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How To Source For Reliable Chinese Manufacturers For Your Amazon Tool Brand

One of the most popular and profitable e-commerce sales strategies is to resell goods produced in China through Amazon. Emerging online Amazon businesses in the US and EU marketplaces has resulted in more products being manufactured and shipped out of China than ever before.

Within the country, there are multiple marketplaces and suppliers, some of which offer support for English speakers while others require a professional translator. Knowing which are the best manufacturers and suppliers for your business will help you go a long way.

  1. Amazon’s Demanding FBA Standards

Amazon has strict rules for the goods that may be sold on their marketplace, and consumers have high expectations of their own. Importers must follow certain procedures to ensure they are receiving a good product from their supplier in order to succeed in such a competitive market.

As an importer or Amazon FBA seller who wants to establish and maintain quality control, here is an in-depth guide on sourcing from China to get you started.

  1. Find the Right Supplier

To discover if your target supplier can deliver items that meet Amazon’s standards, you must do due diligence research on them. The most dependable approach to verify that your suppliers fulfill Amazon’s criteria is to have them audited.

The following are some of the reasons why you should do a supplier audit:

  1. Reducing hazards such as safety risks, quality risks, non-compliance concerns, and price volatility are all examples of risk mitigation.
  2. Does the manufacturer or supplier actually have the capacity to provide you with the best product, with your specifications, at a reasonable price?
  3. Ensuring customer satisfaction with your final goods

When you can’t go to the plant yourself, working with a non-biased third-party FBA inspection company or reputable sourcing agent to do the audit is a simple and trustworthy solution.

If you use a B2B manufacturing and supplying directory like Alibaba.com, use their filtering criteria to narrow down the field. Recommendations are a Verified logo, at least three years’ worth of active experience on the platform, at least 3 Gems for the Supplier Online Performance Index, a 4.6+ seller rating. In addition, the Trade Assurance badge protects customers who place and pay for goods.

Using reputable sourcing agencies can also help in the vetting process. Global Sources is a firm based in Hong Kong that organizes trade shows, maintains an extensive online directory, and has over 45 years of expertise in retail. What sets it apart from Alibaba.com is a more rigorous vetting procedure and greater typical costs.

Their trade shows draws big sellers with a track record of success. As a result, obtaining quotations may be a bit more difficult because manufacturers usually want to examine your background and history first.

  1. Ask for Samples

Before dealing with any vendor, you should always request a sample of your product. This allows you to evaluate the quality of the goods and ensure that they match your target market’s minimum requirements. It also lets you assess the product’s design and whether your supplier can create high-quality items before placing an order.

You may request a variety of samples from your supplier. These samples are divided into three categories:

  1. Factory sample: This is a completed product that isn’t built to your specific requirements. It’s intended for assessing the manufacturing ability of the producer.
  2. Custom-Made Product Samples: A pre-production sample is a sample used to verify the manufacturer’s ability to deliver a product as per your specs.
  3. Production Sample: A sample of this sort is taken from a large number of manufactured items. They are utilized in laboratories, for functional and quality assurance testing. To ensure that the production sample comes from a batch of the target goods, it’s best to obtain it from a third party.
  1. Establish Quality Control 

Amazon has established strict criteria for sellers who want to use its FBA service. In that scenario, experienced sellers should carefully check themselves or look into hiring a third-party inspector to verify that their items meet Amazon’s high requirements.

With final inspections, your products will be checked to ensure that they meet the quality and safety levels required. Products that fail to meet certain levels and quality rating eventually end up receiving too many complaints about your product’s quality and might have it banned from selling on Amazon.

Aside from ensuring that your item satisfies Amazon’s quality and safety standards, establishing quality control may assist you in the following ways:

  • Once you offer high-quality items to your clients, you’ll be able to attract high customer satisfaction and the all important five star reviews.
  • It prevents bad, low-quality products from unscrupulous suppliers who are more focused on making money than providing high-quality items.
  • Prevents simple mistakes or oversights, for example errors in the labelling or packaging of your products.

Final Note

Sourcing for a reliable Chinese manufacturer to produce your hand and power tools can be daunting. With the many rules and regulations Amazon has in place, as well as the high expectations of consumers, it is important that you do your due diligence when choosing a supplier.

By partnering with an experienced tool manufacturer, you can ensure that your products meet all Amazon requirements and are made to the highest quality standards on your road to becoming a best selling brand.

 

Joan Johnson

The author Joan Johnson