book. It decides your goldies won't be inexpensive, even it costs almost 150% than shipment free, people will think it is not worth, except the goldfish hobbyists. Another words, pure online goldfish store may only serve the goldfish hobbyists.
Then, not only you have to stock some top grade goldfish, but also you should keep them and feed them very well. It needs you lots of knowledge how to keep, breed and feed goldfish. It will spent your time a lot for sure. Your time, goldfish food and more patient works, etc, will increase lots of cost of your business.
Maybe your online store will save the retail space you rented, but you still need some space to place the aquariums well. Moreover, the turnover of your business is the biggest problem although your unit sold price is higher, GoldFish Queen has to remind you that the high grade fish will cost you more to buy fish from your wholesaler.
However, GoldFish Queen thinks a wholesaler can host a website to play a online retailer role at same time. Why? emmmm... you are welcome to post your comments in my blog if you know the answer, otherwise, GoldFish Queen would like tell you tomorrow.
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30.(Goldfish)Purple Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets(Pompom) and Phoenix Tail

This goldfish appeared in 1956. The body is long and round like eggs while the tailfin is big and long. Those with narial bouquets are new mutants.


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29.(Goldfish)Calico Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets(Pompom)

This goldfish was successfully cultivated in 1950s. In recent years, the requirements on its various body colors have been stricter with red becoming a must. The body is short and robust like eggs with short tailfin and stout and round bouquets. Only those in bright and flush colors like red velour can be regarded as best quality.

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28.(Goldfish)Calico Egg-fish

Being recorded in the 18th century, this goldfish is an old variety. Only those with red patches especially on the head are of top grade.



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27.(Goldfish)White Goose-head with Red Thick Patch on Head

This goldfish is the most precious variety among Goose-heads. The whole body is pure white with small and fiery eyes, and the sacs on the head are stout and bright red pointing high as a Dai girl carrying a red plate on the head (Dai is an ethnic minority group in China who often carry thing on the head). The sacs wave around and look particularly attractive. This variety is quite expensive for its rareness, and it is very difficult to meet the screening criteria, including developed and protruding sacs, smooth back, short and wide tail, and thick fin membrane which if unfolded is not upended.

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101 lesson to CANADA goldfish importers

As a Canadian citizen, I am eager to introduce my fancy goldfish and koi into Canada market to let hobbyists to enjoy the time with goldies.
For those Canadian wholesalers and importers who want to import goldfish from Goldfish Queen's farm, the import procedure is not as difficult as you think. Actually it's pretty easy. Let Goldfish Queen tell you how to do it by following steps.

Step 1. To get an Importer/Exporter Account Number
Please click it to see:

• How do you get a BN import/export account?
• When do you use your BN import/export account?

Step 2. To obtain release/Documents
Please click it to see :

• How to get your goldfish release from the Canada Customs?

Step 3. To pick up your fish! Please click it to see :

• How to pick up your goldfish at your airport?

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When do you use your BN import/export account?

You have to show your import/export account on your customs documents and Form B3. This applies to most shipments that enter Canada. You only use your import/export account for importing or exporting. If you do not use it, your account will expire after two years. You can reactivate it by contacting any Customs Office. If there is any change in your status (e.g., name or address change), you must report these changes to us as soon as possible.

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How do you get a BN import/export account?

BN is short for "Business Number". You can register for a business number, or add an import/export account to an existing business number, by calling 1-800-959-5525. You may also obtain a business number by registering on-line or by completing Form RC1, Request for a Business Number (BN). Send the completed form to your nearest tax services office listed under the listings in the government section of your telephone book.

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How to get your goldfish release from the Canada Customs?

There are two options for getting your goldfish released. Full accounting and payment of duties prior to release are required.

• Complete and present your documents with Form B3 in person at a Customs commercial office.(To get information about the location of the Customs commercial office , please call the Business Info Service:1-800-461-999, or see the directory of CBSA offices.)

• You may use CCEPS to serve yourselives.

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How many documents do I need prepare to clean the Customs?

 You will need the following documents:

• Copy of Airway Bill, which will be faxed by Goldfish Queen after the good get on the board.
• Copies of Commercial Invoice and Packing List(P/L) that contain the data, which also will be send by Goldfish Queen before the shipping.
• A paper copy of all import permits, certificates, licences etc.

