There are many purchasing channels, here are a few briefly mentioned

1.1688

2. Ali International

3. Taobao

4. Global Chinese Products

5. Choose U Products

6. Global Sources

7. Made in China Network

8. Yiwu Gou

9. AliExpress

Of course, if you are a novice in cross-border e-commerce, your funds are not very strong, and your supply channels are not very stable, I would recommend You can try the currently popular new cross-border gameplay, the no-source mode.

What is the no-supply model?

Having no supply does not mean that you have nothing in your hands and are empty-handed. Of course, this understanding is wrong. If you think about it differently, there is no supply." "None" means that you don't need to stock up on goods. Of course you have to select products, but after selecting the products, you don't need to go to the manufacturer to negotiate prices and stock up on goods. The store where the product you selected comes from is your supply warehouse. This is In the “source of supply” model without supply of supply, where does your supply come from? From major e-commerce platform stores at home and abroad, they are your supply warehouse.

How to operate the non-source mode?

Select products and distribute goods - buyers take photos of goods - sellers go to product source stores to place orders - orders are sent to transit - transit station inspects goods, 2 Beautifully packaged - shipped to foreign buyers - completing the transaction.

For example, everyone can understand better. After the buyer Rose selects a bag in your store on Amazon, you see the order and find the corresponding supply link of the bag through the background system. If you go to a store on the shopping platform, you can take a picture of the bag, place the order and send it to a transfer station. After the transfer station receives your order, it will help you check whether the order information is accurate and whether the bag is intact. After the acceptance is completed, the transfer process will be carried out again. Exquisitely packaged, shipped abroad to the address Rose fills in. Finally, Ms. Rose will be happy to receive her favorite bag within the corresponding time.

Is the no-source model profitable?

Its existence is reasonable. Since everyone is playing this new way of playing, it must be profitable. First, the Amazon platform itself is high-end. For platforms with unit price, the unit price per customer itself is much higher than the unit price per customer on domestic platforms. Secondly, Amazon’s no-source model is mainly aimed at developed countries in Europe and the United States. Due to the existence of exchange rate differences, a 1,000 bag will also be converted through exchange rates abroad. The price will increase by 3-5 times, and the profit can be imagined. The third system intelligent pricing will help you set a price that is both suitable for the market and profitable based on logistics and foreign product environment to ensure the seller's profit.

I have helped some sellers find sources of goods before, so I have roughly explored the process of cross-border e-commerce purchasing. I will first share with you my personal experience and a few down-to-earth words:

One of the ways for cross-border e-commerce to purchase goods: distribution network

The so-called distribution network means that factory sources will publish their products on some distribution websites, and then agents or some sellers can connect with them for distribution. There is no source of goods that you cannot find on these distribution networks, such as 1688 (Alibaba), distribution networks, etc. You can find the products you want on them, contact the manufacturers directly, and then conduct offline visits and cooperation.

For example, when I was looking for a beauty product - a beauty instrument some time ago, I went directly to 1688 to find a factory or trader that could produce the product. After comparing the price, qualifications, credit and other information, I contacted For two or three suitable companies, you can visit the factory, check the production line, negotiate details such as output, packaging, cooperation price, etc., go through several rounds of selection, combine market demand, estimate profit margins, etc., and you can basically complete a purchase.

The second way for cross-border e-commerce purchase: product selection conference

Product selection conference refers to some cross-border e-commerce exhibitions, such as in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhejiang, Hangzhou and other regions. Basically, there are several large-scale product selection conferences every year, with tens of thousands of participating brands gathering and covering a wide range of products.

By participating in these product selection conferences, you have a good chance to find and discover some novel products, hot-selling products, and in-demand products. Sometimes you can find the products you need on site. For some, you can consult the manufacturer, and they may be produced according to your needs. The products you need can also be purchased at one time through this method.

The third way for cross-border e-commerce purchase: social circle of friends

After the first two methods, the remaining method is to introduce through the circle of friends. The cross-border e-commerce circle is actually not very big. As long as you have three or four e-commerce friends, you will all have the opportunity to make friends with various product categories. Everyone will recommend each other and basically have the resources to purchase goods. Of course, if the circle is not enough Close, the purchase price may be different. This requires long-term accumulation, which can be regarded as an auxiliary to the first two ways.

