Why private label from Alibaba is hard Custom packaging for Alibaba dropshipping is how a small seller builds a real brand when the product factory will not do custom boxes and the printing house will…
A Shopify seller I work with sells phone accessories sourced from Alibaba. Her customer in Ohio does not know or care that the product was made in a Shenzhen factory. She wants one clean parcel…
A private-label seller I advise was sending a kitchen gadget to a US FBA center. The supplier carton arrived at our Guangzhou warehouse, we deboxed it, and one unit’s FNSKU would not scan. On its…
Why buyers add a quality check before the goods fly The most expensive problems in importing are the ones found after the shipment leaves China: wrong quantities, damaged units, products that don’t match the sample,…
What a Guangzhou warehouse shipping agent actually is The agent, the warehouse, and the single point of contact A Guangzhou warehouse shipping agent is a local partner that runs both a freight operation and a…
Choosing where to fulfill is a trade-off, not a trivia question. This comparison puts a China-based operation next to a US or EU 3PL so you can pick on facts. It builds on the outsourcing…
For most international buyers, the biggest cost is not the products themselves. It is getting those products from multiple Chinese factories to your doorstep. Each supplier ships separately. Each shipment has its own freight minimums.…
When Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport opens its new International Cargo Terminal 3, it will add over 1 million tonnes of annual air freight capacity. That is roughly the equivalent of adding an entire mid-sized airport’s…
Introduction If you are sourcing products from China, you have probably noticed that most freight forwarders and warehouses are based in one of two cities: Guangzhou or Shenzhen. Both are major logistics hubs in the…
Ten years ago, a Guangzhou warehouse was essentially a large room with shelves. You stored boxes there until you arranged transport. That was it. Today, that same facility might be the most technologically advanced part…
