How to use this page
Categories, grouped by how far the check goes
Most category pages sort by what things are. This one sorts by what happens to them at the warehouse, because that is what changes your homework.
Clothing, shoes, bags and suitcases are the four groups the inspection policy names as unwrapped and compared with the listing. Everything else is compared from the outside, and anything sealed or carrying sealing strips stays shut regardless of what it is.
Each group below gives you the coverage, the thing worth settling before you order, and links straight into the matching category pages on the catalogue.
Browse sixteen illustrated categories
Choose a product group here, then use the detailed category links below to narrow the search and read the relevant inspection cautions.
Unwrapped and compared: clothing, shoes, bags
These are the four kinds of goods the policy names as opened, so long as the packaging is ordinary and carries no sealing strips. Model, style and size get compared against the listing they came from.
Settle first, clothing: Chest, shoulder and length in centimetres, measured flat. Size labels from different sellers are not comparable, and size measurement error is excluded from the inspection.
Settle first, shoes: Insole length in centimetres for your size, and a decision about whether the box travels with the parcel. A boxed pair is priced on volume.
Settle first, bags: Outside dimensions, and a written answer on which straps, dust bag and hardware are included. Bags are where included extras go missing most often.
- Hoodies
Open the hoodies category on the catalogue.
- T shirts
Open the t shirts category on the catalogue.
- Shirts
Open the shirts category on the catalogue.
- Jackets
Open the jackets category on the catalogue.
- Down jackets
Open the down jackets category on the catalogue.
- Jeans
Open the jeans category on the catalogue.
- Sweatpants
Open the sweatpants category on the catalogue.
- Sweaters
Open the sweaters category on the catalogue.
- Sneakers
Open the sneakers category on the catalogue.
- Casual shoes
Open the casual shoes category on the catalogue.
- Leather shoes
Open the leather shoes category on the catalogue.
- Sandals
Open the sandals category on the catalogue.
- Heels
Open the heels category on the catalogue.
- Slippers
Open the slippers category on the catalogue.
- Bags
Open the bags category on the catalogue.
- Backpacks
Open the backpacks category on the catalogue.
- Shoulder bags
Open the shoulder bags category on the catalogue.
- Travel bags
Open the travel bags category on the catalogue.
- Clutches
Open the clutches category on the catalogue.
- Belt bags
Open the belt bags category on the catalogue.
All eight groups on one screen
The coverage column comes from the same rule set the check on the judging page reads, so the two cannot drift apart.
| Group | Inspection coverage | Settle before you order |
|---|---|---|
| Clothing | Opened and compared with the listing | Chest, shoulder and length in centimetres, measured flat. Size labels from different sellers are not comparable, and size measurement error is excluded from the inspection. |
| Shoes | Opened and compared with the listing | Insole length in centimetres for your size, and a decision about whether the box travels with the parcel. A boxed pair is priced on volume. |
| Bags and travel | Opened and compared with the listing | Outside dimensions, and a written answer on which straps, dust bag and hardware are included. Bags are where included extras go missing most often. |
| Worn accessories | Appearance only | Materials and dimensions. Nothing gets worn, wound, tested or measured for fit, so a photograph is the whole of the record you will have. |
| Electronics | Not opened, and function is excluded | Plug standard, voltage, battery type, and what the seller promises if it arrives dead. The policy excludes authenticity, function and quality for this whole group. |
| Liquids, powders and pastes | Not opened, and a sensitive goods class of its own | Whether the line you want will carry it at all. The estimate page has separate classes for liquid, powder and paste, and some lines refuse them outright. |
| Home and lifestyle | Not opened unless it is a garment | Size and weight, and whether it contains magnets, batteries or liquid. Volume decides the freight on this group more often than weight does. |
| Sealed and collectable | Sealed packaging stays sealed | Which version or series it is, in writing. Once it is sealed, the outside of the box is the only thing anybody compares. |
Coverage from the EastMallBuy Inspection Policy, read 4 August 2026. Run the coverage check on a specific item
Appearance only: worn accessories, home and lifestyle
Not garments, bags, suitcases or shoes, so the wrapping stays on and the check is what can be seen from the outside.