The last way to purchase goods is to visit forums

For example, some suppliers will publish supply information on FOB Forum, Waipai.com, ESG cross-border e-commerce, etc. As long as you have time to go shopping and pay more attention, you can also find some sources of goods.

Sorry, my answer may miss the above 12 answers.

First let’s talk about the problems with the above answers.

The core problem is that "making money is never simple."

1.1688 As we all know, it has become the main battlefield for a large number of small businesses, distributors, and traders. This type of supplier is basically There is a lack of product development and iteration capabilities. If you screen through the length of Chengxintong membership, you may be able to find some reliable ones, but others are basically not so reliable. The unreliability is mainly due to three factors: product homogeneity, low purchasing threshold, and no guarantee of after-sales service.

2.1688 is only suitable for fast product turnover and quick water testing. It is not suitable for long-term cooperation, let alone brand operation. Some people may wonder, why is it not suitable for long-term cooperation? Because, again, product acquisition and development costs are too low, resulting in products with no competitive barriers.

3. A large number of merchants on 1688 and other platforms currently use it as a clearance channel. As a cross-border e-commerce seller, you have not finished clearing your own goods, and you have to help others clear their warehouses to be careful of low-price traps.

What are some practical ideas for finding products?

Based on my 14 years of product development experience in the industry, I summarized it into four development imports:

1. Demand import

2. Technology import

3. Directed import

4. Resource import

(The above four development and import ideas belong to reverse development. They are not simply guessing the sales volume, looking at the ranking, and calculating the cost. The decision is based on the nature of business - "product and value conversion". (I have limited energy, so I cannot explain it in detail)

How to operate if you want to use the Internet platform for development?

The following is my many years of work experience and practical information:

(The premise is that everyone who engages in products should have a sincere interest and a spirit of exploration in unknown areas)

1. Don’t read 1688

4. Create an excel table on your computer and develop the habit of saving supplier information or media web pages (I have been a PM for 10 years and have recorded more than 50,000 companies) Suppliers range from screws to yachts, including military secrets and private models)

5. Check out more crowdfunding websites. To some extent, crowdfunding products represent A new type of new technology, new design

6. Go to the factory to inspect more. When you arrive at the factory, chat more with the technical engineers and less with the business. The engineers will tell you the application, upgrade and after-sales of the product, and the business will only Tell you that the price is low and the sales volume is high. Who is the most useful to you

7.8.9. It’s 5 o’clock in the morning, so I can’t write anymore, I’m really sleepy.

For online inquiries and offline inspections, first understand the general situation through B2B wholesale websites

If you are sure what product you are looking for, first you can go to some well-known B2B websites. Look, Alibaba, for example, has gathered all kinds of manufacturers, most of which provide wholesale business, and the products also have pictures.

However, some of these manufacturers require large quantities of goods. If you lack early capital and experience, I suggest you purchase goods from Alibaba’s small wholesale area. At the same time, it is best to combine online and offline sources to find high-quality and cost-effective supply. You can also search for factory resources or wholesale markets closer to you on Alibaba, such as clothing wholesale in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, 3C products in Shenzhen, etc. Wait, after you are optimistic about the product and manufacturer, it is best to conduct on-site inspection and comparison. If you can get familiar with the boss there, you can also get a lower wholesale price. When there are new products or hot-selling models, He'll be happy to tell you first, too.

Human resources or social channels

There are many purchasing channels for cross-border e-commerce. Depending on the market for which the goods are sold, there are simply the following categories.

1. Yiwu, Zhejiang. Yiwu is not only the largest small commodity wholesale market in China, but also very famous internationally.

Yiwu’s small commodities such as hardware, mechanical and electrical appliances, clothing, stationery, and accessories are very unique and cheap, and are very popular in foreign markets. For example, customers in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, West Asia, and South America are growing rapidly. Uzbekistan's imports from Yiwu increased by 600 yuan this year, and Yiwu's local cross-border e-commerce trade exports increased by 588 yuan in the first half of this year.

