How to Buy and Import Products from www.1688.com (Free Complete Guide) 2021

Mini Importation Business Simplified. A Free Complete Guide on How Beginners can Buy and Import Products from www.1688.com

In our recent post, i discussed with you how you can start mini importation business in Nigeria, in the post i clearly explained of goods that are allowed in Nigeria, i explained contra banned goods  and list for you  sites these items can be imported cheaply. Read the full guide HERE if you miss the post. One of the site made mentioned in the post where you can import cheap items is www.1688.com.

1688.com is simply the largest go-to wholesale and sourcing website in China. China is one of the largest manufacturers in the world because of its low labour and production costs. As the result of many big brand that you know(Apple, HP, Louis Vuitton etc) make their products through their factories and contractors based in china. This website is legit and the sellers are real, so these sellers are real and not scammers.

1688 is mainly for wholesales and manufacturing. All suppliers need to get Government business licenses for them to be able to sell their products at 1688.com. All suppliers will also need to pay an annual membership fee of 6888 CNY to express their level of commitment and seriousness for partnership.

FACTS THAT PROOF THE AUTHENTICITY 1688.COM

A. What is 1688.com?
I’m sure every businessman knows about Alibaba – a very famous company in the world. 1688.com is a subsidiary of Alibaba in China.

1688. com is only for China’s domestic market (Only Chinese language now) and mainly in B2B, B2C, wholesale and manufacturing of products. Many Chinese businessmen use 1688.com to find products and other businesses are also catching up to the relatively fair prices for good products.  Have a look around, you will definitely find something that interests you on 1688

B. Difference between 1688.com and Alibaba.com
The difference between the two is that 1688 is mainly for the domestic market and Alibaba is mainly for international business trade. 1688.com only has Chinese language, only for the Chinese market.

Alibaba.com is an international platform and can be read in many different languages worldwide. There are Spanish, German, French, Italian, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Thailand, Turkish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Dutch, and Hebrew languages.

C. How do I communicate with the suppliers of 1688.com?
Most of the suppliers speak Chinese as it is more of a Chinese business and most of the customers are Chinese. You will need to have an agent with you who can act as your translator or take some quick Chinese lessons for you to order from the business directly. It’s better to find an agent to help you to buy the products, and then send the goods to your address. These are list of some procurement agents in Nigeria: nbcskyeshipping, chrisvicmall, royal gate logistics, anyi nature logistics, choice XP, Joseph logistics, Divine Mercy Logistics, Tugrow. All these agents buy on your behalf and send your products whereever you in any part of Nigeria.

D. Why do Chinese people like to buy products on 1688.com?
1688.com is a well-known website and at the moment, is the largest wholesale website in China. The Chinese people purchase products from us due to our relatively low prices. Many trading companies also to buy products through 1688.com and sell them worldwide. There are currently over 50,000 legitimate sellers on 1688.com. You will always find something you need on our website.

E. Do 1688.com suppliers speaker English?
Most suppliers don’t speak English. But you can use Google Translator to translate English to Chinese and then send your translates to your suppliers.

F. How do I pay suppliers on 1688.com?
There are various payment methods that you can use. Whichever suits you so that you can get the products you wish to buy. Here is a list of the payment methods.

1st method: Pay through AliPay.
2nd method: Pay through Wechat.
3rd method: Pay through your personal bank account.
4th method: Pay through company bank account.

Tips: The suppliers accept RenMinBi (RMB or CNY) only.

The buyers must have import and export licenses if the supplier’s bank account takes US dollars. You need to have an agent to help you with the payment if you want to pay the dollars.

G. How can I find a 1688.com Agent for my products?

There are several procurement agents that can help you in buying your items, some charge 5% service fee while some charge lesser, you can enroll for our mentorship to know their charge and how they render their services.

H. How can I translate 1688 website to English?
The best browser to use to access this website is Google Chrome browser as it can directly translate webpage content into your preferred language.

Click on this download link: https://www.google.com/chrome/ to download the Google Chrome browser.

The browser is simple to use. You just right click on click on the webpage and you will find the option to translate the website language. You can follow the steps below for more clarity.

1. Open 1688.com

2. Click the right mouse button and select “Translate to English”

3. All Chinese translate to English (except pictures).

I Are 1688.com of suppliers real or scammers？
All suppliers of the products on the website must get Government business licenses if to become 1688 sellers. Meaning that all the business and product sellers at 1688.com are real and genuine.

You can check the company’s registration information on the seller’s store. Details like date of incorporation, registered capital, company address, and company’s business scope have been clearly displayed on the website.

How to check the supplier’s information?
To check the supplier’s information, you can follow my steps as follows:

1. Open the vendor’s home page

2. Click on “Company”

3. Click on “View Business Registration Information”

4. Check the information of seller’s business registration.

J. Can I pay US dollars to suppliers on 1688.com?
1688.com is mainly for Chinese people now and only accept the renminbi (CNY) through Union-pay and Alipay. But you can buy through procurement agent. You can request for our Services on how you can do this.

1688.com is a very good e-commerce website to source for products because their products are relatively cheap but the only challenging thing is that of language barrier because the site is solely design for chinese people to boost their economy. we in Nigeria can still buy from this cheapest website by using procurement agent. Although their is a trick i do use to buy directly from the manufacturer thereby making my importation cost to be more lesser, but the tricks are only meant for those that enroll for our mentorship.

With these analysed points above, i believe you can start Importing products from 1688.com to Nigeria. 

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How to Easily Start Mini Importation Business in Nigeria

How you to Start Mini Importation Business in Nigeria. Basic things to consider when starting importation Business.

