{"id":767,"date":"2026-06-09T21:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/?page_id=767"},"modified":"2026-06-09T22:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:13:17","slug":"how-to-ship-taobao-to-germany","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/how-to-ship-taobao-to-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"How to ship items from Taobao to Germany? Complete guide for overseas Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Germany and want to buy from Taobao but don't know how to ship it to Germany? Don't worry, this guide walks you through the entire process from registration to delivery, easy even for beginners.<\/p>\n<h2>Preparation<\/h2>\n<p>You need to prepare the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taobao account (supports phone number registration)<\/li>\n<li>Payment tools (Alipay \/ WeChat Pay \/ International credit card)<\/li>\n<li>ImaginShip account (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/\">Register here<\/a>\uff09<\/li>\n<li>Your delivery address in Germany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Detailed Steps<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Register for ImaginShip and Get Your Warehouse Address<\/h3>\n<p>\u5728\u8c61\u6837\u96c6\u8fd0\u5b98\u7f51\u6ce8\u518c\u8d26\u53f7\u540e\uff0c\u7cfb\u7edf\u4f1a\u5206\u914d\u4e00\u4e2a<strong>dedicated warehouse address<\/strong>. This address is the delivery address you fill in on Taobao.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Place an order on Taobao<\/h3>\n<p>Select items on Taobao as usual, and when placing the order, fill in the delivery address as<strong>ImaginShip warehouse address<\/strong>as the shipping address. Note:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter your ImaginShip member ID + real name as the recipient<\/li>\n<li>Enter the warehouse phone number as the contact number<\/li>\n<li>Refer to the specific format<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/guide\/\">New User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Step 3: Wait for Warehouse Receipt<\/h3>\n<p>Once the items arrive at the ImaginShip warehouse, the system will automatically send a<strong>warehouse receipt notification<\/strong>. You can check in your user center:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Package photos (free photo inspection)<\/li>\n<li>Actual weight and volume<\/li>\n<li>Warehousing Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Step 4: Submit for Forwarding<\/h3>\n<p>After all packages you want to send have arrived:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the packages to send<\/li>\n<li>Choose shipping method (Air 8-14 days \/ Sea 35-50 days)<\/li>\n<li>Enter the recipient address in Germany<\/li>\n<li>Confirm and pay shipping fees<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Step 5: Track and Receive<\/h3>\n<p>After submission, ImaginShip will: pack \u2192 customs clear \u2192 ship. A tracking number is provided throughout, so you can check your package location anytime. Upon arrival in Germany, the local courier will deliver to your door.<\/p>\n<h2>Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prohibited Items<\/strong>: Some items cannot be shipped internationally. Please check<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/prohibited-items\/\">Prohibited Items List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Customs Duties<\/strong>: Exceeding the duty-free threshold (\u20ac150) may incur customs duties<\/li>\n<li><strong>Packaging<\/strong>: Fragile items are recommended to use reinforced packaging service<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insurance<\/strong>: Valuable items are recommended to purchase shipping insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How long does it take for items bought on Taobao to arrive in Germany?<\/h3>\n<p>Domestic shipping to the warehouse takes about 1-3 days, then air freight takes 8-14 days, and sea freight takes 35-50 days to arrive in Germany.<\/p>\n<h3>What if you don't know how to use Taobao?<\/h3>\n<p>ImaginShip offers<strong>a purchasing service<\/strong>: just send us the product link, and we'll place the order and ship it for you.<\/p>\n<h3>Where can I track my package?<\/h3>\n<p>Log in to the ImaginShip user center to view real-time logistics status of all packages.<\/p>\n<p>Try it now!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/register\/\"><strong>Register for ImaginShip<\/strong><\/a>, complete registration in 3 minutes and get your warehouse address instantly.<\/p>\n<h2>Related consolidation guides<\/h2>\n<h3>More about Taobao consolidated shipping<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/taobao-shipping-to-germany\/\">Complete guide to Taobao consolidated shipping to Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/taobao-to-germany-cost\/\">Detailed shipping costs from Taobao to Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/consolidate-shipping\/taobao\/\">Taobao consolidated shipping service overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Taobao consolidated shipping to other countries<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/taobao-shipping-to-usa\/\">Taobao consolidated shipping to the United States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/taobao-shipping-to-canada\/\">Taobao consolidated shipping to Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/taobao-shipping-to-uk\/\">Taobao consolidated shipping to the United Kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other platform consolidation to Germany<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/jd-shipping-to-germany\/\">JD.com consolidated shipping to Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/pinduoduo-shipping-to-germany\/\">Pinduoduo consolidation to Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/1688-shipping-to-germany\/\">1688 consolidated shipping to Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u5728\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea\u5fb7\u56fd\u60f3\u4e70\u6dd8\u5b9d\u4e0a\u7684\u4e1c\u897f\uff0c\u4f46\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u600e\u4e48\u5bc4\u5230\u5fb7\u56fd\uff1f\u522b\u62c5\u5fc3\uff0c\u672c\u6559\u7a0b\u624b\u628a\u624b\u6559\u4f60\u5b8c\u6210\u6574\u4e2a\u6d41\u7a0b\uff0c\u4ece\u6ce8\u518c\u5230\u6536\u8d27\uff0c\u65b0\u624b\u4e5f\u80fd [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"service_cat":[],"class_list":["post-767","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=767"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1315,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/767\/revisions\/1315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagineship.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_cat?post=767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}