Shipping & Returns

Refund, Resend and Returns Policy

Please review the following policies carefully.

The Home Chef Store 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 The Home Chef Store if our Dispute Team asks for a return in Disputes.

Except for the important interpretation, The Home Chef Store 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 The Home Chef Store 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 The Home Chef Store warehouse.

b. For Brazil, it is after 110 days counting from the date that order departed from The Home Chef Store warehouse due to the strict customs clearance at Brazil.

c. For China Post Registered Air Mail and The Home Chef Store liquid line to all counties, The Home Chef Store will deal with your dispute for delayed orders after 100 days counting from the date that order departed from The Home Chef Store warehouse.

d. For some special shipping methods, The Home Chef Store 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 made it pending because of insufficient address, package unclaimed, no such number, etc. It will be much more convenient for clients to contact the local post office or go to the post office for delivery.

2. Orders not Received.

The Home Chef Store 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,  The Home Chef Store takes no responsibility if products have been lost.

b. If the logistics company provides return service to China,  The Home Chef Store will put the products in your private inventory and will not refund them when we receive the returned items.

c. The Home Chef Store cannot offer a refund or resend if you don’t process the undelivered orders or packages destroyed by logistics companies.

3. Products Damaged.

The Home Chef Store offers a full refund or a replacement if packages arrived are badly damaged.

The Home Chef Store 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,  The Home Chef Store cannot offer any refunds or other after-sale services due to the long-distant international delivery.

c. For ordinary products, Your clients shall complain or open a dispute with you within 5 days after packages are delivered.

d. For electronic products, Your clients shall complain or open a dispute to you within 10 days after packages are delivered.

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

4. Incorrect or Missing Products.

The Home Chef Store has a strict quality control process before products are dispatched.  The Home Chef Store will deal with incorrect or missing products as follows:

a. For incorrect products, The Home Chef Store offers a full refund or replacement.

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

c. For parts missing which don't affect product function, The Home Chef Store may refund partially or resend the missing part; for parts missing which affect product function,  The Home Chef Store will resend the product only.

d. For accessories, The Home Chef Store will resend the accessories.

Notes:

For size problems, The Home Chef Store will appreciate it a lot if you can measure the product according to the correct measurement method and provide us with the photo of measurement. Then, our dispute team will deal with your disputes quickly.

5. Orders Cancellation.

For orders cancellation, The Home Chef Store 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, private inventory orders cannot be canceled as they are special products and only available for you.

c. After payment, video and photo orders cannot be canceled as The Home Chef Store 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.

Notes:

a. For bulk purchase orders, the close date usually is around 30 days.

b. Dispute will be closed automatically if the order has been closed and you have not responded for seven consecutive days.

2. Force Majeure.

The Home Chef Store takes no responsibility for any product damage or shipping delay caused by the act of god, including but not limited to: epidemic situation, international situation, strike, war, earthquake, flood, virus, storm, heavy snow, customs inspection. However, The Home Chef Store will notify you by thehomechefstore4@gmail.com 

3. Shipping Method Limits.

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

PostNL, Turkey Post, Swiss Post, Electric PostNL to USA, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, the overseas territories and overseas island areas；

Notes:

For DHL,  The Home Chef StorePacket Fast Line, The Home Chef StorePacket JL Express,  The Home Chef StorePacket Thailand, the remote addresses will be charged additional cost.

4. Destination Limits.

Due to limited international transportation, The Home Chef Store will not accept any disputes when your orders are shipped to the following countries:

Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Nepal, Nicaragua, Swaziland, Jamaica, Zambia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Benin, Belize City, Burundi, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Grenada, Cuba, Palestine, Paraguay, Guatemala, Reunion, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Alaska, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana.

5. Return.

Products can be returned to The Home Chef Store 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  The Home Chef Store China Warehouse. Most of them will be lost during the return. Also, most of the returned products will be damaged on the way.

a. Please return products within 25 days after receiving products.

6. Service Products.

Service products apply to the following interpretation.

a. Any disputes arising from products damaged or shipping delayed,  The Home Chef Store may not refund the product cost.

b. Any disputes arising from bad quality, The Home Chef Store may not accept as the supplier is not  The Home Chef Store.

c. For service products without The Home Chef Store's quality checking inspection,  The Home Chef Store may not accept the disputes.

7. Unacceptable Disputes.

The Home Chef Store 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.

The Home Chef Store always tries to offer the best service. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us.