What “pick up from Alibaba supplier” means under EXW On an Alibaba order placed on EXW terms, the factory packs your goods and leaves them at the dock. Risk and ownership pass to you the…
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…
How pick and pack works in China, step by step: from EXW factory pickup to a packed parcel at your customer’s door, with multi-supplier consolidation.
A seller I know lists a “bamboo desk organizer set” as one product. It is not one product. It is a bamboo tray from a factory in Huzhou, a metal frame from one in Foshan,…
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…
What a China fulfillment center does day to day A China fulfillment center is where your Alibaba inventory is stored and turned into shipped orders. Unlike a pure freight forwarder that moves goods from A…
Running a dropshipping business from China? Outbound shipping is straightforward — returns are where it gets complicated. When a buyer sends something back, you have no local warehouse to receive it. Your options are limited:…
Picking a fulfillment partner is like hiring a department you never meet. This checklist keeps the decision grounded. Pair it with the outsourcing guide and the China vs overseas comparison before you sign. The goal…
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…
Before you move inventory to a China warehouse, model the full cost stack – not just the per-order pick fee. This guide breaks down what providers actually charge and the lines that surprise first-timers. It…