 
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What is the Form B3 ?

The document of coded by "B3-3" is the "Canada Customs Coding Form" so called "Form B3". The last version of the "Form B3" only has electronic format available. You can download the PDF file here (154 KB). 

 

 
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What's the CCEPS?

CCEPS is short for "Commercial Cash Entry Processing System", which is "a self-serve automated system designed to facilitate the document preparation process required for the clearance of commercial importations". 

CCEPS enable to calculate  your duties and taxs according to your inputing your goldfish infomation into the PC located at counters in designated CBSA offices. Then CCEPS will print out a copy of Form B3.

After that, your data on the Form B3 will be inputed into ACROSS by a CBSA officer and the officer will forwards the form to the cashier. Next, you should pay the duty or tax to clean your account.

When it's done, you can bring a copy of the form stamped "duty paid" to take delivery of your goldfish.

For the information is available, please refer to "COMMERCIAL CASH ENTRY PROCESSING SYSTEM (CCEPS) LOCATIONS "

 
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How to pick up your goldfish at your airport?

You should pre clean Customs on the day of fish arrival at your airport Customs Office with the documents and "duty paid" Form B3. Once the airplane hits the ground, you can pick up your goldfish in a short time.

 
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26.(Goldfish)White Bubble-eye with Red Bubbles

This goldfish was successfully cultivated early in 1941 but regrettably discontinued for many years. The cultivation renewed from 1982 by selecting from Red and White Bubble-eye those with white body and red patches on the head, and succeeded after three years continuous efforts. Only the two bubbles are bright red. They are soft and half transparent and look elegant, tranquil and gentle.

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25.(Goldfish)Silvery Lion-head with Yellowish Head

The goldfish's body is silver white and glistening, and the yellowish jade-like sacs on the head are extremely developed, making the whole head look even bigger.

 

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24.(Goldfish)Red Lion-head with Single Narial Bouquet(Pompom)

This goldfish is an artificially cultivated variety. Common Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets have two

bouquets of the same size, while some only have one developed bouquet, which is big and stout. This single big ball hangs in front of the mouth and waves around when swimming as a lion is playing a silky ball, which is very interesting and lovely. If one bouquet is refrained from growing by manual pruning, the other will develop faster.

 

 

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23.(Goldfish)Red Lion-head with Narial Bouquets(Pompom)

The goldfish's body is pure white and the narial membrane is developed into two bouquets. It incorporates two variations, and only those with red and white patches as well as big, round and bright red bouquets are of top grade.

 

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Top Tags in GoldfishQueen's blog in MSN

The MSN's GoldfishQueen blog has been visited more than 2655 visitors (IPs). Also the total views has passed 15000 since Nov 1, 2005. That's very great for such results for a blog regarding goldfish trading(Import/Export) topic. The belows are the top TAGS in GoldfishQueen's blog in MSN.

 

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22.(Goldfish)Red Lion-head

This variety goldfish has become well known since Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and is loved most by Japanese. The body is short and stout with extremely developed and fleshy sacs that extend from the head to cheeks covering eyes and mouth, looking strong and graceful quite similar to an awe-inspiring lion. The plumper the sac is, the more precious it is; and those of top grade are fairly expensive. In respect of colors, red ones are most common with many new colors increased in recent years.

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21.(Goldfish)Red Goose-head With Phoenix Tail

Normally Goose-head goldfish have short tails. Varieties with longer tailfins came out through crossbreeding with Egg-fish with Phoenix Tail. Its sacs are extremely big and plump, making it look simple and lovely.

 

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101 lesson to US goldfish importers

This lesson is for the US people who are interesting in doing business with Goldfish Queen. This is the first step guide to provide the information for you who wish import Chinese goldfish from Goldfish Queen Farm instead of purchase the goldfish from your local wholesaler.

If you (in US) intend to import goldfish or other wildlife for commercial purposes, the regulations contained in Title 50, of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 14.91, should be followed. You must obtain an Import/Export license prior to engaging in business as an importer or exporter of wildlife or wildlife products by this regulation.

The license is valid for one year from the date of issuance and costs $100.00. In addition, as an Import/Export license holder, you must pay a $55.00 inspection fee for each shipment of import or export under the license.

