How to wholesale cheap clothes, shoes, handbags, boots, jewelry, wallets, clothes, swimwear and other cheap products from Chinese wholesale websites ?

Today, let’s talk about Chinese wholesale websites and let me share some of the Chinese wholesale websites with you. Currently, there are a total of 7 top legal Chinese wholesale websites in China which are wholesaling cheap clothes, shoes, handbags, boots, jewelry, wallets, clothes, swimwear and other cheap products. If you want to buy wholesale products from China, this article will be very helpful to you. Let’s learn about each of the wholesale websites in 8 ways so that it will be easier for you to understand how to buy wholesale products from China via these Chinese wholesale websites.

If you want to buy wholesale products from China, you must first know which one of the websites is the legal wholesale websites in China. You should be able to find the right products through these wholesale websites. At the same time, we may also need to consider the price of the product, the quality of the product and the service of the suppliers.

One of the most important issues we must consider is the fact that Chinese wholesalers mainly purchase products through which wholesale websites, and then sell them to customers around the world. This article will let you know who is the original manufacturer and who is the trader. In this article, we will let you know how to find the same product with the same quality, but with a much lower price.

Finally, if you can find the same product that has the same quality at a lower price, you can gain a bigger advantage in your sales market so that you will be able to defeat your competitor.

Let’s get started now!

Let us learn each wholesale website through 8 major features as listed below:

1. Website Languages
2. Business Type
3. Minimum Order
4. Payment Methods
5. Sample
6. Shipping Methods
7. Contact Methods
8. Customization

Alibaba

Even if you are a new wholesaler, you may know Alibaba. Alibaba is one of the world’s largest wholesale websites. Alibaba’s suppliers mainly provide wholesale, OEM and ODM. These services can fully meet your product and special requirements.

1. Website Languages

Alibaba supports up to 17 languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Hindi, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Thai, Turkish, Dutch, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hebrew.

These languages are sufficient to cover the whole world. You can still buy products on Alibaba even if you don’t understand English. Alibaba is doing very well and is currently supporting multiple languages.

Note: On Alibaba, communications are made mainly in English

2. Business type
There are many manufacturers and traders on the Alibaba platform. As a newcomer, it is difficult to identify who is the manufacturer or the trader. Manufacturers and traders can be identified by this method as below:

Go to “Company Profile” -> “Company Overview” -> “Business Type”

Manufacturer:

Trader:

Note: If the business type was verified by Alibaba ,you will see the right icon on it.

3. Minimum Order

Normally, the minimum order quantity (MOQ) will be determined by the product and the suppliers.

The minimum order quantity for the same product varies as some suppliers may set it to 500 pieces, and some suppliers may set it to 1000 pieces. Hence, when we want to source the products, we must first try our best to find more suppliers for comparison. You can see below product (Same product, but the MOQ is different)

Note: Different products may have different order quantity requirements.

For example, the minimum order quantity for electronic products is 500 pieces except for certain special machine equipment in which case there will be no MOQ needed.

4. Payment Methods

Firstly, Alibaba provides guaranteed excellent service for each transaction and product. You can choose to sign up for an Alibaba’s Trade Assurance To protect your orders starting from payment to delivery from Alibaba. You can pay directly on the Alibaba website to the suppliers. It is guaranteed to win the trust of foreign customers. Learn More about Trade Assurance.

You can get a refund through Trade Assurance if the supplier does not ship, there is a product quality problem or the product model is incorrect. If you want to buy products from Alibaba, we must always choose trade protection.

At the same time, Alibaba’s suppliers also support other payment methods such as VISA, MasterCard, T/T, Online Bank payment, Pay Later, L/C, Western Union and MoneyGram for offline orders.

5. Sample

If we select the products that we want to wholesale, we first must purchase 1 or 2 samples for testing. Soon after we have found out that the product has no quality problems, we can buy it in large quantities.

Usually, all vendors support sample services. Depending on which supplier that you are dealing with, some suppliers may require some payment to be made for the samples, and some do provide free samples and if the supplier provides free samples, customers generally need to pay the shipping fee from the supplier to their country. However, some suppliers do provide free samples and shipping costs altogether and this type of supplier is really hard to find.

