Kakobuy is a China-based shopping agent that buys from Taobao, Tmall, JD.com, 1688, Weidian and similar domestic sellers, then stores, photographs, consolidates and forwards your parcels abroad. For jade buyers it supplies the Chinese payment and shipping route plus a photo checkpoint — not stone verification.
What works well
No minimum order, and Kakobuy's own new-user promotion bundles a $16 unlimited shipping discount with shipping coupons worth a total of $410 (promotional code redeemed once per person on the coupons page).
Transparent, single-tier pricing: a payment fee of about 4.5% and a published exchange rate of 6.19, with no separate service fee on orders placed through spreadsheet-style links.
100-day free storage gives a jade buyer time to compare pieces, order additional photographs and decide before an international parcel is built.
Reaches platforms non-Chinese buyers normally cannot pay: Taobao, Tmall, JD.com, 1688, plus Weidian, Xianyu, Yougou and WeChat sellers through a manual product-search order form.
Consolidation from one or more warehouses into a single parcel, with carrier choice and duty-free routes available for some destinations.
Strong European user base (more than half of users), with interface and support in Polish, Spanish, Dutch and Italian.
What to check
Warehouse QC confirms style, quantity, colour, size, model and visible damage only. It does not test stone type, treatment, dyeing or workmanship — exactly the claims a jade buyer needs checked. Plan paid photography at the warehouse and your own bench verification on arrival.
Return or exchange requests must be submitted within 5 days of the item checking into the warehouse, so review the free QC photos the day they land.
Custom and made-to-order items are often non-returnable, and items Kakobuy lists as prohibited cannot be shipped once purchased.
Duty-free shipping routes cost roughly $5-$10 more per parcel than standard routes. On non-duty-free routes you clear customs and pay any duty yourself, and Kakobuy supplies only a payment-order screenshot, not an invoice, if proof of value is requested.
Parcels over 10 kg or containing many identical items are likely to be treated as commercial rather than personal, which raises the chance of duty.
Promotions, rates and thresholds change; the figures here were published by Kakobuy as of April 2026 and should be re-checked in your account before ordering.
About Kakobuy
Kakobuy is one of the busiest China shopping agents, run by the parent company EVERYDAY GO INC. It exists to solve the two problems that stop overseas buyers from shopping Chinese platforms directly: domestic-only sellers will not take a foreign card or post abroad, and there is no local inspection step. Kakobuy fixes both — it buys on your behalf, receives the goods in a Chinese warehouse, photographs them, holds them for up to 100 days, then builds one international parcel.Its users are concentrated in Europe and North America, with Poland, the United States, Spain, Canada and the United Kingdom the largest markets. Third-party traffic data cited by the platform puts monthly visits above 6.5 million, with roughly nine to ten page views per visitor, and more than half of users coming from Europe. For a jade buyer in Europe or the US this matters in practical terms: the interface ships in several European languages, payment options include cards and Wise alongside PayPal, and the shipping network is tuned for EU and US destinations.
Pricing is deliberately flat. Kakobuy states that it charges no separate service fee: product cost and domestic Chinese shipping are converted at a published exchange rate of 6.19 CNY to the dollar, a payment processing fee of about 4.5% is added, and then you pay international shipping, any duties and any optional add-ons you select. Add-ons are itemised rather than bundled — custom photography at $0.32 per photo, priority procurement at $0.80 per order, item reinforcement, vacuum packaging, package preview and paid storage extension.
The limits matter just as much. Warehouse inspection is a logistics check, not a gemmological one: it confirms that colour, size, model and quantity match the order and that nothing arrived damaged. Kakobuy states plainly that it does not verify materials, workmanship, authenticity or function. Its standard 100-day storage, 5-day return window and $38.50-per-kilo US tax-free line are the operational facts a jade purchase plan has to be built around.
What this agent is not: a lab, an appraisal service or a dispute lawyer. If your purchase hinges on whether a bangle is untreated jadeite or a pendant is true nephrite, Kakobuy will deliver the parcel to your bench, not the answer.
Is Kakobuy a legitimate agent?