All details are available on the site of  the "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" . You just follow the online instruction to apply the Import/Export license .

After you have had the license, you can send your order to GoldfishQueen to step into our "Order process". From this blog item, you can find the "How to Import Chinese Goldfish with Goldfish Queen" information.

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20.(Goldfish)Red Goose-head with Narial Bouquets(PomPom)

This egg-fish is a new variety goldfish cultivated in recent years, which has red body, narial bouquets and sacs appearing only on the top of head. Those with red and white body and red bouquets are especially popular.

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19.(Goldfish)Red Egg-fish with Phoenix Tail

This goldfish looks fairly similar to Red Egg-fish with a long and round body and a big and long tailfin that is as beautiful as phoenix tail. To show its rareness, it is also called Red Phoenix.

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18.(Goldfish)Red Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets(Pompom)

The pompom goldfish also called Narial bouquets which are preferred to be big, compact and perfectly round, and the two need to be left-right symmetrical to be worth appreciating. There are many varieties of Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets, including Red Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets, Blue Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets, Red and White Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets, Calico Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets, Iron Grey Egg-fish with Narial Bouquets, etc.

 

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WOW ! 0.12% Dead of Arrival(D.O.A) !

 0.12% Dead of Arrival(D.O.A)! Amazing Result!

I received my customer's arrival report which showed the D.O.A was less than 10 dead fish out of 8324 pieces in total! Do you know how long is the shipping hours? 40 hours from Shanghai to US!

I have thank to my colleagues. They have excellent packing skills to guarantee our D.O.A extremely low. I also thank Air Canada's fellows always stand behind!

 

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17.(Goldfish)Red Bubble-eye

This goldfish is a mutant of Red Egg-fish and extremely rare and precious among goldfish. It is in a similar shape as common Egg-fish with the only difference of two half-transparent bulbs full of liquid under eyeballs and protruding out of eye sockets, hence the name. Such bulbs can either be small hard ones or developed and big ones extruding eyeballs half skyward. The bulb membrane is very thin with clear line-shaped capillary tubes. When it swims, these two bulbs will wave around like two big lanterns, which look very charming. So far the varieties having appeared include Red and White Bubble-eye, White Bubble-eye, Blue Bubble-eye, and Transparent Bubble-eye, etc., and those appearing in recent years enjoy much richer colors and hence are more loved.

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My story is telling you: Goldfish Queen serve you better than others !

I would like to share my business story with you. To let every goldfish suppliers in China knows that the customer's service is the most important thing in business! To let my current customers and future customers know that Goldfish Queen provide you the best service!

Last Friday, I had a shipment from Shanghai to Toronto, than be trasfered to US.

 

I thought I could take a short break and continued to post my pics onto my blog after shipping. But you'd  never known......I found the shipment haven't checked in Toronto and it supposed to arrive Toronto 3 hours ago and should be transfered to US soon! However.... I couldn't find any information on the website of the Air Canada Cargo and it used to enable to be tracked online.

 

OMG! What am I going to do? I got blank in my mind. Suddently I got an idea lighted up, Call Toronto!  I picked the phone up and asked for help. They told me Toronto was hit by a big storm last night and now was screwed up! Thank these very nice guys! They finally found my fish and was preparing to get them on board! 

 

I called  my customer right way let him know what was going on there. I couldn't sleep that night until my customer gave me an email said he received the shipment and dead on arrival was very low!

 

Thank God!

 

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16.(Goldfish)Red and White Lion-head

 This goldfish's shape is like Red Lion-head with plump sacs and red and white body color. The embedding of the two colors, however, has much to research on: some are mainly white dotted with red patches, and both the sac and lip are red as well; while some have white sacs and left-right symmetrical red and white patches with similar figures, which is extremely wonderful and beautiful and hence greatly enhances the price.

 

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15.(Goldfish)Red and white Egg-fish Narial Bouquets(Pompom)

This goldfish's body is red and white, but only those with symmetrical embedding of patches are precious ones. If narial bouquets are flush and brilliant like fire, it will be regarded as even superior.

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14.(Goldfish)Red and white Bubble-eye

Bubble-eyes have various color varieties. For Red and White Bubble-eye, those with beautiful embedding of red and white are of top grade.

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