The full walkthrough

How the agent flow works, in full

This is the detailed walk-through: the four moves to order, the nine tracked stages with timings, what happens inside the warehouse, and how to submit a parcel. Want the quick overview? The four stages live on the home page.

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The short version

Every order follows the same rhythm: you place and pay for the order, it arrives and is inspected, you review QC photos and consolidate, then you choose a shipping route and pay freight to your door.

  • Order: paste a link or search by name, set options and pay; Boonbuy buys it.
  • Warehouse: the seller ships to the warehouse, where items are scanned, checked, photographed and stored free.
  • Parcel: select the items you want and submit them together as one parcel.
  • Ship: pick a route and pay freight; the cost trues up to the real weight, and you confirm receipt on arrival.

The stage timings shown here are the published ones — always treat your account as the live source.

How to place an order, screen by screen

Four moves turn a find into a paid order.

1
Search on Boonbuy

Paste a Taobao, 1688 or Weidian link — or type a product name straight into the search bar.

2
Compare the matches

Matching and same-style listings are shown together, so you can weigh options before you buy.

3
Set your options

On the product page choose colour, size and quantity, add a note for the agent, then purchase.

4
Can't search it? Fill & Buy

For sources you can't search (like Yupoo or Goofish), open Fill & Buy and enter the details yourself.

The nine tracked stages — with timings

Fulfilment is broken into nine stages you can follow in your account.

  1. 1

    Order submitted. You place the order and pay.

  2. 2

    Order placed. The agent confirms and buys — the purchase is completed within about 6 working hours of payment.

  3. 3

    Seller shipped. The seller dispatches your item to the warehouse.

  4. 4

    Arrived at warehouse. Incoming orders are scanned into the system within about 48 hours.

  5. 5

    Inspection & storage. Items are quality-checked and shelved within about 24 hours.

  6. 6

    Shipping requested. Consolidate the items you want and submit a parcel.

  7. 7

    Parcel packed. The warehouse packs your parcel within about 24 hours.

  8. 8

    Shipped. Track it in your account. Final cost trues up to the real weight — differences are refunded or charged.

  9. 9

    Delivered & confirmed. Confirm receipt on the Parcel page and you're done.

Good to know: You can paste a Taobao, 1688 or Weidian link or search by product name; for other sources use Fill & Buy. Boonbuy cannot purchase from cross-border shopping platforms — confirm any unusual source first.

All of the above is distilled from the official step-by-step guide; your account and official notices are the live source.

What happens at the warehouse

When the seller ships, your order first reaches the warehouse delivery point and is scanned in within about 48 hours; until then you can follow it on your Order page. Once received, the team completes the quality check and shelves your items within about 24 hours. From then on they wait on your Warehouse page — storage is free — until you are ready to ship.

Scanned in

Scanned into the system within about 48 hours and visible on your Order page.

Checked & photographed

Each item is inspected and photographed within about 24 hours.

Stored free

Shelved at no cost until you consolidate and ship.

Submitting your parcel

Three steps turn warehouse items into a parcel on its way.

  1. 1. Consolidate

    Select the items you want to send and combine them into a single parcel.

  2. 2. Enter shipping details

    Add your delivery address, choose a packing method and pick a shipping line.

  3. 3. Apply coupons & pay

    Use any available shipping coupons, then pay to confirm the shipment.

The warehouse packs your parcel within about 24 hours and hands it to the carrier; tracking then appears on your Parcel page. International shipping is priced on the parcel's final weight, method and destination, so the amount can differ slightly from your estimate — overpayment is refunded to your balance, or the difference is charged. Confirm receipt when it arrives.

Across the whole journey

You can be sure of
Confirm before you commit
Boonbuy buys, inspects and photographs your item before it ships
🔍 Your size and colour are in stock — the live quote confirms it
Storage is free and the agent service is free
🔍 The item price, plus international shipping and a small customs fee
You consolidate and choose the shipping line yourself
🔍 The route's price, taxes and delivery time for your country
Weight is measured and any freight difference is trued up after shipping
🔍 Whether your item and route are allowed — check prohibited items

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