Settle first, accessories: Materials and dimensions. Nothing gets worn, wound, tested or measured for fit, so a photograph is the whole of the record you will have.
Settle first, home and lifestyle: Size and weight, and whether it contains magnets, batteries or liquid. Volume decides the freight on this group more often than weight does.
- Watches
Open the watches category on the catalogue.
- Eyewear
Open the eyewear category on the catalogue.
- Jewelry
Open the jewelry category on the catalogue.
- Belts
Open the belts category on the catalogue.
- Hats
Open the hats category on the catalogue.
- Wallets
Open the wallets category on the catalogue.
- Home and lifestyle
Open the home and lifestyle category on the catalogue.
- Umbrellas
Open the umbrellas category on the catalogue.
- Sports equipment
Open the sports equipment category on the catalogue.
- Toys
Open the toys category on the catalogue.
Sensitive goods are a shipping question, not a taste question
The estimate page asks for a type of goods before it will quote anything, and five of its six classes are sensitive: brand goods, electric or magnetic, liquid or powder or paste, flammable or explosive, and pure batteries. The sixth is ordinary daily use goods.
The class decides which lines will carry the parcel, what it costs, and sometimes whether it can be insured at all. Perfume and anything with a battery are the two that surprise people, and both are common finds.
Sealed, functional or liquid: the ones with extra exclusions
Electronics carry three additional exclusions of their own: authenticity, function and quality. Liquids and pastes are a shipping class before they are anything else. Sealed goods stay sealed.
Settle first, electronics: Plug standard, voltage, battery type, and what the seller promises if it arrives dead. The policy excludes authenticity, function and quality for this whole group.
Settle first, liquids: Whether the line you want will carry it at all. The estimate page has separate classes for liquid, powder and paste, and some lines refuse them outright.
Settle first, sealed goods: Which version or series it is, in writing. Once it is sealed, the outside of the box is the only thing anybody compares.
- Electronics
Open the electronics category on the catalogue.
- Headphones
Open the headphones category on the catalogue.
- Speakers
Open the speakers category on the catalogue.
- Phones
Open the phones category on the catalogue.
- Styling tools
Open the styling tools category on the catalogue.
- Perfume
Open the perfume category on the catalogue.
- Face masks
Open the face masks category on the catalogue.
- Sun protection
Open the sun protection category on the catalogue.
- Figures
Open the figures category on the catalogue.
- Plush toys
Open the plush toys category on the catalogue.
- Keychains
Open the keychains category on the catalogue.
What to do with a category page once it is open
Four steps, in the order that wastes the least time.
Scroll for shape, not for colour
Card photographs are seller photographs. Use them to find the silhouette and the detailing you want, and treat every colour as unconfirmed until you see it in daylight.
Open the item and read what the seller actually wrote
A seller who publishes flat measurements is telling you something about how carefully they operate. A seller who gives you a weight range instead of measurements is telling you something too.
Run the coverage check for that kind of item
It turns the category into three specific questions, and it tells you whether the parcel is going to be opened at all.
Keep the link, not the screenshot
The link is what the order form wants. A screenshot of a card is not something anybody can buy from.
Categories this guide will not send you to
The prohibited goods list runs to twelve classes, and several of them look like ordinary shopping until you read it. Knives of any kind, including kitchen knives, scissors and garden tools. Toy guns as well as real ones. Electronic cigarettes and their liquids. Anything flammable, corrosive or under pressure. Adult products.
The twelfth class is the one worth reading twice: goods that do not possess intellectual property rights. EastMallBuy also publishes a separate anti-counterfeiting policy saying non authentic goods are prohibited outright, and that it can decline an order and suspend an account. Whatever you have read elsewhere about what agents carry, this is what this one publishes, and it is the agent that enforces it.