Yiwu Market Sourcing Guide
Hidden Sourcing Fees
A Shopify seller I advised last month thought she secured a killer deal on storage bags from Yiwu at $2.10 a unit….
Yiwu Stationery Market Guide
A Shopify seller I worked with last year ordered 2,000 hardcover notebooks from a Yiwu stationery supplier at $0.45 a unit. The…
The Ultimate Guide to Private Label Sourcing in Yiwu
A brand manager I worked with last year paid $420 in plate fees for a 500-piece run of printed OPP bags. That…
Kickbacks in Sourcing
We audit factory invoices for retail chains, and I can tell you that sourcing kickbacks rarely look like briefcases of cash anymore—they…
How to Pay Suppliers
An Amazon seller in Ohio wired $12,400 to a Yiwu supplier last month. His bank quoted a $35 fee. The supplier received…
Complete Guide to Yiwu Market Product Categories
Last month, an online seller in Texas had to destroy 2,000 bracelets. The first batch looked exactly like the gold-plated sample, but…
OEM vs ODM China: Which Sourcing Model is Right for Your Brand?
Last month, a first-time brand founder paid $8,000 for custom injection molds in Shenzhen, only to find the exact same product listed…
Yiwu Market Payment Methods: How to Pay Suppliers Safely
Last month, a first-time buyer sent $4,500 via Western Union to a Yiwu vendor because they didn’t understand standard yiwu market payment…
Quality Inspection: How AQL Sampling Decides If Your Order Ships
A quality inspection is a decision procedure, not a look around the factory. Someone draws a defined number of items from a…
Yiwu Market Scams to Avoid: A Buyer’s Protection Guide
A first-time buyer from Austin wired $4,200 to a supplier in Yiwu last March for 500 Bluetooth speakers. The supplier sent domestic…