Luxury Brands Fashion Dropship
by SmartCatalogue OÜ · launched
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**1/5 — U.S. Dropshippers Need to Check the Shipping Rates BEFORE Paying** I strongly recommend that U.S.-based Shopify sellers review Luxury Distribution's shipping rates before paying for a subscription or building a catalog around this service. The product selection initially looked promising, especially for designer and luxury fashion. Unfortunately, the shipping economics make the service extremely difficult to use competitively for U.S. customers. As of their September 1, 2026 DHL Express rate schedule, shipping to the United States is charged **PER PIECE**, not simply per order: • Accessories: €43 per item • Clothing / RTW: €52 per item • Shoes: €59 per item • Bags: €67 per item Even more concerning, multi-item orders do not appear to receive meaningful combined-shipping savings. Their own example states that shipping one bag plus two clothing items to the United States costs: **€67 + €52 + €52 = €171 in shipping alone.** Customs duties and taxes may also be charged separately where applicable. For a U.S.-focused dropshipping business, I cannot make those numbers work on ordinary fashion products. For example, €52 to ship a single shirt is roughly $58 USD at the exchange rate when I checked. A seller would have to either absorb that enormous shipping expense or pass it on to the customer. Either option makes competing with normal U.S. fashion retailers extremely difficult. The service might make economic sense for very expensive luxury merchandise where a $50–$75 shipping charge represents a small percentage of the selling price. But for regular clothing, shoes, accessories, and lower-priced fashion, the shipping cost can destroy the margin. Another concern is that the company states these DHL rates are reviewed monthly and can increase or decrease based on fuel surcharges. That makes predictable long-term pricing even more important. My issue isn't that international DHL Express shipping costs money. My issue is whether this model is economically practical for a U.S.-based Shopify dropshipping business. Before subscribing, do the math yourself: **Product cost + per-piece shipping + duties/taxes + Shopify/payment fees + your required profit = actual selling price.** Don't look only at the attractive wholesale product price. For my U.S.-focused store, the shipping economics simply don't work, so I'm uninstalling the app. **Check the shipping table before you pay.**
We paid Luxury Distribution expecting a professional solution, but it turned into a costly mistake. Most of the items we offered through them were actually out of stock, so almost every order was cancelled. This caused us major financial losses and a lot of customer frustration. They charge high commissions while sourcing products from boutiques in Italy, but the inventory and order system just isn’t dependable. Because of how much this affected our business, we’ve taken formal legal action. I wouldn’t recommend this app based on our experience.
Developer reply ·
This review appears to be misleading, as the account in question never transitioned into a paid subscription or completed onboarding. Our records show only a few hours of trial access — no orders, no transactions, and no billing activity ever took place. Luxury Distribution operates with real-time inventory directly from verified European suppliers, and thousands of merchants successfully process orders daily through our system. We welcome honest feedback from verified users, but in this case, the experience described does not reflect actual platform use. For any genuine inquiries or support, our team is available at admin@luxury-distribution.com . — The Luxury Distribution Team
We had a disappointing experience with this app. Despite working with the company for some time, every order we placed was out of stock, leading to significant losses in advertising expenses and the fees they charged. When we requested a refund for the app fees, our request was denied. We advise others to be cautious before using this service.
Developer reply ·
Thank you for your feedback. However, we’d like to clarify that your account never transitioned into a paid plan, and the app was uninstalled within five minutes of installation—without any actual usage or engagement with the features we provide. We’re always open to constructive criticism from genuine users, but in this case, your review does not reflect real experience with our app’s functionality or support. If you ever decide to properly test the app and provide authentic feedback, we’re more than happy to assist and hear your thoughts. Ps. For users reading this customers review notice it says under their review the amount of time they had using the app. Balardi United States 5 minutes using the app
I would like to uninstall my application with you. Your products are expensive and the monthly too is too high. thank you
Developer reply ·
Thank You for the review, As for the application cost being too high, our subscription cost is detailed before signing up to the service. As for our products being expensive could you please specify What products you thought had this issue? We offer a service of displaying what Distributors want to sell in Dropshipping Method, pricing comes like this from the Brand distributor, and we have no control over it. We Also want to emphasize that Expectations for Margin of Luxury Goods Dropshipping should be According to realistic expectations and factors such as : 1- This is a service provided with no minimum order quantity, and the products being supplied are of very high demand , we also offer 14 days return and customer service. 2- Given that the items are high ticket products (average selling price of 500$ ) a margin from 30-50% should be expected but not higher, if the dropshipper wants to remain competitive and sell below Retail. We Hope we have clarified these issues, and we wish you every success with your store.