On Alibaba’s product page, some suppliers directly support sample services which means that we can purchase samples directly on Alibaba. If the sample is not supported on the product webpage, we can contact the supplier to provide sample service via online chat or email.

6. Shipping Methods

Currently, Alibaba provides Ocean Shipping Service which is available from China to the US. Air and express delivery are not available yet.

Alibaba’s logistics system can give you an approximate shipping cost if you provide a zipcode or an FBA warehouse code. However, we may need to keep in mind that we also have to pay attention to that the freight is not including customs clearance and customs duties in the United States. The shipping fees are just a reference for us on Alibaba so that in this way we may be able to calculate the cost of our products.

Note: Alibaba currently only provides Ocean Shipping Services to the United States. In the future, there will be more logistics services that may be offered, including the air and express delivery to the whole world.

In the early stage, we may only purchase the minimum order quantity which may not meet the requirements of ocean transportation. If ocean transportation is not available, we can contact the supplier to provide the courier and airfreight services (the suppliers can generally provide an approximate shipping fee too).

Sometimes, the weight of the product is only 50 kg or less and we can only choose to send by express or air. (The advantage of air and express is that the time of transportation is faster and usually takes 3 to 7 days).

7. Contact Methods

There are two main ways to contact suppliers on Alibaba and it is either by sending an inquiry or chat with them online.

Sending an inquiry: In this method, we can submit the inquiry to the supplier online. Usually, the supplier will receive your inquiry in the background of the Alibaba system and from the email as well.
Chat Online: In this method, the chat tool is the Trader Manager. You can download it from Alibaba and chat online with the suppliers.

In general, we can also contact suppliers through another form of communication methods, such as WeChat, Skype, Phone, Whatsapp or QQ.

8. Customization

Typically, Alibaba’s suppliers offer OEM and ODM services.

After selecting the product, we may need to customize the packaging of the product, as well as the brand of the product. We must make a confirmation with the supplier as to whether we need them to provide OEM or ODM services before placing any order. It is also very important to build our brand.

Summary

We don’t have to worry about being cheated or having any quality problems if we sign up for Alibaba’s Trade Assurance. We can get a refund if there is a problem with the product or if it is not received. We also need to keep in mind that we must write the contents and requirements of the order clearly on the contract. If the product has any quality problems, we can provide the details of the order to Alibaba for the first time.

Globalsources

Global Sources mainly provides B2B website platform and exhibition services for Chinese suppliers. At the same time, Global Sources is also a very famous wholesale website as well. Global Sources has over tens of thousands of Chinese suppliers. You can wholesale for any product on the Global Sources platform.

1.Website languages:
Global Sources currently only supports 2 languages including English and Spanish. There are a total of 15 language options located at the bottom of the site, but only 2 languages are tested at work. More languages may be available in the future.

2. Business type

The Global Sources supplier types are manufacturers and traders. Often, only large manufacturers and trading companies become members of Global Sources because they need to pay more for Global Sources. Therefore, the suppliers of Global Sources tend to have higher quality products. It is difficult for small manufacturers and traders to join the Global Sources platform and trade shows.

Now, let’s identify what is the difference between the manufacturers and traders is as follows.

First of all, we need to open the page of any product and the type of supplier will be displayed on the right side, please see the above pictures

3. Minimum Order

Usually, the minimum order quantity is determined by the product. For example, for electronic products, the usual minimum order is 500 pieces or more. There are also some special products, such as furniture where the minimum order quantity is usually a 20-foot container.

If the product has a low value, the minimum order quantity will be high.

4. Payment Methods

The payment method mainly accepted by Global Sources suppliers is via a bank transfer. Normally, the advance upfront payment is 30% and the balance of the payment is made is before the shipment.

I suggest that after contacting the supplier, you should ask the supplier what are the payment methods that they currently supported, such as L/C, Western Union, MoneyGram, credit card, PayPal or Transferwise. We need to choose a payment method that is more effective for us.

Soon after the order is completed, we need to ask the supplier to provide some pictures and packaging of the product. After confirming that there is no problem, we will pay the balance to the supplier.

