Opportunities Abroad China Sourcing For Home E biz
hina has, in recent solutions, like PayPal, is
years, gained prominence as growing rapidly.
a manufacturing center to
the world. Their ability to • Rising competition among China
produce a wide scope of goods at manufacturers is forcing
competitive price points has made factories to bring products up to
them a global go-to source for western standards.
importers. Even small, home-based
online sellers are profitably • Many Chinese businesspeople
sourcing from China suppliers. speak and understand English,
Several recent developments, making the language barrier less
working in conjunction, have made of an issue.
China sourcing a simpler, more
straightforward process than it’s According to George Baily, Sales
ever been before: Manager for online wholesaler
Chinavasion, these combined
• Many trade barriers have been circumstances create an enormous
removed, and China has joined the opportunity for Internet
World Trade Organization. retailers. Advises Baily,
“The key is finding reliable
• Both travel to and shipping suppliers for your own
from China are now faster, e-business. It’s critical that
cheaper, and more dependable than you’re dealing with legitimate
ever. companies, so you don’t get
burned.”
• Simple, safe payment methods
are increasingly in place. The Finding REAL Manufacturers
number of China manufacturers who
are implementing merchant Multiple resources are available
accounts and online payment to help you locate genuine China
suppliers: trade magazines, can provide you with these
international trade fairs, and brand-name products is either
Business-to-Business (B2B) selling defective or gray-market
websites, such as href="http://GlobalSources.com" resell; the latter won’t make it
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there, you need to ensure you’re to start with an import wholesale
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While there are many excellent /font>, which allows you to
China vendors that will deliver purchase goods in small,
quality goods, there are also affordable quantities. In some
many scammers, advertising cases, you may even have products
popular branded merchandise (Sony drop shipped directly to your
products, Apple iPods, etc). Even customers, just as you would with
though these goods may be a domestic wholesaler.
manufactured in China, their
distribution is tightly Although your wholesale prices
controlled by their parent will be higher than your
companies in the U.S. Any factory-direct prices, that
overseas supplier claiming they additional expense is off-set by
a number of factors: The opportunities in China are
massive: whether you’re a new or
• You’re not responsible for experienced importer, it’s a good
import taxes. time to take advantage of the
great benefits sourcing from
• You’re not the party legally China offers. Encourages Baily,
responsible for guaranteeing your “Online sellers have barely begun
goods meet Customs regulations, to tap into the products that are
so you’re taking considerably available. There’s room for a
less risk. huge explosion of start-ups and
one-man businesses to make a
• The wholesaler is handling major dent in their markets –
quality control, so you don’t just because they’ve found the
have to worry about products not sources to make it work.”
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