Importation business is one of the lucrative and fastest growing business for every individuals, which can be started  at the comfort of your home with lesser capital and it can be done as a side hustle, which means you can do this business along with any other forms of business. It is very easy business to start with little or no mentorship.

In this post, I will be revealing to you all what it entails in buying products from china, UK, Asia and other foreign countries. You will also be made known sites to import hot selling products, basic things to consider in selecting quality products, how to use free shipping and get your products at your door step and other secrets that will make your importation career successful in nigeria

The mini importation business is just an online small scale importation business model where a person with small capital can import goods from China at a low price and sell in the country at a higher price. It involves basically buying and selling. The only difference here is that you as the seller buy from outside Nigeria and then sell the goods in Nigeria. This if done right is highly profitable and lucrative and before you know it, you are on your way to a financially independence life.

The importation business is so cool that with less than ten thousand naira (#10,000), you can start a mini importation business and earn a handsome profit. The return on investments is mostly massive and it is so fun to engage in it.

In mini importation business, there is no need for a middleman or retailer, you get the goods directly to you from the manufacturer, and this is what makes the getting of goods very cheap for you.

Requirements to begin Mini Importation Business

If you want to do the mini importation business, you have to tick some basic requirements, this will set you in a pole position to avoid mistakes and errors and afford you the chance to enjoy your importation journey.

To begin importing, you will need the following in place already:

• A valid home address
• A naira MasterCard or visa ATM issued by any Nigerian bank of your choice
• A startup importation capital {at least 10,000 naira}
• The websites or online portals to do your cheap shopping.
• A shipping company that will get your goods to you.
• Knowledge of Mini importation business.

As you can see, the mini importation business does not really entails a lot of commitment from you, this is one of the reasons why it is one of the best online businesses you will ever venture in.
Most of the goods are very cheap so if you can imports the ones of high quality, your profit margin will really be mind-blowing.

• A valid home address

This is important and it is basically where you stay. Most of the time, the postman or post office will usually call you to come to their office to collect your goods.
But the best thing you do is to input your valid home address, in the field provided when you are ordering for these items through your shipping company or you can always go to their office to claim your imported goods.

The reason is that your home address will determine the post office that your items will be sent to. It will be sent to the nearest post office to you.

• A naira MasterCard or visa ATM issued by any Nigerian bank of your choice

The need to have a MasterCard or visa card is to make payment process very easy. Also, PAYPAL now accept Nigeria’s but you can only make payments.

Make sure you use new generational banks like ZENITH, GTbank, ECOBANK, DIAMOND BANK { this are cards I have personally tried to be working very well}. A startup mini importation capital {at least 10,000 naira}

This capital may look very small, but when I open your eyes to the prospects and benefits of goods you can shop for very cheap, you will understand why the profit margin is always very high.

• The websites or online portals to do your cheap shopping.

Now you need the merchants website to carry out your shopping, there are many sites around, some that you must have heard off but I tell you.
In the mini importation terrain, there are series of secret websites that are only known to those in the trade.

1. eBay
2. Amazon
3. New Egg
4. AliExpress
5. Ever Buying
6. DH Gate
7. IP mart
8. Dino Direct
9. Cellular Country
10. Made In China
11. CellularCountry
12. Martview
13. DealExtreme
14. 1688

• A shipping company that will get your goods to you.

If you are interested in using free shipping then select free shipping to Nigeria option on top of the page when doing the search.  The problem of free shipping is that it takes too long to arrive; it can take 2 months.

How Profitable is the Mini Importation Business

The mini importation business is very profitable and like I stated before, the profit margin is really great and enticing.

There is a popular misconception that you need to start with a huge amount of money, all that is bullshit, you can even start with just 10,000 naira.

Let us run this mathematics, you get 10units of 5,000MaH power banks at the rate of 1,000naira per unit. Those power banks go for 5,000naira in Nigeria. Just do the simple arithmetic and see the profit potential already.

What You Should Note Before Starting Mini Importation Business

There are some important things to note before you begin your cheap mini importation business in Nigeria. You have to know the maneuvers and tactics to avoid stories that touch, Go for products with “FREE SHIPPING”

Most goods tend to cost you a fortune to send them down to Nigeria, but there is even a special package, here the sender gets the product to you in Nigeria for FREE!

The only downside here is that, the goods may take longer to get to you. You really have to be very patient with the sender.

The sellers use this as an opportunity to more buyers and they are usually sent through China mail air post or Hong Kong mail services TO YOUR STATED RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS HERE IN Nigeria.

• Search for a great but cheap brand to import

There will be a huge number of products on the mini importation sites and portals, there will also be a lot of producers and sellers for a single product type. It is better to go from the cheapest products as this will increase your profit margin considerably.

• Your transactions and money are safe

All the transactions on the mini importation sites I will list later are all secure and legitimate, they are covered by a service called escrow, which tend to offer full buyers protections.

Internet escrow works by placing money in the control of an independent and licensed third party in order to protect both buyer and seller in a transaction.

If after receiving the goods, you do not like them or there are defects, you can ask escrow not to pay the seller until the goods are changed.

Even before disbursing the money the seller of the product, you have to confirm the receipt of the product and confirm it is in good condition or not to facilitate the refund of the money paid for the goods within the stipulated time.

Aliexpress and Dhgate offer reimbursement services and return your money if you are not satisfied with the product. It is always time framed and reliable.

• Do not import Contraband and banned goods

Some goods are not welcomed in this country. You have to be sure the goods you are about to purchase is a legitimate one and not a banned one.

Mini importation is a lucrative business which i can advise people with low capital to venture into so far they have the basic knowledge on how to surf the internet and have the williness of starting the business. This days, most people now buy on one of the largest china business to business website which is www.1688.com

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