5. Sample

Chinese Suppliers provide sample service on the Global Sources website. Depending on which types of supplier that you choose, most of the samples that you ask for will be charged. You may contact the supplier before ordering the sample as the sample may be free. I recommend that if you need to take a look at some samples, you may need to order at least 2 to 5 samples to test. Sometimes, if you order only one sample, you may not be able to get an accurate test of the actual product. It is necessary to buy more samples.

Note: Must make sure that the package is good to ship before shipment. This is to ensure that you receive a sample that is complete and working properly.

6. Shipping Methods

Typically, Global Sources suppliers can offer to ship via air and courier quotes. If you want to receive the product faster, you may choose for express delivery which usually takes up from 3 to 5 days before you will be able to receive your shipment. If you choose an air transportation, it usually takes about 7 to 10 days from China to any country in the world. If you choose to ship via Ocean Shipping, you usually need about 10 days to reach around Asia, about 25 days to reach North America, 40 days to South American countries, 30 to 35 days to Europe, and 40 days to Africa.

We can choose the mode of transportation according to the weight and volume of the product. The cheapest shipping method is by the sea, followed by air, and the most expensive is the express delivery. However, you may also need to keep in mind that the delivery time is the fastest by express.

7. Contact Methods

You can contact the supplier through “Inquiry Now” and “Chat online” on Global Sources. You can prepare the questions you want to ask in advance, and the suppliers will reply to you by email within 24 hours. We cannot chat with the supplier if the supplier is not online. “Inquiry Now” is a good option as soon after the supplier sees your inquiry, they will reply to you for the first time.

8. Customization

Global Sources suppliers provide OEM, ODM and OBM services to customers to customize the products according to the customer needs.

Firstly we may need to find some powerful manufacturers. After the initial choices, we highly recommend that you go to the manufacturers for inspection as this will be a lot more reliable because at least we may be able to know how they are produced as well as the scale of the company.

Summary

Global Sources’ supplier is the type of a medium to large-scale enterprise. Consequently, the suppliers are powerful. The small company cannot afford the membership fee of the Global Sources platform. Apart from that, the Global Sources also has an exhibition service and if we need the exhibition, we can also go to the Global Sources exhibition to wholesale the products.

Aliexpress

AliExpress’s sellers mainly provide dropshipping and small wholesale services. Normally, there is no minimum order quantity requirement on the aliexpress website. Even if you buy one, the seller will ship it to your address.

You will find that the price of Aliexpress will be much cheaper than the price you purchased locally. The products purchased from AliExpress are transported for a longer period than usual, and it usually takes about 15 ~30 days from the supplier to all the world.

1.Website Languages

AliExpress supports multi-language and multiple foreign exchange conversions.

The languages that are currently supported by AliExpress includes English, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Arabic, Hebrew, and Polish.

The currency conversion mainly supports the currency that are available around the world. You can select the currency you are using to display it on the web page as this will allow us to better understand the cost of the product.

AliExpress covers all the languages and currency in the whole world and this makes it very convenient for us.

2. Business Type

There are three main types of AliExpress sellers. The first type is an individual, the second is a trading company, and the third is a small manufacturer.

AliExpress’s sellers mainly purchase and wholesale from China’s large-scale manufacturers, and then sell them to customers around the world on Aliexpress. The products and shipping costs are very cheap on Aliexpress and many sellers do not have any profit loss on Aliexpress. Soon after the sales volume comes up, the price will increase.

Normally, large manufacturers are not selling products on AliExpress as they don’t have the time to ship one piece at a time. This is very troublesome for large manufacturers hence usually they will only wholesale and sell it to the sellers of AliExpress.

3. Minimum order

There is no minimum order quantity requirement on Aliexpress You can buy 1 and the seller will ship it to your address. If you order a small amount, the price will still be cheaper. If you need to wholesale more products for instance products that costs more than $1,000, the price of AliExpress will be much more expensive. AliExpress is mainly providing a dropshipping service because there are many personal websites and they purchase their orders from China and sell it to their final customers in all over the world. Many of the websites are hosted by Shopify, Woocommerce and Bigcommerce.

4. Payment Methods

AliExpress now supports up to five payment methods which is payment via credit card, Webmoney, Western Union, Wire Transfer, and Paypal.