Kakobuy is an established commercial shopping agent operated by EVERYDAY GO INC, not a lookalike portal. Our testing team created an account, placed orders on its platform links, and used the warehouse photo and consolidation steps without account or payment problems; the events shown in the dashboard matched the timeline we were told to expect. Independent confirmation is widespread across Reddit, TikTok and Instagram, where long-running threads document orders, QC photos and shipping lines. The usual caution still applies: log in only on the agent's own domain and treat shortened redirect links that imitate it as untrusted.Why jade buyers end up using Kakobuy
Most jadeite and nephrite listings that interest overseas buyers sit on platforms that will not take a foreign card or ship abroad, and disputes are hard to run across a language barrier. Kakobuy closes that gap with consolidated procurement, a warehouse check with photographs, forwarding, customs handling on selected routes and bonded warehousing. It is also one of the largest agents by traffic, with more than 6.5 million monthly visits reported and a user base weighted towards Europe — Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States are its main markets, and more than half of users are European. Social referrals arrive mostly through YouTube and Reddit, which is where most buyer documentation of the photo and shipping steps lives. Low, published fees and shipping coupons explain much of the popularity; for a jade buyer the practical benefit is a single point of payment, storage and dispatch.What you actually pay
Kakobuy states that it charges no separate service fee. Its published cost structure is: product cost plus domestic Chinese shipping, both converted at an exchange rate of 6.19 CNY to the dollar; a payment processing fee of about 4.5%; international shipping; any customs duty; and any optional add-ons you select. In Kakobuy's own worked example, an item priced at 24.23 yuan with 2.43 yuan of domestic shipping came to 28.26 yuan before the payment fee. Add-ons are priced individually — custom photography $0.32 per photo, priority procurement $0.80 per order, package preview $2.90, vacuum packaging $3.23, item reinforcement $1.61, storage extension $1.61 per 30 days. International shipping is the largest variable: a 1 kg parcel to the United States starts at roughly $38.50 on the USPS tax-free line with a 7-13 day window, and duty-free routes generally run $5-$10 higher per parcel than standard routes. Fee information here reflects Kakobuy's published rates as of April 2026.Duty thresholds and customs, in practice
Packages declared below a country's duty threshold are normally not charged duty; if yours is, you pay it and assist with clearance. Kakobuy reports that only about 0.3% of its parcels are hit. Published reference thresholds include the United States $800, Japan $130, South Korea $150, New Zealand $300, Singapore $300, Spain $30, Canada C$20, the United Kingdom £15, the European Union €22, Switzerland CHF 100 (with VAT from CHF 65) and Australia A$1,000. Two factors drive commercial classification: package weight above about 10 kg, and large quantities of identical items in one parcel — both worth avoiding for jade, where multiple bangles in a box also invite scrutiny. Canada and EU customs inspect strictly, and commercial couriers such as DHL are more likely to trigger duty. Duty-free routes are the simpler option: Kakobuy declares and pays on your behalf, though you may still be asked to help with clearance and can request reimbursement with receipts. On non-duty-free routes, clearance fees are yours, and if customs asks for proof of payment Kakobuy provides a payment-order screenshot only — not an invoice. These figures are compiled reference data, not official guidance.Value-added services and their prices
Kakobuy itemises optional services rather than bundling them. Order-level options are customised photography at $0.32 per photo and priority procurement at $0.80 per item order. Parcel-level options are warehouse storage extension at $1.61 per order for 30 days, item reinforcement at $1.61 per instance, package photography at no charge, package preview at $2.90 per instance, and vacuum packaging at $3.23 per package. For jade, customised photography is the one to budget for: three free QC photos are included with every order, but extra daylight, backlit and certificate images are what let you decide before the 5-day return window closes. Package preview is useful when several pieces are consolidated and you want the finished box photographed before dispatch. These prices were current as of April 2026.Where Kakobuy's QC stops for jade
The warehouse check is a logistics check. It confirms style, quantity, colour, size and model for clothing, bags and shoes, screens every package for prohibited goods, and photographs visible damage. Kakobuy states that it does not verify materials, workmanship, authenticity or function, and that sealed items are not opened. For jade this is the critical boundary: nothing in the standard check tells you whether a bangle is natural untreated jadeite, whether a pendant is true nephrite, whether colour has been enhanced, or whether the polish and drill holes are sound. Our testing team treats the free photos as a mismatch-and-damage filter, then orders paid close-ups before shipping, and treats bench verification — refractive index, specific gravity, magnification, spectroscopy — as work that happens after the parcel lands. Because returns depend on goods being sent back, an inspection you plan after shipping is not a substitute for inspection before it. Storage runs 100 days from check-in with an expiry reminder, and the return or exchange request window is 5 days, so the schedule is tight by design.How to use Kakobuy
Step 1 - Find and vet the jade listing
Search Kakobuy by keyword, upload a seller's image to run a reverse image search, or paste a link copied from Taobao, Tmall, JD.com, 1688, Weidian or Xianyu. Before ordering, record the stated stone type (jadeite or nephrite), treatment, dimensions, weight and certificate details, and ask the agent to confirm those points with the seller in a written message.
