Drop-shipping is a convenient way to start an e-commerce business. Take sourcing from China as an example, with the platform like Aliexpress and Shopify app like Oberlo, every one can open an online store with the product images and descriptions provided by the drop-ship suppliers. No inventory, no start-up capital, no need to buy before making sales. Sounds like a good idea. But some of the online store owners would rather spend extra money on hiring a third-party fulfillment company to add an extra link between drop-ship supplier and consumers. Why?
Because China based third-party order fulfillment companies, such as ChinaDivision, can provide more customer-oriented services.
Better quality control.
Third-party order fulfillment companies receive products from drop-ship suppliers, inspect them and send them directly to the buyers. The online store owners can choose to buy the products from suppliers in bulk to enjoy wholesale price, or only buy 1-2 pieces after someone placing orders. This extra process ensures that every piece of product consumer receive is equally in good quality. By adding this inspection link, none of the frequently occurring problems when using drop shipping will happen, such as consumers receive products that do not match the picture, or the actual products are much worse than the samples. ChinaDivision will do the quality control for you.
Extra services, no minimum order quantity requirement.
The existence of MOQ(Minimum Order Quantity) is to ensure that the drop-ship supplier can obtain sufficient profits after providing certain services. Since the main purpose of the drop-ship suppliers is selling products, a lot of full-service drop-ship suppliers require a high MOQ, which can be frustrating for e-commerce newbies. This is the circumstance that you need a third-party fulfillment company. By cooperating with ChinaDivision, the online store owners don’t have to look for the suppliers who not only sell good products but also be good at fulfilling the orders, they can just let the supplier send the products to ChinaDivision warehouse, ChinaDivision will take care of the rest.
Only takes a few more time.
Some of the online store owners may worry that adding the extra link will increase order processing time. In fact, relaying on the very effective China domestic shipping and optimized fulfillment operation, ChinaDivision can make sure that the orders can be done processing within a very short period. It will take 1-3 days for the goods to arrive ChinaDivision warehouse. ChinaDivision can send them out after 24 hours. So if the online store owner chooses to stock some products in ChinaDivision warehouse in advance, the consumer will see that the product is shipped out on the next day he/she placed the orders. It’s almost no different from drop shipping.
Custom clearance service and expertise are provided.
This is particularly necessary for e-commerce newbies who source products from China. The customs issues such as duty repayment or seized packages will lead to shipping delay, product loss and seriously effect the consumer’s shopping experiences. With the multiple years of global shipping experiences, ChinaDivision provides hassle-free custom clearance service and expertise for e-commerce newbies. We will try to avoid taxes for customers in reasonable ways, and always be willing to communicate and coordinate between the customer and the customs office when something happens during the clearance.