5. Sample

You can buy samples from different sellers on AliExpress. Samples can be purchased from 1 to 2 from each seller. This is a good way for us to compare the quality of the product better. After comparing the price and quality, we will make a small purchase. Usually, it takes about 7 to 25 days to get samples from AliExpress.

6. Shipping Methods

There are a lot of mode of transportation methods supported on AliExpress website. Different sellers will support different modes of transportation. Some of the modes of transportation can track the status of goods online, and some do not. I suggest that you choose the shipping method that can check the status of the goods online such as Epacket, EMS, DHL, UPS FedEx or TNT.

It’s highly recommended to choose ePacket if you want to be able to check the status of the goods online and have a cheap shipping. This is the most cost-effective mode of transportation so far.

Transportation time: If you choose Epacket, it takes about 15 days to ship from China to the United States, and it usually takes about 20 days to Europe Countries. If we don’t need the product urgently, we can expect to wait for a duration of 15 to 20 days.

Note: Some sellers have different warehouses in China, Europe, and the United States. You can buy a warehouse that is closer to you.

Another point is that due to the fact that the shipping costs are cheap, it is often the case that packages are lost. If the package is lost, you can request a refund from AliExpress to cover your loss.

7. Contact Methods

You can contact the seller via online chat. If you don’t know the product, or if you have a quality problem with the product, you can contact the seller online. Some suppliers respond more slowly and usually reply to all your questions within 24 hours.

8.Customization

AliExpress sellers generally do not support custom services, such as custom packaging, or branding on products unless your order is very large.

If our order volume is very high, we don’t need to buy the product on AliExpress as the price is expensive if the order is large. Therefore, AliExpress is only suitable for a start-ups and small business.

Summary

AliExpress is only suitable for small orders, such as dropshipping. For small orders, AliExpress’s prices and shipping costs are very cheap. The only bad thing about AliExpress is that the shipping time is longer. If the package is lost during shipping, we may need to claim refund or buy again.

1688.com

1688.com is a subsidiary of Alibaba (part of Alibaba). This wholesale website is very special because currently it only supports Chinese language. 1688.com is mainly for Chinese suppliers and Chinese buyers in China. The reason I choose to share this website with you today is because this wholesale website is cheaper than any other wholesale website in the world. All Chinese trading companies or individuals, including me, will purchase products on 1688.com. The price of the products is cheaper than any wholesale websites and supports customized service OEMs and ODMs. Most trading companies buy products from the 1688.com and then sell them to customers around the world. We must learn how to use 1688.com as you will find the same product quality, but the price will be much cheaper after checking on 1688.com.

I know that learning Chinese language should be a very big obstacle for you. Due to the language barrier, it is very difficult for a newcomer to use 1688.com so I recommend you to please check here and learn  How to buy from 1688.com.

1.Website Language

The website now only supports Chinese because it is mainly Chinese.

2.Buesiness type

There are three main suppliers in 1688.com and they consists of individuals, trading companies and manufacturers. All suppliers are verified by 1688.com before they are able to sell their products on the website so all of the suppliers are real people. You don’t need to worry about whether or not you can receive the goods from the suppliers through 1688.com because if the supplier does not ship or the product is different, you can request a refund.

3. Mininum order

The minimum order quantity will be different if the products are different and it ranges from 1 to 1000 units. Besides that, it is also displayed on the product page (please see my attached photos).

4. Payment Methods
Currently, 1688.com only supports Alipay. You can top up the money to your Alipay account from your Chinese bank accounts. It is now possible to top up only through a Chinese bank card, or from someone else’s Alipay account to your Alipay account.

Note: Foreign credit cards are not available

5. Sample

The suppliers usually offers the sample on 1688.com. We can contact the supplier to purchase the sample first and then place the order.

Note: We need to pay for the sample and the shipping costs.

6. Shipping Methods
The suppliers can only send the goods to China and not directly shipped abroad on 1688.com. You need to find a freight forwarder to handle the shipping to your address which requires the involvements of a third party. The Freight forwarders generally provide shipping by sea, air, and courier. The mode of transport is determined by the volume and weight of the product. The cheapest shipping is by sea.