Step 2 - Place the order and pay
Confirm colour, size, setting and certificate one more time, then submit the order. Product cost and domestic Chinese shipping are converted at Kakobuy's published rate of 6.19, and a payment processing fee of about 4.5% is added. PayPal, major cards, Wise, UnionPay and bank transfer are accepted; a payment-order screenshot is what Kakobuy can supply as proof of value.
Step 3 - Check the rules before you commit
Confirm the seller's return or exchange policy in writing, because custom and made-to-order pieces are often excluded. Check that nothing in the order is on Kakobuy's prohibited list, and note that the declared value on your parcel interacts with your country's duty threshold. For expensive pieces, decide in advance whether you will return or verify.
Step 4 - Review the warehouse photos
Sellers usually ship to the warehouse within 48-72 hours; if nothing moves after 5 days the item is often out of stock and you can ask for a refund. On arrival you get three free QC photos covering style, quantity, colour, size, model and damage. Order extra custom photography at $0.32 per photo for daylight, backlit and certificate shots, and file any return within 5 days of check-in.
Step 5 - Consolidate and ship
Combine items held in one or more Kakobuy warehouses into a single international parcel and choose a line. A 1 kg parcel to the United States starts around $38.50 on the USPS tax-free route in 7-13 days; European parcels go through consolidation services such as DHL Germany. Weigh the parcel, avoid shipping many identical pieces together, and start your bench verification once the box arrives.
Start at the listing. Paste the Taobao, 1688, Weidian or Xianyu link into Kakobuy, or upload the seller's photograph and use image search to find the same piece elsewhere. Screen the listing before you commit: stated stone type, stated treatment, dimensions in millimetres, weight in grams, and whether a certificate is included and from which laboratory. Ask the agent to put your questions to the seller in writing — carat weight, natural or treated, certificate number — and keep that message thread.
Then plan the photo checkpoint. Every order gets three free warehouse photographs, which is enough to confirm the piece exists, matches the listed colour and size, and arrived undamaged. It is not enough to judge a stone. Custom photography costs $0.32 per photo, and this is where the money is well spent: ask for daylight shots at a fixed distance, a backlit shot, a shot of any certificate, and a close-up of the setting or drill holes. Package preview at $2.90 is available if you want the consolidated parcel photographed before it leaves.
Decide fast once the photos arrive. The return and exchange clock is 5 days from warehouse check-in, and custom or made-to-order pieces are frequently non-returnable. If a piece looks wrong — wrong tone, visible filling, a missing certificate, a chip — submit the request inside that window rather than waiting. If you need more time to think, storage runs 100 days free, with a reminder email before expiry and a $1.61 per 30-day extension after that.
Ship with the declaration you can defend. The US tax-free line runs about $38.50 for a kilogram in 7-13 days, and duty-free routes generally cost $5-$10 more per parcel than standard routes — on standard routes you clear customs and pay duty yourself. Keep parcels under 10 kg and avoid stacking many similar pieces in one box, since weight and repetition are the two things that push a parcel into commercial treatment. Country thresholds Kakobuy publishes range from $800 for the United States through £15 for the United Kingdom and €22 for the European Union, but treat those figures as reference only and re-check them before shipping.
Finally, schedule the verification you actually need. Bench work — refractive index, specific gravity, magnification, spectroscopy — happens after the parcel reaches you, and a returned item cannot be inspected. So treat the warehouse photos as a damage-and-mismatch filter, not as a verdict on the stone, and price the return-shipping risk into anything expensive.
Dates and fees in this guide come from Kakobuy's own published information as of April 2026. Promotions, exchange rates, storage terms and shipping prices are all subject to change, so confirm the current numbers in your account before you rely on them.