![]() ![]() These search engines are only useful in identifying potential suppliers.Feedback from other importers (except for the worst complaints) is not taken into account. Anybody can set up a company, pay a fee, and appear high in the search results.A few warnings for importersīefore using the above-mentioned websites, make sure you read this: It targets manufacturers trying to source cheaper parts. MFG.com only displays industrial components. It is a pity we can’t see the same data on the other search engines (the reason is that they are not marketplaces, so there is no way to track who purchased from a given supplier).Īlibaba recently decided to copy this service through what they called “Aliexpress”. Like eBay, DHGate shows the number of transactions and the proportion of happy customers. Some are more specialized DHGateĭHGate allows anybody to purchase wholesale products in small quantities, directly on their website. They are the only major B2B platform that explicitly tries to exclude trading companies, through their proprietary “GMC” certificate. I hear about them less often than the above-mentioned websites, so I guess they are a bit less successful. I also don’t know much about Global Market. It seems they mimic Alibaba, without bringing any significant innovation. I don’t know much about this search engine. Made In China seems to be the No.3 or No.4 player on this market. Note that some of them are trading companies whereas others own manufacturing plants in China and/or other Asian countries… But you won’t know for sure until you check them up by yourself. The HKTDC operates a website that, not surprisingly, displays a high proportion of Hong Kong companies. It organizes trade shows in the Wan Chai exhibition center, in downtown Hong Kong. Hong Kong Trade Development Council‘s mission is to help Hong Kong-based suppliers. Of interest to importers: free resources such as product alerts and China sourcing reports. You will find a higher proportion of large manufacturers on, and you will run lower risks of getting scammed. Suppliers need to pay a lot of money to have a premium profile (more than on ), but they don’t pay for keywords they target. In addition to its website and its magazines, it operates trade shows in Hong Kong, Mumbai, Dubai, Miami, etc. Global Sources has been in this business for 40 years. And their marketing is frankly misleading, as I wrote before (see the Alibaba scandal). A small proportion of its advertisers are scammers that take advantage of small and unsophisticated importers. ![]() Suppliers can pay to have a “gold supplier” status, and then pay for each keyword they target. Alibaba also has a website all in Chinese, where advertising fees are lower.Īlibaba has - and deserves - a bad reputation. It is a pure online player, unlike some of its competitors (see below). Some suppliers pay millions of RMB for this advertising!Īlibaba is the most famous supplier search engine. Its website’s audience took off during the SARS health crisis in 2003, when few importers dared to come to China. Then they are listed in good position in the search results, and their profiles get much more traffic. ![]()
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