The weeks between a confirmed buying session and the arrival of the goods follow a fixed sequence, and most first-time buyers have no visibility over it. This article walks through the wholesale order process in Italy step by step: proforma, payment of goods and commission, collection from the suppliers, consolidation, piece count and sample quality control, packing and weighing, the separate freight payment, and the handover to the courier. It also sets out the delays that genuinely occur, from Italian holiday closures to stock sold in the meantime, so a boutique or an e-commerce buyer can plan the calendar realistically.
