Wholesale China? Here’s what You Need to Know.

China plays a leading role in wholesale market, which covers almost all the commodity all over the world. If you are doing wholesale or preparing for wholesale, then there is no doubt that China is your first choice. But how to wholesale Chinese products and find a effective way or platform. Here’s what you need to know

Approach 1 Directly Buying From Chinese Wholesale Sites

In China, there are a large number of wholesale sites for you to choose from. Let’s start with a chart to show it more intuitively.

Company	Product Category	Location
Alibaba	General	China
AliExpress	General	China
DHgate	General	China
Chinabrands	General	China
Made-in-China	Machinery, Electronics	China
Nihaojewelry	Fashion & Clothing	China
Shein	Fashion & Clothing	China
Zaful	Fashion & Clothing	China
Lightin TheBox	Fashion & Clothing	China

1. Alibaba

Needless to say, it is a well-known ecommerce sites from China. Alibaba was founded in 1999 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It’s a giant in the wholesale market.

As one of the largest B2B business markets in the world , it has a very wide product range and a huge product library with millions of Chinese manufactures .

There are too many sellers to choose from, so you have to research them and make a decision. And many manufacturers have a minimum order quantity requirement, which means that sometimes they will force you to wholesale multiple products. If you happen to have a shortage of funds, it will be a hindrance to you.

2. Made-in-China

Founded in 1998, Made-in-China is one of the most famous B2B e-commerce sites in China and an internationally influential e-commerce platform. Made-in-China covers all categories of products in the industry. It provides efficient and reliable information exchange and trade services to global buyers.

3. AliExpress

AliExpress is an online retail service based in China that is owned by the Alibaba group. AliExpress is a huge marketplace with a wide selection of products.

Because most of the AliExpress sellers are overseas manufacturers, their prices are very competitive. Within AliExpress, you can find almost all the products you want to wholesale.

4. Nihaojewelry

Nihaojewelry is a large wholesale sites for women’s fashion accessories. It provides one-stop shopping for fashion jewelry, costume jewelry, fine jewelry, accessories , fashion clothing and bags for women.

And it has no minimum order quantity requirements, so shortage of funds is not a problem. Fast delivery is also Nihaojewelry’s an advantage.

And it has its own ODM and OEM. If you happen to want to wholesale fashion jewerly, then I suggest you can check Nihaojewelry, which is a better choice.

5. DHgate

DHgate is the first website in China to provide B2B online trading platform for SMEs. It adopts a commission system, which is free of registration fees and is charged only after the transaction between the buyer and the seller is successful.

According to data from the Paypal trading platform, DHgate is the Asia-Pacific number one in the online trade volume and the sixth-ranked e-commerce website in the world. Its transaction in 2011 reached 10 billion.

6. Chianbrands

Chinabrands is a service platform for domestic and foreign sellers. Providing a large number of goods for cross-border e-commerce sellers at home and abroad, a generation of services.

Chinabrands provides professional product descriptions and image information for users to download, as well as a complete set of services such as quality inspection, packaging, delivery and advantageous logistics channels, until the products are delivered to the end customers.

7. Shein

Shein is an affordable online shopping platform with a distinct tone focusing on women’s fashion. No matter what the current fashion trend is, Shein is sure to follow it or even lead it.

With all the categories like women’s clothing, men’s clothing, kids’ clothing, shoes and accessories, and 20,000+ styles including dresses, blouses, swimwear and T-shirts. So if you want to wholesale clothing, Shein is a good choice.

8. Zaful

Zaful offers a wide selection of trendy fashion style women’s clothing. Affordable prices on new tops, dresses, outerwear and more. They have recently included a range for men’s fashion as well.

9. Lightin TheBox

LightIn TheBox is a leading global online retailer offering more than fifty thousand quality products to customers in more than 160 countries. Providing a variety of hot selling products at reasonable prices and shipping them globally. You will get good deals if you buy things in bulk.