I know a Chinese who is engaged in cross-border e-commerce. He exports trinkets from Yiwu to the United States and sells them on Amazon. A necklace with a purchase price of 20 yuan can be sold for 20 US dollars. Business is still quite prosperous. There is also a friend in Yiwu who specializes in foreign trade glasses cases. Business was very good in the first half of this year. One order can usually sell 5,000 pairs of glasses.

2. Huaqiang North, Shenzhen. Mainly electronic products, such as mobile phone power banks, charging cables, car chargers, headphones and other 3C electronic product accessories. Didn’t cross-border e-commerce listed companies such as Anker start from Shenzhen? Drones are also very popular in foreign markets. After all, DJI is based in Shenzhen, and Bitcoin mining has become very popular in the past two years, which has driven the production and export of mining machines in Huaqiangbei.

3. Alibaba 1688. I won’t go into details about this. 1688 has a complete range of products, cheap prices, transparent information, and clear prices. The disadvantage is that they are basically standard products with no special features and need to be carefully selected. In the early days, many Taobao shop owners wholesaled from 1688 and then put them on Retail on Taobao. Cross-border e-commerce also uses this method, but 1688 is more suitable for novices who don’t have exclusive sources of goods.

4. Self-produced and sold. Zhejiang Zhiyu mainly targets the Middle East market, selling clothing, bags, shoes, etc., and its products are mainly in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta. Clothing is also a popular category on Alibaba’s AliExpress. The supply mainly comes from two places, Hangzhou and Guangzhou. It is very popular among Russian consumers. A friend of mine started doing this in Hangzhou after graduating from college and is now an AliExpress seller. The top seller of women's clothing. A friend of mine is engaged in cross-border e-commerce in Guangzhou, selling Guangzhou sportswear to Japanese through Amazon.

This question is still relatively general. Cross-border e-commerce also depends on your operation model, the region and platform of cross-border e-commerce sales, and different customer groups. Product layout. I have been engaged in e-commerce for more than 5 years, and I have some opinions that you can refer to. The following issues need to be considered where to purchase

1. Position your product according to the product market and platform

According to the area where the product is sold, whether it is the North American station or the European station, and the people in these regions Determine your categories and products based on your consumption habits, logistics and transportation conditions, platform policies, and market competitiveness

2. Determine purchase channels based on your own operating model

If you don’t want to prepare goods by yourself and do drop shipping, you can go to online platforms such as: 1688, online mall, supply network,

Huicong.com, China Made Network, China Supply Network, supply network, etc. Home and other platforms that support drop shipping.

If you are doing the FBA model, you should directly inspect the factories and processing plants where the goods are sourced. Different product types have different places of supply. For example: small commodities, home furnishings and daily necessities in Yiwu, Zhejiang, 3c in Guangdong Small household appliance accessories, furniture, lighting, home textiles from Nantong, Jiangsu, furniture from Changshu, Jiangsu, luggage from Baoding, Hebei, clothing accessories from Guangzhou, Guangdong and other source factories are directly purchased.

Nowadays, most domestic companies, whether they are engaged in domestic sales or foreign trade, will promote their products on the Internet. Based on this, we can use e-commerce platforms to find sources of goods. Distinguish between retail orders and wholesale orders, and make the following suggestions:

1. If it is a retail order, you can directly purchase goods from other platform online stores. The domestic express delivery industry is so developed that the time can be met.

2. For wholesale orders, go to domestic wholesale websites to purchase goods. Use domestic B2B platforms to find supply sources, and it is recommended to conduct on-site inspections of factories and products.

4. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of the supply sources

There are many purchasing channels, but 1688 is definitely not the best choice. Note that it says "best" here. 1688 is a very good platform with rich products. However, when choosing cross-border goods, we need to consider the price of the goods and whether the nature of the goods is suitable for us!

So besides 1688, what other channels are worth purchasing?

1. Of course it is Alibaba

This Alibaba refers to alibaba. Yes, Mababa has two Alibabas, one is the 1688 platform designed for domestic use; the other is It is alibaba designed for foreign importers. What we are talking about here is alibaba. As for why you should choose alibaba? Take a look at the two pictures below first.

