What Is 1039 Market-Purchase Trade? A Simple Guide for Wholesale Buyers

When overseas buyers source mixed products from China — knobs from one factory, machines from another, packaging from a third — the paperwork can become the hardest part of the order. The 1039 market-purchase trade (市场采购贸易) structure was designed exactly for this situation.

Why it matters

Under 1039, China-side export documentation and customs clearance are handled by the agent, and no VAT invoice is required for export. For smaller wholesale buyers this supports flexible multi-SKU consolidation: many different products from multiple small factories, combined into one shipment.

The numbers

  • Per-shipment value cap: USD 1,000 – 150,000.
  • China-side documents and clearance: handled by JCH.
  • Buyer responsibility: global import clearance, duties and local delivery.

What JCH does under 1039

We verify the factories, follow production, run pre-shipment QC with photo and video evidence, then consolidate everything into one shipment (EXW / FOB) — working with your forwarder or our recommended partners. On your side, the export paperwork gets simpler and the goods still arrive together.

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