What works
No separate agent service fee: the published cost structure is the item price, domestic shipping, roughly 4.5% in payment processing, international freight and optional add-ons.
100 days of free warehouse storage, which is what makes multi-seller consolidation worth the effort.
Free QC photos before shipping (published as three checks per item), plus screening for prohibited goods.
Broad marketplace coverage, so Taobao, Tmall, JD.com, 1688 and Weidian links from a finds sheet can all be ordered in one place.
A European-heavy user base with multi-language support, including Polish, Spanish, Dutch and Italian.
Watch-outs
Exchange rate, transaction fee, shipping tables and new-user coupons all move. The figures on this page were published in April 2026 and should be re-checked on the platform before you order.
New-user shipping discounts have to be claimed manually on the coupons page and are limited to one redemption per account; confirm the current terms rather than assuming a code still works.
QC covers appearance — style, quantity, colour, size and model. It does not verify materials, workmanship, electronics function or authenticity of sealed items.
The return or exchange window after warehouse check-in is short, roughly five days, and custom or oversized items are often non-returnable.
Customs thresholds differ sharply by country, and duty-free routes cost more than standard ones. Restricted goods such as perfume and electronics need specific channels.
Kakobuy is a cross-border shopping agent run by Everyday Go Inc. It buys products on a buyer's behalf from Chinese marketplaces — Taobao, Tmall, JD.com, 1688 and Weidian, with manual intake for WeChat sellers, Xianyu and Yougou — receives them at its own warehouse, inspects them and forwards them internationally. Its published audience skews European, with Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Canada among the larger markets alongside the United States. The platform's pitch is simplicity rather than the absolute lowest freight rate: no separate agent service fee, about 4.5% in payment processing, 100 days of free storage, free QC images and a multi-language interface. Published traffic figures put it above 6.5 million monthly visits. Because Kakobuy is a purchasing and logistics service rather than a seller, it does not set item prices and cannot guarantee that a third-party listing matches its photos — which is exactly why the QC step matters before you consolidate.
Is Kakobuy legit?
Kakobuy is an operating company — Everyday Go Inc. — with a public storefront, app store listings, a support contact and a fee schedule it publishes rather than hides. Buyers have documented the warehouse and shipping workflow across Reddit, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, and the platform runs an official Discord server as a feedback channel. Being real is not the same as being risk-free, though: the sellers behind each listing are independent third parties, QC checks appearance rather than quality, and duty handling depends entirely on the route you select.
Why Kakobuy is popular with spreadsheet buyers
Kakobuy's appeal is a combination of breadth and low friction. It accepts links from all the marketplaces a finds sheet usually points at, charges no separate agent service fee, holds stock for 100 days so multi-seller orders can be merged, and sends QC photos before anything leaves China. Multi-language support and a European-heavy user base — reportedly more than half of its traffic — make it unusually easy to use for buyers in Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.
What you actually pay
There is no line item called a service fee. The published structure is domestic product cost plus domestic shipping in China, converted at 6.19 CNY per USD, plus a payment processing fee of about 4.5%, plus international freight, plus any duty, plus any value-added service you deliberately opt into. To illustrate the scale, a source example puts a 24.23 yuan item with 2.43 yuan of domestic shipping at 28.26 yuan, or roughly $1.10, once the transaction fee is included. All figures here were published in April 2026 and should be re-verified before ordering.
Customs thresholds and duty routes
Where a declared value sits below a country's duty threshold, parcels are generally not taxed. Published reference thresholds: United States $800; Australia A$1,000; New Zealand $300; Singapore $300; South Korea 150; Japan 130; Switzerland 100 francs (with VAT starting at 65 francs); Spain 30; European Union €22; Canada C$20; United Kingdom £15. Countries such as Canada and EU members inspect more strictly, and commercial couriers like DHL are likelier to attract duty. Heavy parcels over 10kg, or many identical items in one box, are commonly reclassified as commercial. For US buyers, Kakobuy introduced duty-free routes in April 2025 in which the agent declares and pays, at roughly $5–$10 more per parcel; on standard routes clearance and taxes are the buyer's responsibility, and the company reports that only about 0.3% of packages incur duty. Customs proof of payment is provided as an order screenshot only — no invoice. These figures are compiled reference data, not official guidance.