As a seller on an overseas platform, of course you want to use the following picture. Most overseas platforms do not like this kind of big flower picture with factory direct sales and jump prices. They like minimalist, ascetic-style pictures with white backgrounds (except for Indian buyers). Using Alibaba's pictures can be plug-and-play without having to buy samples and take photos. This is a good way to improve efficiency.

Of course, the problem of pictures is easy to solve. It is very simple to find a good source and then find good-looking pictures. There are two most important advantages of choosing Alibaba. One is that the product is suitable. For example, when exporting to Europe, you need a CE certificate for your product. 99% of sellers on Alibaba will have it, but most of 1688 will not. Another is that Alibaba’s prices will be lower, (this cannot be said for all industries, but for the electronic products I am familiar with, this is indeed the case.) Download a chrome translator like this, and the content will be more intuitive.

2. Of course it is the wholesale market

I can say that I grew up in Yiwu Small Commodity City. The stall owners here come from all over the country (the respondent’s family is produced in Guangdong) electronic products), most of them are manufacturers. There are three mainstream domestic markets. Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Yiwu. These three places are distribution centers for small commodity trade. These stalls often face foreign B-end buyers and gather a large number of suppliers, so most of them are first-hand manufacturers (after all, the rent is not cheap).

There are many middlemen in 1688. There is no harm if there is no comparison. There are many 1688 merchants who will mark the prices of their products very high without authorization and use beautiful pictures to confuse them (of course I am talking about some, 1688 store owners please be gentle). The market cannot deceive people. Even products with the same appearance will be divided into three, six or nine grades according to their different materials. You can feel the most authentic texture by going to the market to choose the goods in person, and you can also learn about the latest market rules. The average stall owner will be in the market environment. It is difficult to deceive buyers.

Product selection is not about shopping on Taobao, and wholesale is not about buying pictures! Being responsible to buyers is fundamental to the long-term development of a store. At the same time, choosing products with good quality and suitable prices can improve the store's natural praise rate and avoid overstocking. What you see in the picture is ultimately shallow. If you want to know this, you have to do it! Overseas buyers are also rational consumers.

There are many means of cross-border e-commerce, but behind the metaphysics, the most fundamental thing that can sustain you for a long time is the quality of the product!

The above is my personal opinion, and I hope you can correct me if I have any shortcomings.

You can purchase goods through various methods such as Taobao, 1688, Tmall, and cooperation with manufacturers. However, current cross-border e-commerce is using a no-source model, because it is just about purchasing and stocking goods. Shipping will keep you busy and dizzy.

The selection of products without supply no longer stops at Taobao and 1688, but is open to the entire Internet platform, including all domestic e-commerce platforms, foreign e-commerce platforms, and official websites directly operated by brands, etc.

In other words, as long as it is available online, it is the source of goods! There is no need to look up information, look through lists, spend a lot of brain cells, and spend a lot of time researching and selecting products. Any popular product, any product that may become a hit, can be picked out at once.

While saving you a lot of time, it does not deprive you of the final right to choose. You can be like an emperor who has formed a cabinet, and the cabinet, that is, the software, selects all the popular products and all the products for you. Products that may become popular products are available for you to slowly select the ones you are most optimistic about.

All you need is unsourced software.

Where do cross-border e-commerce companies purchase goods?

If you adopt the no-supply model and earn the price difference between the two parties, you will inevitably face a problem of purchasing goods.

You can purchase goods from domestic e-commerce platforms such as 1688 Wholesale Network, Bao Niuniu (luggage and bags), Needle and Thread (clothing), Made in China and other wholesale platforms. They mainly choose the right products for your products. website.

There is also a traditional method, go to suppliers, wholesalers, and find good partners. Then you don’t have to worry about the supply of goods in the future. Moreover, when you receive the goods face to face, you can check the goods in person and meet the supply of goods. The above problems can also be solved directly.

Because no matter which channel you use to purchase goods, the goods must be packaged twice before they can be sent to international logistics. Therefore, there is not much difference in the purchase method whether online or offline. Choose the right one. In our own way, the supply problem is easily solved.