Approach 2 Participate In Trade Fairs Of Chinese Wholesale

1. The Canton Fair

Every year, China holds large-scale trade fairs, and many companies gather to exchange and share trade information. The Top 5 trade fairs of China are the Canton Fair, the Yiwu Commodities Fair, Beijing International Auto Show, Bauma China and East China Import and Export Commodity Fair( ECF ).

They have great influence, and are becoming increasingly important as China’s economy grows and Chinese technology improves. People from all over the world attend them.

Then you can negotiate with suppliers or factories in person to better understand their company and products. Face-to-face conversations are also more likely to promote communication, and maybe you can get a better price.

More importantly, you can see the product directly and test its quality by yourself. And you can also find new business opportunities. But we think that it will take too much time and energy. Then we list the top 5 trade fairs in detail.

Main Products: almost everything.

• Exhibitors: about 25,000 per session and 60,000 booths

• Attendance: about 190,000 buyers per session (as of 2018). There are usually a few thousand more people attending the spring than the fall session. More than half the visitors are from other Asian countries.

• Turnover: Export turnover amounts to about 30 billion USD per session as of 2019.

• Address: China Import and Export Fair Complex, 380 Yuejiang Middle Road, Guangzhou.

2. The Yiwu Commodities Fair

• Main Products: all types of consumer goods

• Exhibitors: about 2,500 booths at the Yiwu International Commodities Fair. Hundreds of thousands of other sellers at the main market areas.

• Attendance: about 200,000 buyers for the October fair. About 24,000 of these buyers are foreign from almost all countries.

• Address: Yiwu International Commodities Fair: No. 59 Zongze Road, Yiwu, Zhejian

3. Beijing International Auto Show

• Main Products: automobiles and accessories

• Exhibitors: about 2,000

• Attendance: about 800,000 visitors including about 80,000 foreigners

• Address: 88 Yuxiang Road, Tianzhu Airport Industrial Road, Shunyi District, Beijing

4. Bauma China

• Main Products: construction machinery and equipment, building materials

• Exhibitors: about 3,000. 2,000 are Chinese.

• Attendance: almost 200,000. People came from about 150 countries.

• Address: 2345 Long Yang Road, Pudong Area, Shanghai

5. East China Import and Export Commodity

• Main Products: clothes, textiles, consumer goods, gifts, art

• Exhibitors: about 4,000; and 6,000 booths

• Attendance: about 37,000 buyers and visitors. 22,000 are foreign, and 14,600 are Chinese

• Turnover: about 2.6 billion USD

• Address: 2345 Long Yang Road, Pudong Area, Shanghai, 201204, China

Approach 3 Find Chinese Wholesale Companies From Directory Sites

Sometimes we can inadvertently browse the recommended wholesale company on the online social platform. If you happen to be interested in this, you can click on the link to contact the company.

This means you have a lot of choices. But the downside is that you have to contact the factory yourself, which will cost you a lot of time and energy. And they generally have a higher order quantity, which will increase the risk of your business.

Things should be noticed when wholesale Chinese products

# Whether Have A MOQ Requirement Or Not?

When you are ordering the product, it is best to choose a company that has no or a lower order quantity. Because then you will take less risks.

# Get Samples

It is necessary to ask the wholesaler to provide samples to you before deciding to place the product. Because through the sample we have a comprehensive understanding of whether the quality and appearance of the product are consistent with the description or not.

# Delivery Speed

Receiving products quickly can guarantee the smooth running of your business.

# Goods Tracking

Goods can be tracked at any time during transportation. If there is any problem during transportation, you can communicate with the supplier at any time to ensure that the goods arrive at their destination quickly and safely.

Conclusion

In the end, let’s summarize what we have shared with you.

We compiled several approaches for those who want to come to China to wholesale products but have no idea where to find a reliable supplier or you’re a freshman about this.

At the same time , we listed several things you should notice when you wholesale Chinese Products. We can’t define which approach is better and just for reference.

There are more wholesale sites that are not listed, and you can research them seriously. After all, finding the most suitable one is the most important thing. We will appreciate it if you like what we shared today!