7. Contact methods

You can chat with suppliers online or contact the supplier directly by phone. Sometimes, the supplier is busy and not online, we can directly call the phone on the web page to them or by adding supplier’s WeChat.

If you want to chat online with the suppliers, you must install the chat tool like Trade Manager and register as a member account in 1688.

8. Customization

Suppliers support custom OEM and ODM services on 1688.com. However, the customized service must require a minimum order quantity of 500 pieces to 1000 pieces

First, after placing the order, we can ask the supplier to provide the original package, and we directly change it to our brand on the original package. After completing our packaging design, we need to send the designed files and logo to the supplier. Delivery time is usually between 15 to 30 days.

Summary

The biggest problem for everyone is that they don’t know how to buy products from 1688, how to pay and how to ship the goods from 1688.com. Another more important issue is how to translate from Chinese to English or other languages on 1688.com. If you want to get a cheaper price, you have to learn how to buy products from 1688.com.

For more info, please check here: How to buy from 1688.com

Price comparison:
If we compares the price on both websites Alibaba and 1688, you will find that the price of 1688 will be cheaper than that of Alibaba.com. 1688.com is a very good wholesale website as it allows us to make more profits.

The price is 52.62 USD per unit on Alibaba from the first picture, the second picture is the price 284 CNY equals to 40.6 USD on 1688.com. You can save $12 if you buy from 1688.com. That’s why I recommend that you buy and wholesale products from the 1688.com website.

If you don’t know how to buy products from 1688.com, please contact us. We can help you to buy it from 1688.com.

Made In China

Made-in-China mainly provides e-commerce services for Chinese products globally, and it is also one of the most famous B2B e-commerce websites in the world. Besides that, Made-in-China also provides online wholesale. All suppliers are verified which means that all are real people by Made-in-China.com. The reputation of Made-in-China is not as big as that of Alibaba.

Made-in-China has over tens of thousands of suppliers (there are a lot of products), and I believe that you can find the one you want to wholesale it.

1.Website Language

Made-in-China supports 11 languages which are English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Italian, German, Dutch, Arabic, Korean and Japanese.

2. Business type

There are 2 business types on Made-in-China which is the Manufacturer or Factory and Trading Company. Go to About us – Business type.

3.Minimum order

The minimum order quantity is determined by the product and the value of the goods. If the value of a product is high, there usually be no minimum order quantity for that product. An example of this product is a large piece of machine. On the other hand, if the value of your product is very low, such as $0.1 per unit, the minimum order quantity may be 10,000 pieces or more.

4. Payment Methods

Made-in-China Payment Terms: L/C, T/T, D/P, Western Union, Paypal, Money Gram. I suggest that you pay 30% in advance and balance before shipment or against the bill of landing.

5. Sample

You can contact the supplier and purchase samples on the website. I suggest you buy more samples or buy the same products from different suppliers so that you can compare the quality of the product between these suppliers.

6. Shipping Methods

Suppliers can offer three main modes of transportation which is by sea, air, and express. You can choose the shipping method according to your product and the weight of your goods. It is highly recommended that you buy the insurance for your shipment.

7. Contact Methods

There are 2 ways of communication with the suppliers on made-in-china.com which are via sending an inquiry online and chat online via the Trade Messenger. The main contact way is still via email.

8. Customization

The Suppliers of Made-in-China offer product customization services, and you can submit your customization requirements online. The supplier generally responds to you within 24 hours after receiving your inquiry.

For custom products, there will generally be a minimum order quantity. If the supplier asks for a large number, we can talk to them and try to re-negotiate to reduce the minimum order quantity.

Summary

Made-in-China has a very large number of suppliers and products which is very good. Made-in-China website is not like Alibaba which enables you to pay directly online. Your transaction with Made-in-China is an offline transaction.

DHgate

DHgate is an online wholesale website and all products are made in China. The total amount of wholesale is usually between $30 and $1,000.

1.Website Language

DHgate supports 10 languages which are English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Korean and Arabic.

2.Business Type

There are three main types of suppliers in DHgate.com which consist of individuals, trading companies and small manufacturers. Many wholesalers buy products through 1688.com and then sell them on DHgate. I recommend you to contact the seller to purchase the samples first and then wholesale the products after you have done some sample testing.

