Shipping & Returns

Refund, Resend and Returns Policy

This refund policy is to be used as a resource by drop shippers who work with latestthingkitchen.com (“Latest Thing Kitchen”).

Please review the following policies carefully.

ALL DISPUTES SHALL BE OPENED ON Latest Thing Kitchen. OTHERWISE,LATEST THING KITCHEN WILL BLOCK YOUR ACCOUNT PERMANENTLY.

Latest Thing Kitchen offers a quicker dispute solution and will appreciate it a lot if you provide:

a. Photos or videos of the damaged item to prove damage. If the photo cannot prove the products are damaged, please upload the video.

b. Screenshot of the e-mail or dispute received including name, date and content. In other words, a customer has sent the complaint (Through PayPal Dispute or other Gateway, e-mail, etc.).

c. The products need to be returned to Latest Thing Kitchen if our Dispute Team asks for a return in Disputes.

Except for the important interpretation, Latest Thing Kitchen will make a refund, resend, or accept the return for any of the following cases:

1. Orders Delayed.

Orders are lacking tracking information, in transit, pending, expired 60 days after orders departed from Latest Thing Kitchen warehouse. Following countries and shipping methods may be different:

a. For orders shipped to the USA, it will be counted 45 days after orders departed from Latest Thing Kitchen warehouse.

b. For Brazil, it is after 110 days counting from the date that order departed from Latest Thing Kitchen warehouse due to the strict customs clearance at Brazil.

c. For Latest Thing Kitchen Packet Liquid Line to all counties, Latest Thing Kitchen will deal with your dispute for delayed orders after 100 days counting from the date that order departed from CJ warehouse.

d. For some special shipping methods, Latest Thing Kitchen cannot deal with your disputes. (See the following important interpretation)

Notes:

Sometimes, the order had arrived at the nearest post office to the buyer and make it pending because of insufficient address, package unclaimed, no such number, etc. It will be much more convenient for clients to contact local post office or go to the post office for delivery.

Due to such conditions as national realities, phone numbers, and religious beliefs in Israel, packages will be normally delivered to self pick-up cabinets, which may lead to packages being long overdue. Therefore, it will be much more convenient for clients to contact the local post office or go to the post office for delivery.

Sometimes, local tracking numbers may show a sign for delivery, but the end customer claims that the package has not been received. In such cases, Latest Thing Kitchen will spare no effort to verify the real situation, which could be a long process (1-2 months), but there is no guarantee that of a positive result.

2. Orders not Received.

Latest Thing Kitchen will not deal with the refund or resend if the tracking information shows the order is delivered.

a. If Your clients do not receive the package, a non-delivery certification issued by the local post office with an official seal is necessary.

b. Tracking information alert. The tracking information shows Alert, the reasons are listed as below:

a) Incorrect/insufficient address.

b) No such number.

c) Unknown recipient.

d) Refused.

e) Do not pick up in time.

f) No safe delivery location.

g) Uncleared customs.

h) Others.

Notes:

a. The local distributor will deliver 1-3 times according to the actual situation. If it is still unclaimed during the delivery period, it will be returned to the local post office for storage in 3-7 days. Meanwhile, Your clients need to pick up the package by themselves. Otherwise, the product will be returned to the sender, our logistics company. During the return, Latest Thing Kitchen takes no responsibility if products have been lost.

 c. Latest Thing Kitchen cannot offer a refund or resend if you don’t process the undelivered orders or packages destroyed by logistics companies.

3. Products Damaged.

Latest Thing Kitchen offers a full refund or a replacement if packages arrived are badly damaged.

Latest Thing Kitchen offers a partial refund or a replacement if packages arrived partially damaged (except thread, slightly wrinkled, small scratches etc.).

Notes:

a. For fragile products, a refund is highly recommended.

b. For damaged packing boxes, Latest Thing Kitchen cannot offer any refunds or other after-sale services due to the long-distant international delivery.

c. For ordinary, electronic products, Your clients shall complain or open a dispute to you within 30 days after packages are delivered.

d. For service products, Latest Thing Kitchen refunds you the cost of the product which is the price in China market. If you have Latest Thing Kitchen quality inspection service. Otherwise, Latest Thing Kitchen will not take any responsibility for them. (See the following important interpretation > Service products)

4. Incorrect or Missing Products.

Latest Thing Kitchen has a strict quality control process before products are dispatched. Latest Thing Kitchen will deal with incorrect or missing products as follows:

a. For incorrect products, Latest Thing Kitchen offers a full refund or replacement.

b. For products with wrong color, size which doesn't affect product function, etc., Latest Thing Kitchen offers a refund or resend if you provide a screenshot of your clients' complaint including name, content and date.

c. For parts missing which doesn’t affect product function, Latest Thing Kitchen may refund partially or resend the missing part; for parts missing which affect product function, Latest Thing Kitchen will resend the product only.

d. For accessories, Latest Thing Kitchen will resend the accessories.

