Hong Kong Is Perfect For Your Dropship E-Commerce Business

Are you an e-commerce junkie? Doing big volumes by drop shipping products from suppliers around the world? Or maybe purely focused on drop shippers in China.

Hong Kong business structure seems perfect for you! Today we will dig into the business practices, tools, and see if you should incorporate your dropship business in Hong Kong or not!

Let’s go!

You are in the internet marketing space, but not too familiar with e-commerce. Maybe you’ve heard the word drop ship – but want to know more.

Drop ship is the concept that you list and sell your product on your own website or shopping cart, and when a customer buys the product, they pay you and you are the seller. The difference is, from traditional e-commerce, is that you don’t have the product in your own warehouse! You have an agreement with a supplier or wholesaler who will ship the product directly to that buyer on your behalf. Since you have a pre-established relationship here, you get a lower price. Pay the supplier that lower price, and you keep the difference (profit margin) as your cut.

People love this drop ship model because they don’t need to invest in inventory. Its not just the capital requirement of paying for the stock, but also the risk that this product may not sell! You can test the market, see what products consumers want, and focus on those!

Ok, so what does a drop shipper need?

So that about covers it. The main idea is, you find a source who will ship on-demand to your end buyer, and then you sell those goods, get paid from the buyer, and pay back the supplier (immediately or on terms).

So now, why Hong Kong? Here are some cases

So convinced for Hong Kong? Let’s see what you’ll need.

That really covers it. Missing anything? I’d love to hear it in the comments below.

So now let’s say you have all these accounts setup. Here is a daily workflow, you have your e-commerce website up and running. You’ve uploaded the product details and photos of the products from your drop ship supplier. You’re advertising on Google Adwords. Nice, a customer buys! They check out on your website and pay you by Paypal.

You don’t have credit terms with your supplier, so you go to their backend drop ship system and place the order. You use your business credit card to buy the product and ship it directly to the customer. You keep the 25 USD between the retail price and your dropship price.

Your sales grow, and you negotiate with a Chinese wholesaler to pay by Chinese Yuan every 2 weeks. They give you a super lower price than the USD pricing on their drop ship site, and you’re amazed. Your sales increase and you’re receiving money by Paypal and Credit Card. The first 2 weeks past and the account rep at the wholesaler in China emails you an invoice by PDF. You login to your HSBC HK online banking and transfer them RMB from your RMB savings account. The fee is about 13 usd, and your margins have been improving.

You find more Chinese wholesalers who can dropship, and you expand your product offering. Your website gets more traffic, more sales – and you push down prices and expand your credit terms with suppliers. Life is good, business rocks! And you don’t have any products in your own warehouse or office.

We have gotten more requests from readers about how to drop ship brand items such as the hot brand Xiaomi. This is a tricky subject, as you need to make sure that the supplier you deal with is selling authentic branded items. We all know the stereotype China has picked up for selling fake goods, and you don’t want to risk your business on selling knock offs!

The best way is to see if the drop shipper has these branded items, and then being frank with them and asking for proof they are real. They should have some authorization forms from the brand (such as Xiaomi) authorizing them to be a reseller. An even more sure fire way is to ask the brand themselves- either from their website or maybe Linkedin. Ask them if the company you are looking to open a drop shipping account is an authorized distributor of their goods, and explain you want to build a long term relationship.

Something funny may even happen – the brand themselves may let you be their distributor! You should show them that you have a viable business plan and a good distribution reach, but many times, especially budding Chinese brands, they are very eager to find overseas distributors.

We have been getting overwhelmed from this post, and wanted to take the time to update the article and add a few websites to get you started.

These are 4 common sites people use:
AliExpress
Light In The Box
DH Gate
Deal Extreme (DX)

But remember, you are the one ultimately responsible for the quality and prompt delivery of the goods you drop ship to your customer. So talk to your drop ship supplier carefully before putting your reputation on the line!

I’ve talked to so many international e-commerce business owners, and they are happy with Hong Kong as their headquarters. But you should have some Asia exposure, either in China or in Southeast Asia.

The world is going more and more to Asia – and you need to get on the train! Agree with me, or am I insane? Please share your feedback, comments, and how you’re set up in the comments below!

Wishing you the best in your global business domination pursuits!

Let’s face it, no matter how complicated China is, it is still our favorite source of wholesalers/manufacturers. For that reason, China reigns supreme in the dropshipping world.

