| Service Items¹ | Order Amount⁶ | |||
| Less than US$10,000 | US$10,000-US$99,999 | US$100,000-US$999,999 | US$1,000,000 or More | |
| Payment Solution² | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Warehousing³ | 1% | 1% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Quality Inspection⁴ | 1% | 1% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Labeling⁵ | 1% | 1% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Please Note:
- You can choose one or more of these services, and when you choose more than one service, the service rates will be added accordingly.
- The exchange rate of RMB to USD, EUR, GBP and JPY is settled according to the real-time exchange rate published on the official website of Bank of China (https://www.bankofchina.com/sourcedb/whpj/enindex_1619.html).
- The warehousing service within 7 days is free of charge, and the above-mentioned rate applies to the warehousing service beyond 7 days, but the longest period cannot exceed 60 days.
- The quality inspection of the samples is free, we will randomly select 20% of the bulk products to check their appearance and basic functions. If you need to use professional equipment for quality testing, please find a professional testing agency.
- If the 1688 supplier does not provide customized labels and instructions, and is unwilling to stick the label on the product or package, we can do it for you.
- It refers to the total amount of historical orders. When the total amount of your historical orders reaches a certain range, the next order will enjoy the service rate of this range.
If you have your own forwarding agent, you can ask him to pick up the goods from our warehouse , and we can also send the goods to your agent.
If you don’t have a forwarding agent, we can recommend one to you or help you arrange the shipping directly.
How much money can I save by buying from 1688.com instead of Alibaba.com?
Most of our customers’ orders are between US$10,000 and US$99,999, for comparison, let’s look at a specific case:
Customer name: Jack
Purchase product: S8Ultra smart watch
Purchase quantity: 5,000 pcs
Here are the prices on 1688.com and Alibaba.com:
5000pcs, price: US$3.88/pcs
(US$100=720RMB at that time)
Price on Alibaba.com
5000pcs, US$6.9/pcs
| Buying from 1688.com | |||
| Product & Service Items | Unit Price / Service Rates | Calculation | Subtotal |
| S8Ultra Smart Watch | US$3.88 | 5,000*3.88 | US$19,400 |
| Payment Solution | 5% | 5,000*3.88*5% | US$970 |
| Warehousing | 1% | 5,000*3.88*1% | US$194 |
| Quality Inspection | 1% | 5,000*3.88*1% | US$194 |
| Labeling | 1% | 5,000*3.88*1% | US$194 |
| Total | US$20,952 | ||
| Buying from Alibaba.com | |||
| Product | Unit Price | Calculation | Total |
| S8Ultra Smart Watch | US$6.90 | 5,000*6.90 | US$34,500 |
If you buy from 1688.com and choose all of our service items, the cost is US$20,952. If you don’t choose all services, then the cost is less.
In comparison, if you buy from alibaba.com, it will cost US$34,500.
That is, you can save at least US$13,548 (US$34,500 minus US$20,952) by buying from 1688.com instead of alibaba.com.
It is worth mentioning that even if a company sells the same product on both 1688.com and Alibaba.com, the price of the product on 1688.com is usually at least 10% cheaper than on Alibaba.com. Why?
The reason is that in order to expand overseas markets, they have to spend more to hire English-speaking staff, resulting in higher wages.
The annual membership fee of Alibaba.com is much higher than 1688.com. Alibaba’s annual membership fee is about US$4,200, while 1688.com’s annual membership fee is about US$950.
In addition, there are a large number of trading companies pretending to be factories on Alibaba.com, which is difficult for foreign customers to identify. While 1688.com mainly serves the Chinese domestic market, most of the suppliers are real factories.
Now you may understand why your competitors are consistently able to offer more competitive prices while you’re unable to match them. It’s possible that your competitors are purchasing their goods from 1688.com while you are not.
