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This article is from Shopify, and was republished and shared through Elksourcing with the permission of Shopify.Original link:https://www.shopify.com/blog/what-is-dropshipping   Defining dropshipping Benefits of dropshipping Disadvantages of dropshipping Common questions about dropshipping Is dropshipping worth the effort? Defining dropshipping Dropshipping is a retail fulfillment method where a store doesn’t keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product using the dropshipping model, it purchases the item from a third party and has it shipped directly to the customer. As a result, the seller doesn’t have to handle the product directly. The biggest difference between dropshipping and the standard retail model is that the selling merchant doesn’t stock or own inventory. Instead, the seller purchases inventory as needed from a third party—usually a wholesaler or manufacturer—to fulfill orders. Want to get started quickly? Join our free hands-on training session and learn how to set up an online store, step-by-step,…

This article is from Shopify, and was republished and shared through Elksourcing with the permission of Shopify.Original link:https://www.shopify.com/blog/what-is-shopify Shopify is a subscription-based software that allows anyone to set up an online store and sell their products. Shopify store owners can also sell in physical locations using Shopify POS, our point-of-sale app and accompanying hardware. If you’re a Shopify merchant with both an online and physical presence, your inventory and stock get synced so you can manage your store(s) from one account, on any device. But this is only scratching the surface.  To properly answer the question “what is Shopify?” it’s helpful to first understand that Shopify is not a singular product—it’s not just a store builder or a tool to sell your products. Shopify is a commerce platform that offers a way to quickly launch your dream business and start selling to your customers, wherever they are. And if you want to customize your store or…

Quality control can be defined as “part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements.” While quality assurance relates to how a process is performed or how a product is made, quality control is more the inspection aspect of quality management.Inspection is a major component of quality control, where physical product is examined visually. A quality control inspection is an activity of checking quality of any product, such as measuring, checking, examining, testing or gauging one or more characteristics of a product and comparing the results with specified requirements in order to establish whether conformity is achieved for each characteristic. The quality inspector usually follows a pre-established checklist that is based on the product specifications. Inspected products can be the components (raw materials) used for production, semi-finished goods, or (most often) finished goods before shipment to a customer. Why you need a quality control inspection service in China ?  To answer…

Chinese people like negotiating during the business and you can negotiate in most cases during your sourcing in China (in some special cases prices are fixed, say, supermarket ), here are the basic bargaining skills for your reference:   1.‘Letting the enemy off in order to catch him’ – If the price cannot be lowered further, you can pretend to end the negotiation so as to make the suppliers compromise. 2.Keep bargaining – you can adopt some strategies such as conducting a war of words, a honeyed talk, and even a spoiled brat till the suppliers lower the price. 3.Keep nitpicking – to obtain a better price, you had better pick out somthing wrong to make suppliers downhearted. 4.Tempting the suppliers step by step – you can tempt the suppliers by the promise of building a long-term cooperation, big orders, and better payment terms etc so that they can make concessions in…

According to Elksourcing experience, here is the top 10 sourcing platforms or websites for foreign clients in China.  1.Alibaba   Website: www.alibaba.com Headquarter: Hangzhou, China  If you know Chinese, you can find more real factories on their Chinese version: www.1688.com  2.Made-in-China Website: www.made-in-china.com  Headquarter: Nanjing, China 3.Global Sources Website: globalsources.com Headquarter: Hong Kong, China 4.DHgate Website: www.dhgate.com Headquarter: Beijing, China 5.HC360 Website: www.hc360.com Headquarter: Beijing, China 6.GongChang Website: www.gongchang.com Headquarter: Zhengzhou, China 7.China Suppliers Website: www.en.china.cn Headquarter: Beijing, China 8.HKTDC Website: www.hktdc.com Headquarter: Hong Kong, China 9.DIYTrade Website: www.diytrade.com Headquarter: Hong Kong, China 10.ECVV Website: www.ecvv.com Headquarter: Shenzhen, China Elksourcing is striving to be the largest sourcing service company and her mission is to save you more time, cost and energy, reducing the risks in your business in China ! 

I received two inquiries today from our old clients, demanding for another professional supplier sourcing service, which is playing more and more important role in their import business these days. Professional Supplier Sourcing refers to the sourcing service carried out in a very professional way. Some importers only source suppliers by searching online or simply attending a general commodity trade fair, which is regarded NOT professional enough sometimes in China.  How to conduct a Professional Sourcing service? First of all, Professional Sourcing means product proficiency; you have to be very proficient with the product itself, covering the product name, specifications, descriptions, application and market price etc. You have to try to be an expert in this field. Second, Professional Sourcing indicates the proficiency of related manufacturing bases. In China, almost every city or province has their own pillar industries, especially for some special items, say, ceramics, chemicals,furniture,fireworks etc.So before sourcing…

As an experienced sourcing specialist here in China, I’d like to share some experience in sourcing qualified suppliers or partners at our end. Currently we have following major ways to source qualified suppliers or partners in China:  1).Industry Fair or Show In China almost every industry has their own trade show or fair. So industry fair is one of the best ways for you to source and meet some qualified suppliers and exporters. Here is an example, if you are looking for Chinese fruits, you can simply attend IFRESH FAIR or Asia Fruit Logistica (www.asiafruitlogistica.cn), you will find out many qualified suppliers there.  2).Industry Association The next way to source qualified suppliers is through industry association, every big industry has their own industry association as well. Take CIMA (China Instrument Manufacturers Association: http://www.cima.org.cn ) as an example, founded in 1988, the China Instrument Manufacturer Association (CIMA) is a nationwide, industry-backed and…

“China Compulsory Certification”, abbreviated as CCC or 3C. The CCC certification mark is“CCC”, which was formulated by the National Certification and Accreditation Administration Committee in accordance with the “Compulsory Product Certification Management Regulations” (Order No. 5 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China). China Compulsory Certification (CCC) is similar to other certifications for product quality standardization–such as the European CE system–but there are important differences. The CCC certificate was introduced in 2002 and applies to imported goods as well as to Chinese products. Products which require certification may only be imported, sold and/or used in business activities in China, after a China Compulsory Certification has been obtained. Since October 2019 there is a CCC-Self-Declaration or a voluntary certification for certain product groups. The new compulsory product certification system came into force since May 1, 2002. To ensure the smooth transition between…