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Alibaba is a well-known online trade service with China. Here you can order many different products. The peculiarity of the platform is that through it it is profitable to work with wholesale buyers subsequently ordering customs clearance in China via M3cargo. Private individuals can also purchase something, but for most sellers such deals are not profitable. In addition, placing an order presupposes the conclusion of a transaction with a company, which is inconvenient for a small buyer.
Registration and product search
First, you need to register in the service. After activating the profile, you can proceed to product search.
Usually, the search takes place through a request. If no product is found, you need to correct your request. The result filtering system works perfectly. You can set search criteria by size and color, by country of manufacture. But filtering the status of the seller is of great benefit. There are only three of them.
Sellers who are on Alibaba for free are called Free members. They are least trusted.
Higher status at Gold Supplier. Their personal data is verified, but only online.
The most reliable is the Assessed Supplier. They are checked in the service office.
Only the approximate price of the product is presented on the site. You need to agree on a more accurate one with the supplier.
You can also search for a product by making a request. After that, it remains only to wait for the one offered by the suppliers.
Discussion of the transaction with the supplier
Once the desired product is found, you can proceed to discuss the order with the supplier. To do this, click on the "Send request" button. Next, communication with the seller begins. It is necessary to clarify the price of the product, its availability, the size chart. It is also important to know the volume of the minimum batch. It is also important for the seller to find out what company the buyer represents and what his position is.
All communication takes place in English. For the convenience of discussion, you can download the Trade Manager program.
Checkout
Further communication with the supplier will take place in the Message Center, which can be found in "My Profile". At this stage, a specific transaction is being discussed.
All terms of the transaction are negotiated through the Message Center or you can download a ready-made contract.
Payment for goods
You can pay for the goods by bank card, money transfer or through an electronic payment system.
A more reliable way is to use the Secure Payment system. Its essence is that the money is transferred to the Alibaba service and frozen. As soon as the buyer receives his goods, he reports this to the payment service and the money is transferred to the seller.
Delivery of goods
The buyer fills out the delivery form. It indicates the time during which the seller processes the order and the delivery date.
Payment for delivery is not required for bulk purchases. But this condition comes from the seller. Also, no customs fee is charged if the value of the goods does not exceed 1000 Euros.
You can use express delivery or postal services, but it will be more expensive.