3.Minimum order

Different products have different minimum order quantities but the value of the product is about $50 to $800. This is acceptable to the wholesaler.

4. Payment Methods

DHgate supports very common payment methods such as credit card, bank transfer, west contact, and Paypal. All payments are made by credit card.

5.Sample

Suppliers of DHgate do not seem to support sample service but we can contact the supplier to get the sample. I suggest for you to buy the sample first and then wholesale the products. We can check the quality of the sample to determine the overall quality of the products.

6.Contact Methods

There are two main types of contacts with suppliers on DHgate which is by sending messages and chatting online. DHgate does not allow customers to contact the supplier by mail. I suggest sending a message to the supplier if you have any questions. If you are chatting online, we also have to consider the time difference between China and the United States as the time difference is just the opposite.

7. Shipping methods
DHgate supports a variety of transportation methods, but basically by courier service, such as Epacket, China Post, DHL, EMS, UPS, FedEx, TNT. Suppliers generally do not support Ocean shipping, because the value of the product is too small and does not meet the requirements of Ocean transportation.

8. Customization

The Suppliers of DHgate usually do not support customized services because they are selling small orders. Unless you have a very large order, you can contact the supplier to support custom services such as OEM or ODM.

If we have a high order quantity, we do not need to custom it on DHgate. We can contact the manufacturer directly in China so that we can get a better price than DHgate.

Summary

DHgate is very suitable for newcomers who have just started to wholesale or only have some small orders. Buying products through DHgate is still safe. After placing an order, if the product is not received, or the model of the product is incorrect, you can request for a refund for your order. Sometimes you need to provide concrete evidence to DHgate, such as the products received are not the same to claim your refund.

YiwuGo

Yiwugo mainly covers all products from Yiwugo International Trade City from Zone 1 to Zone 5, including 75,000 stores and 3 million goods. Yiwugo mainly deals in products such as jewelry, toys, department stores, clothing, shoes and boots/luggage, office supplies, machinery, and hardware.

There are very few electronic products on it because the electronic products are mainly in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

1.Website Language

Currently, the website only supports Chinese and English language and this is not good for global wholesalers.

2.Business type

There are three main suppliers which consists of the individuals, trading companies and manufacturers.

3.Minimum order

There are some products that shows a minimum order quantity, and some do not. It’s better to confirm with the supplier regarding the minimum order quantity before placing an order. Often times, if you want to customize a product, there is usually a minimum order requirement.

4. Payment Methods

Yiwugo does not support direct online transactions. You will need to contact the supplier first and usually, the suppliers support bank transfer, Western Union, L/C, Paypal, and MoneyGram.

5.Sample

Normally, the suppliers offer a sample service. If you want to customize the sample, you must provide all the required specifications and requirements to the supplier. Samples and shipping costs are usually charged to you.

6.Contact Methods

There are four main ways to contact suppliers on Yiwugo which is either sending an inquiry online, call via mobile, email or Wechat. Chinese people mostly choose to use Wechat as the main communication method. Usually, when the supplier sees your information, he will reply to you via WeChat for the first time.

7. Shipping methods

There are three main modes of transportation which is by ocean transportation, air transportation and express courier. The speed of ocean transportation is the slowest, and it usually takes about 15 to 40 days. Air transport is currently still more efficient and generally takes between 5 to 10 days. Express courier is the fastest mode of transport which usually takes between 3 to 6 days to ship from China. We can choose the mode of transportation based on the product and delivery time.

8. Customization

Yiwugo suppliers offer customized products, including OEM, ODM, and OBM.

Summary

Yiwugo has 75,000 stores and a lot of products in Yiwu, China which can satisfy all your demands for purchasing. If you come to China, I suggest that you go to Yiwu International Trade City to make a purchase.

THE END

Today I am going to share the Top 7 China wholesale websites, these wholesale websites can satisfy the purchase of all your demands. There is a very special wholesale website known as the 1688.com and you have to learn how to buy products from 1688.com. The price is the cheapest and the quality is the same on 1688.com. Most importantly, we must compare the price of the product on these wholesale websites before purchase them.

If you don’t understand anything, feel free to leave a message here. I will get back to you once getting your comments or have any questions.