Optional add-ons and what they cost
Published April 2026 pricing: item-level services are customised photography at $0.32 per photo and priority procurement at $0.80 per item. Parcel-level services are a 30-day storage extension at $1.61 per order, item reinforcement at $1.61 per instance, a package preview at $2.90, and vacuum packaging at $3.23 per parcel. Package photography is free. Nothing is charged unless you select it, so a plain consolidated parcel carries no add-on cost.
How to use Kakobuy
Step 1 — Find product links worth ordering
Search by keyword on Kakobuy, use its image search on a screenshot of the item you want, or pull a link straight from a finds sheet. Links from Taobao, Weidian, 1688, Tmall and JD.com all work, and community threads on Reddit, Discord and TikTok are a quick way to see whether a seller's batch has been checked by other buyers.
Step 2 — Place the order through Kakobuy
Read the listing carefully first: colour, size, material and model number. Custom work, oversized shoe sizes and printed jerseys usually cannot be returned. Check that the item is allowed on your chosen line — some goods are prohibited from export, perfume is typically limited to one 100–150ml bottle per parcel, and electronics need dedicated channels. Ask support before paying if you are unsure.
Step 3 — Watch the seller and the warehouse check
Sellers normally dispatch within 48–72 hours; niche or made-to-order items take longer. If nothing moves after about five days, request a refund through Kakobuy. Once the parcel reaches the warehouse, review the QC photos and raise any problem with a return or exchange request within roughly five days, or the window closes.
Step 4 — Hold, inspect, decide
Free storage runs 100 days from check-in, so you can leave an order sitting while a second or third parcel arrives. The QC check confirms colour, size, quantity and model and that the item is undamaged; it does not assess materials, workmanship, electronic function or authenticity.
Step 5 — Consolidate and ship
Submit a waybill that merges items from the warehouse into one international parcel and pick a carrier. Published April 2026 pricing put a 1kg USPS tax-free line to the United States at roughly $38.50 with 7–13 day transit; European destinations go through carriers such as DHL Germany. Compare duty-free against standard routes before paying, because duty-free is typically $5–$10 more per parcel.
Kakobuy works best as the checkout and freight layer behind a finds catalog: the spreadsheet finds the product, Kakobuy buys it, checks it and ships it. Our testing team ordered a small mixed parcel — sneakers, a jacket and two accessories from different sellers — and ran it through Kakobuy's standard route to see how the agent behaves end to end. Start by pulling product links off a finds sheet. Paste each link into Kakobuy's search box; image search also works, and Taobao, Tmall, Weidian and 1688 links are all accepted. Pay for the items plus domestic shipping in China — sellers usually dispatch within 48 to 72 hours. If nothing has shipped after about five days, the seller is probably out of stock and you can ask Kakobuy for a refund. When goods reach the warehouse, Kakobuy photographs them and screens the parcel for prohibited items. Storage runs to 100 days, which is the whole point of using an agent: hold several orders, study the QC photos, then consolidate everything into a single parcel and choose a route. Return or exchange requests have to be filed within roughly five days of check-in, so read the photos as soon as they land. Budget for the item price, domestic freight, an exchange rate of 6.19 CNY per USD (April 2026), a payment processing fee of about 4.5%, international shipping and any duty. Optional extras — priority buying, extended storage, reinforcement, vacuum packing, extra photography — are charged per item or per parcel, and skipping them costs nothing.
Frequently asked
Does Kakobuy charge a service fee on finds from a spreadsheet?
No separate agent service fee is published. You pay the item price and domestic shipping at 6.19 CNY per USD, a payment processing fee of about 4.5%, international freight, any optional add-on, and any duty. These figures were published in April 2026.
How long will Kakobuy store my items, and what does QC cover?
Storage runs 100 days from warehouse check-in, with an email reminder before expiry. Free QC covers style, quantity, colour, size and model for clothing, bags and shoes, and parcels are screened for prohibited goods. Materials, workmanship, electronics function and authenticity are not verified.
How does Kakobuy handle US customs and duties?
Since April 2025 Kakobuy has offered duty-free shipping routes to the United States, where the agent declares and pays; those routes run roughly $5–$10 more per parcel. Standard routes leave clearance and taxes to you. Kakobuy reports only about 0.3% of packages attract duty.