Notes:

For size problem, Latest Thing Kitchen will appreciate it a lot if you can measure the product according to the correct measurement method and provide us the photo of measurement. Then, our dispute team will deal with your disputes quickly.

5. Orders Cancellation.

For orders cancellation, Latest Thing Kitchen offers a full refund before products are processed by warehouses.

a. After payment, POD orders cannot be canceled as it is customized.

b. After payment, preorder inventory orders cannot be canceled as it is special products and only available for you.

c. After payment, video and photo orders cannot be canceled as Latest Thing Kitchen has planned and prepared for you after payment.

Important Interpretation

1. Deadline of Opening Dispute.

You cannot open a dispute if the order status is closed. Your dispute cannot be resolved when tracking information from a third party is untraceable.

2. Force Majeure.

Latest Thing Kitchen takes no responsibility for any product damaged or shipping delay caused by the act of god, including but not limited: epidemic situation, international situation, strike, war, earthquake, flood, virus, storm, heavy snow, customs inspection. However, Latest Thing Kitchen will notify you by Latest Thing Kitchen Chat, Skype, Email, Line, WhatsApp etc.

3. Shipping Method Limits.

Some shipping methods are not trackable when orders arrived at some Countries, States, or Cities. CJ lists those shipping methods in advance and will not accept any disputes when you choose those shipping methods to some countries, including:

PostNL、Electric PostNL、Latest Thing Kitchen Packet Eub、Latest Thing Kitchen Packet Postal Route、Latest Thing Kitchen Packet Postal、Latest Thing Kitchen Packet Railway Economy.

Notes:

When choosing certain shipping methods, the remote addresses will be charged additional cost.

4. Destination Limits.

Due to limited international transportation, Latest Thing Kitchen will not accept any disputes when your orders are shipped to the following countries:

Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Andorra, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Greenland, Canary Islands, Iceland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican, Bahrain, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Antigua, Anguilla, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, American Samoa, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belize, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cook Islands, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia Fiji Islands, Falkland Islands, Micronesia, Faroe Islands, Gabon, Grenada, Georgia, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guam, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Comoros, Saint Kitts, Cayman Islands, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Republic of North Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Saipan, Martinique, Mauritania, Montserrat, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Nauru, Niue, Oman, Panama, Peru, Tahiti, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Serbia, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, El Salvador, Eswatini, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Timor Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Saint Vincent Island, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Vanuatu Samoa, Bernel, Curacao, Saint Eustacius, Saint Martin, Nevis, Somaliland, Saint Bafulimi, Yemen, Mayotte Island, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

5. Return.

Products can be returned to Latest Thing Kitchen  China warehouses only. But we do not suggest returning products to our warehouses, because the international shipping cost is high and it takes at least 3 months to arrive at Latest Thing Kitchen China Warehouse. Most of them will be lost during the return. Also, most of the returned products will be damaged on the way.

a. If you indeed want your buyer to return the products, please follow these steps: How to return products to Latest Thing Kitchen warehouse.

b. Please return products within 30 days after receiving products.

6. Service Products.

Service products apply to the following interpretation.

a. Any disputes arising from products damaged or shipping delayed, Latest Thing Kitchen may not refund the product cost.

b. Any disputes arising from bad quality, Latest Thing Kitchen may not accept as the supplier is not Latest Thing Kitchen

c. For service products without Latest Thing Kitchen quality checking inspection, Latest Thing Kitchen may not accept the disputes.

7. Unacceptable Disputes.

Latest Thing Kitchen shall not accept any unreasonable disputes, including but not limited to:

a. The buyer does not like it.

b. The product description is not real.

c. Products smell unusual.

d. The buyer ordered the wrong items or SKU.

e. The shipping address was provided incorrectly.

f. Product difference was negotiated in advance.

g. Tracking information deleted by logistics companies or local post offices.

h. In some cases, packages returned/discarded/detained due to the consignee’s failure to comply with the work of customs clearance in line with the foreign trade policies of certain countries.

Latest Thing Kitchen always try to offer the best service. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us .