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Riding the 'daigou' boom Down Under

Ms Molder Sayrao, who moved from China to Australia to study, began working as a daigou after family and friends asked her to send goods back home. AuMake executive chairman Keong Chan says the average parcel sent to China includes goods worth about
Shoppers in a store in central Sydney run by AuMake, a firm that supplies to daigou. Its stores stock items such as health and skincare products, infant formula and Australian wool products. ST PHOTOS: JONATHAN PEARLMAN

Chinese in Australia work as shopping agents for China buyers

Published: 
Mar 3, 2018, 5:00 am SGT
For The Straits Times
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When she moved from China to Australia to study four years ago, Ms Molder Sayrao quickly learnt that her friends, family and former colleagues back home in Xinjiang all had the same favour to ask: Could she buy products to send home?

Mostly, this involved locally made milk formula for babies and skincare products.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 03, 2018, with the headline 'Riding the 'daigou' boom Down Under '. Print Edition | Subscribe
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