How to shop?
Step 1
Go to www.taobao.com
Yes, just type in English! About 90% of the time, a Taobao search with an English word will hit the mark. Many products on Taobao are labeled with both English and Chinese names. And a growing number are labeled with English names alone.
You can also use an English-language search to help determine the Chinese name. This will often help you find more products so you have more choices. For example, a search for “drill” comes up with less than 200 results. But two of the results give a clue to the Chinese name. We can copy/paste 电钻 back into Taobao to get over 7000 results.
If your item says 60rmb.
You'll have to pay a 10 rmb per kg for their domestic courier fee so it should be
(To save on domestic courier fee, it would be better if you buy from the same supplier)
60 + 10 = 70rmb
70rmb x 1.08 agent fee = 75.60 rmb
75.60 rmb / 4.7exchange rate = 16.09 sgd