If you are thinking of starting your own drop shipping business, and looking for suppliers whom you can trust to send you the products you need for when customers make a purchase from you. With all this said, not all suppliers or Drop shippers can be trusted. Some may take your money and not give you the stock you ordered. Others may give you illegitimate products.

 

 

Having said all this, In this blog post, I will go over whether it is safe to import from China, teach you how to import safely using my secret tool. And lastly, give you tips which you can use to help you figure out whether a Chinese supplier can be trusted or not. And this is all from personal perspective.

 

 

 

Is It Safe For Me To Import Stock From China?

 

 

This is a question that many online business owners ask before they even know what products they want to sell. With this said, when importing from China you need to be extra cautious, as importing can be unsafe unless otherwise you know the supplier can be trusted. But so many questions arise such as :

 

• How can I trust a supplier?
• How can I verify that the supplier will send me the stock we agreed on?
• And how do I ensure that the supplier will send me legitimate products?

 

 

Well, it’s unfortunate that some Chinese suppliers (not all of them) will take your money, and not send you the stock you ordered. And so when this happens, you will simply lose your money and there’s nothing you can do about it.

 

 

Not to mention, Some Chinese suppliers (again, not all of them) will not send you legitimate products. If you get knock-off products, you risk being prosecuted, even if you don’t sell them, because it is illegal to buy them. And I am sure you don’t want that to happen.

 

 

 

The answer is to simply do your own research and verify that the supplier you are dealing with is real and can be trusted. But if you are new to this whole drop shipping business, you don’t know where to look to find legit suppliers. Rest assured, this is where I will show you my secret tool if you use it you will be able to pick suppliers which you can trust to do business with and save yourself some time.

 

 

 

 

My Secret Tool: Salehoo 

 

 

Not sure if you have heard of SaleHoo before? But from personal perspective, Salehoo is my secret tool for finding Chinese suppliers that I can trust to do business with. Let’s delve into why Salehoo  is the recommended tool to finding suppliers you can trust and do business with.

 

 

First of all, for those that have never heard of Salehoo before. SaleHoo is an online directory that has over 8,000+ drop shippers, wholesalers and liquidators. With this said, Salehoo has a stringent verification process. So before they add a supplier to their directory, the suppliers will need to go through that process in order to be added to the directory to prove they are real and can be trusted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not to mention, when you are in the Salehoo directory, you will notice there are user reviews (from real people), so you can choose to only deal with suppliers that have passed both SaleHoo’s test and have good user reviews.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moreover, there are different ways you can use in order to contact suppliers, you can either call or use instant messaging to chat. You can even use Email, but sometimes suppliers get snowed under with emails so phone or instant messaging, if the supplier uses it, will get you your answers faster.

 

 

 

Not to mention, SaleHoo has recently launched the SaleHoo Dropship–  is the perfect tool for Shopify store owners looking for cheap and reliable Chinese products and suppliers. SaleHoo Dropship allows Shopify store owners to quickly import AliExpress products that are personally vetted by SaleHoo staff.

 

 

 

More Tips For How To Import Safely Without SaleHoo?

 

 

 

If for any reason, you decide to not use Salehoo to find suppliers to import from China. Below are a few tips that will help you with how to import safely from china.

 

 

• Only deal with suppliers that have been selling products for 2+ years. So with this said, you need to do your research and look into their history.

 

 

• Always check for reviews from suppliers online. If you don’t already check out reviews, get in the habit of doing that. And please avoid dealing with a supplier that does not have any reviews.

 

 

• If you are worried that you might get poor quality merchandise, you can always ask for samples first. And most importantly, do not buy in large lots. Buy buy small lots first.

 

 

• If the supplier you want to work has a website, please check the  WHOIS details, and see if the website has been online for 2+ years.

 

 

• You can always use tools like Google Places to verify that the suppliers physical location exists.

 

 

 

There you have it, if you are looking to import from china and need help with importing safely, please follow the tips above to help you better import safely from China using Salehoo DropShip. Please don’t forget to ask any questions you may have below. And if you liked the blog post, please share and subscribe to our newsletter to get our latest blog posts.