Buying from United States
US designer and streetwear stores often ship internationally but at high rates, or not at all for hyped drops. A US forwarding address gets you domestic checkout, US-only releases, and consolidated reshipping.
Brands worth buying
Where to buy
- SSENSE ↗ — Designer/streetwear; ships to China DDP — duties/taxes shown at checkout.
- END. ↗ — Streetwear + sneakers; ships internationally, VAT removed for non-UK destinations.
- Grailed ↗ — C2C resale; some sellers US-only, often bought via a US forwarder.
- 品牌官网(Supreme/Kith/ALD/Stüssy) — Some ship to China directly; US-only drops need a forwarder.
Tax · payment · proxy or direct
No federal sales tax; states set 0–~10%. Forwarding to a no-sales-tax state — Delaware, Oregon, Montana, New Hampshire — avoids US sales tax. Delaware & Oregon are the popular hubs.
Most US retailers take international Visa/Mastercard/Amex and often PayPal; some marketplaces and US-only portals reject non-US cards or addresses.
Major retailers (SSENSE, END., many brand sites) ship to China directly; US-only sellers and limited drops (Supreme, some Grailed) need a US forwarder.
Step by step
- 1
Get a US forwarding address
Most forwarders give you a US (often Oregon/Delaware — no sales tax) warehouse address.
- 2
Checkout with the US address
Use it for shipping and (where possible) billing. A few sites flag mismatched billing — proxy-buy solves that.
- 3
Consolidate + reship
Combine parcels; DDP retailers (SSENSE) include China duty, forwarded parcels usually don't.
Forwarding / proxy-buy services
Third-party services; fees per their own terms.
Tips
- ·Pick a forwarder address in Delaware or Oregon to skip US sales tax legally.
- ·DDP retailers like SSENSE include China duty; forwarded parcels usually don't — budget for it.