As dropshipping is popular in China, you can find hundreds of suppliers online offering this program. Business competition in China is indeed tight, so it’s amazing how all these suppliers keep up with their competitors. Anyway, here are some dropshipping sites I would recommend:

Wholesalersdropship.com: Founded and owned by yours truly – hence, you can be sure it’s totally legit. Wholesalersdropship offers a wide range of products in different categories, such as health, beauty, home & lifestyle, and a lot more. Moreover, products are shipped within 24 hours, and the service is absolutely transparent, honest and reliable.

Oberlo: Oberlo is specifically made for Shopify. For an e-commerce newbie, I highly recommend using both Shopify + Oberlo. It’s a time saver because with Shopify, your online store can be put up in just a few minutes, and with a few clicks you can easily import specific products to your shop from Oberlo – with complete description, images, variants, and even tags. Oberlo is not specifically based or operating in China but most of the products sold by them are from Chinese suppliers.

Made-in-China.com: Founded in 1996, Made-in-China is one of the world’s leading B2B portals and a leader in the field of electronic business in China. It’s amazing how one website could cater all the products you can think of – from electric cars and machinery to beauty and personal care.

AliExpress: AliExpress is one of the most well-known and reputable dropshipping sites I know. Just like Made-in-China, AliExpress is an all-in-one website with a wide range of product categories. It comes with a mobile app so you can access it easily, and some products are discounted exclusively on the app. Interested? Click here to download a guide to start your successful dropshipping business with AliExpress.

Good Orient: Good Orient is known for products that are related to Chinese’s culture and tradition, like Chinese clothing, fabrics, gifts and collectibles, and a lot more. This is basically China Town inside world wide web.

DHgate: DHgate is yet another B2B e-commerce website / wholesaler-sourcing platform offering a wide range of products, but they are more well-known for their wedding dresses, smartphone knockoffs, and electronics. Basically, not all sellers do dropshipping here, so the idea is to communicate with a certain supplier through a private message using your DHgate account to make a transaction. To streamline the search for these dropshippers, you can simply type “dropship” in their search box, or simply click here.

Alibaba: Of course, anyone who doesn’t know Alibaba is probably living under a rock. Alibaba is the biggest product-sourcing website used by sellers from around the world. With over 8 million active sellers, I’m pretty sure there are thousands there who do dropshipping.

DropintheBox / Lightinthebox.com: Dropinthebox is a brand owned by Lighinthebox.com that specializes in providing dropshippers and wholesalers. They have over 1 million products to choose from, and offer global express shipping in 3-5 days. In addition, it has a mobile app for easy access.

Once you have decided to try dropshipping, it is time to set the business up and make some money. So, here’s a little guide to get you started:

1. Choose a product and then a supplier – bulky, fragile and large items are not recommended because shipping fees and handling may be a problem. As for supplier, make sure to have a specific agreement pertaining to orders (e.g., payment methods, how they should pack the items, and when they should ship it).

2. Know all legalities – Besides having to pay taxes and duties, it is wise to have a formal agreement with your supplier. For example, this is a dropshipping agreement template you can sign together with your supplier.

3. Set up your store – Shopify, Amazon, eBay, social media – choose whatever selling platform to put your listings up.

4. List or put your products online – Know all the details about the goods as if you have produced the product yourself, and make sure to put up a good description of it, and know how to answer every question a potential buyer may ask.

5. Once a product is sold and has been paid for, cut the chunk of profit you get, and forward the rest of the payment to your supplier to have them ship the item directly to your customer.

Among the thousands of Chinese suppliers, there will always be bad apples around. And honestly, China’s reputation pertaining to counterfeits and low-quality products is not that good.

To make sure you are dealing with a reliable supplier, here’s a checklist/tips you may want to consider before signing a deal done:

Dealing with Chinese suppliers may be a bit tough, especially with the language barrier and the possibility of getting low-quality products, but with extensive research and patience, dropshipping with Chinese suppliers can go a long way.

The idea of dropshipping has its own advantages especially when we talk about investment or start-up capital, but it still has its own risks, as risk is basically one vital part of growing a business. Dropshipping does not end at finding the right supplier and product, as your main objective is to sell; it all boils down to how you can make money from these products.

What I have noticed from a lot of readers is that they don’t take action, today! While drop shipping is straight forward, it does require the technical knowledge to install a shopping cart (if using Woo Commerce) or you can jump into Shopify (but there will be monthly fees). So what I recommend if you want to get started right away and are just learning internet marketing and ecommerce – start with a service we are partnered with

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